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Stories from Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México

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220 km · Guadalajara

Guadalajara, 1992: the city that exploded from below

On 22 April 1992, explosions raced through Guadalajara’s sewers after residents had warned of a fuel smell for days. This dossier reconstructs the disaster in Analco, the investigated physical chain, the dispute over responsibility, conflicting casualty figures, and survivors’ long fight for care and remembrance.

300 km · Xochimilco

The Island of the Dolls: what Xochimilco's canals hold

Among hundreds of weathered dolls, a story tells of a drowned girl and a caretaker trying to ward off her spirit. Testimony, the farming landscape, and conflicting versions reveal more than the legend alone.

349 km · Iguala de la Independencia

Ayotzinapa: the night in Iguala and the search for the 43

On 26 and 27 September 2014, attacks in Iguala left six people dead and 43 Ayotzinapa students disappeared. Independent forensic work dismantled the first official account, yet their full fate and the sequence of events remain unresolved.