Patzcuaro, Mexico News

Mexico, Jun 1 The Mexican Army was involved in a clash with organized crime while patrolling Michoacan state, sources reported in this capital.

Reporting from Patzcuaro, Mexico -- There are few places in Mexico that better illustrate the way traffickers have corrupted the political system from its very foundation than Michoacan, the home state of President Felipe Calderon.

Posted by Stephanie Bruno, Contributing writer, The Times-Picayune May 23, 2009 4:00PM Categories: Personal Space Photos by Ted Jackson / The Times-Picayune The faux-finished walls in Robyn Halvorsen's bedroom were created by Tom Ashcroft, an artist in the movie industry.

Originally published in OUT May 2009, issue 184 Americans take to the open road pretty much everywhere -- except Mexico.

An armed gang freed more than 50 inmates from a prison in central Mexico on Saturday - including two dozen with ties to a powerful drug cartel - in a daring raid that took just five minutes, a state governor said.

An island for ancient elites has been found in central Mexico , archaeologists say.

Municipal police and military soldiers arrested two people in connection with an armed robbery at a local bakery, police officials said in a news release.

This week's review of D'Corazon marks something of a return to reality -- to a restaurant where I can dependably guess what my food is going to look and taste like when I order it, a place where I don't have to worry about anyone trying to sneak pomegranate into my tacos.

Heroes : Are you there, God? It's me, Peter. Chris Haston : NBC Angela Petrelli, you rock a headscarf like haute couture, shoot.

Jaymin Jackson, 16, left, and Jonathon Ortega, 17, contemplate how the driver of this Toyota FJ40 will get out of the crevice it broke down in Wednesday along P tzcuaro's Revenge off-road trail.

Fresh, salty chips, burning hot salsa and maybe the best vegetarian red chile in Denver -- these are just a few of the reasons that I frequent Taqueria Patzcuaro at 2616 West 32nd Avenue.

Gearing up for a road trip in Mexico takes a little advance planning, but it's worth the extra effort.