But in loss-ratio terms, which compare the number of thefts to economic activity, Mexico is the worst in the world. Transporting cargo in Latin America’s second-largest economy has become “a very ...

Road warrior: Surviving Mexico's highways and byways By Christine Delsol , Special to SFGate.com Nov 18, 2009 A VW bug navigates the colonial cobblestones of a town in Mexico.

As many as half a dozen of those who disappeared on the highway are believed to be U.S. citizens or residents, though the U.S. Embassy could not confirm their status. One, José de Jesús Gómez ...

Highway 101 through the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas is empty — a spooky, forlorn, potentially perilous journey — after authorities found mass graves piled with scores of 145 bodies.

The Overseas Highway links 44 Florida islands. Island hopping is traditionally done by boat, but that’s not the case in Florida, where 44 islands (or keys) are linked by 113 miles of roadway ...

The highway will eventually move 5 million vehicles a year, more than four times the number on the old road, plus more produce and goods from Asia to the Mexican interior and southern U.S.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -At least 21 people died in an auto accident on Wednesday on a highway connecting Mexico's Oaxaca and Puebla states, a top state official said. ... Site Map. Store.

Unless you end up along a mountainous stretch of Mexico’s Highway 150 in the eastern state of Veracruz, where oncoming traffic crosses paths to swap sides in the middle of the road. Madness? Not ...

One of Mexico's most treacherous highways passes through the northern border state of Tamaulipas. It is infamous for all the bandits, organized crime gangs and contraband that ride on it.

The report also shows road quality varies greatly by region, With southeastern New Mexico scoring the worst, with about 28 percent of the highway miles in poor condition. The highways in McKinley ...

I never wanted to be a road warrior in Mexico. For the first 10 years of my adult life, traveling south of the border meant taking a train to Palenque, putting my name in the lottery for a seat on ...