Oscar Avila

The best land for farming corn, wheat and soybeans looks remarkably the same around the world, though the results could hardly be more different. From the Argentine pampas to western...

The best-known ambassadors for this central Mexican city are frayed, grotesque figures that have been dead for decades. Still, municipal officials hope their internationally renowned collection of mummies will breathe...

SANTA MARIA CUAUTEPEC, Mexico — Practically overnight, this has gone from a forgotten small town to a religious mecca where pilgrims travel hundreds of miles to seek answers to their...

Wherever Lorena Ochoa goes, the Mexican people follow. You could sense the presence of the Mexican golfer, now No. 1 in the world, hundreds of yards away as she played...

Although the relentless wave of violence in Mexico can be numbing, the brutal slaying of singer Sergio Gomez unleashed raw emotion among his fans Tuesday. Maria de Jesus Torres clutched...

The resentment some Mexicans feel toward the money service that has become their lifeline is apparent in a flier making the rounds on both sides of the border. "Western Union,...

The population of Red Sox Nation includes the patrons at the tropical, open-air La Base sports bar, where young partiers croon merengue tunes on the karaoke machine and the Caribbean...

Alfonso Soriano followed Sammy Sosa out of this region of sugar fields and into the hearts of Cubs Nation, the current favorite of so many fans who once adored his...

Rep. Jerry Weller, dogged by ethics questions surrounding his Nicaraguan investments and his wife's finances, is set to announce his retirement in the near future, Republican sources said Wednesday. One...