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January 14, 2013 | Pulitzer Center
Election Day in Monterrey, Mexico
Visiting Monterrey, Mexico, on election day, Louie Palu gets a behind-the-scenes look at the aftermath of drug-related violence.
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January 11, 2013 | Animal Politico
US-Mexico Border: Drawing the Line
Pulitzer Center grantee Louie Palu is interviewed by Manual Oreste of Animal Politico.
January 05, 2013 | Pulitzer Center
The U.S. Border and Customs Patrol in Laredo, Texas
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents conduct vehicle searches, monitor video surveillance, and check for invasive species of insects at ports of entry in Laredo, Texas.
January 05, 2013 | Pulitzer Center
Laredo, Texas: Lucrative Trafficking
U.S. customs officers in Laredo, Texas, have found harmful insects in flower shipments and drugs hidden in frozen squid. As one officer says, their job is to catch “drugs, thugs and bugs.”
January 04, 2013 | Animal Politico
Animal Politico Features La Frontera Slideshows
The Spanish language publication Animal Politico features the La Frontera project by Louie Palu.
January 04, 2013 | Pulitzer Center
Sights and Sounds Along the U.S.-Mexico Border
This audio slideshow explores security, trade, immigration, drug trafficking and organized crime along the U.S.- Mexico border.
January 02, 2013 | Foreign Policy
La Frontera: The U.S.-Mexico Border
As the drug war continues, photographer Louie Palu documents those caught in the middle.
January 02, 2013 | Foreign Policy
Edge of the World
For a journalist embarking on a seven-year journey to retrace the footsteps of early humans, the biggest obstacles are man-made.
December 17, 2012 | BBC
Picture Power: Living Dead of the Drug War
Louie Palu explains how he met Frank, a long-term drug addict, in Ciudad Juarez while working on a project focusing on the troubled US-Mexican border.
September 26, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
Mexico: A Gringo, a Town, and Its Turtles
Hoyt Peckham came to Magdalena Bay for its stunning scenery and rich wildlife. What he found was a dark secret that would consume the next decade of his life.
July 17, 2012 | GlobalPost
Mexico’s Drought Turns Farms to Dust
Mexico's worst recorded drought is destroying harvests—with no end in sight and few solutions for farmers.
July 17, 2012 | GlobalPost
Latin America's Climate Conundrum
Latin America now faces the challenge of coping with the potentially devastating impacts of climate change.