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Preface

Acknowledgments

THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER
Tecate: Daniel Reveles Big Caca's Revenge
Ciudad Juárez: Carlos Fuentes Malintzin of the Maquilas

THE NORTH
In the State of Sinaloa: Inés Arredondo The Silent Words
In the State of Chihuahua: Jesús Gardea According to Evaristo
The Northern Desert Ricardo Elizondo Elizondo The Green Bottle
Baja California: Agustín Cadena Lady of the Seas
Baja California: C.M. Mayo Rancho Santa Inés: Fast!

CENTRAL MEXICO
Mexico City: Carlos Monsiváis Identity Hour or, What Photos Would You Take of the Endless City?
Mexico City: Juan Villoro One-Way Street
Mexico City: Guadalupe Loaeza Oh, Polanco!
Mexico City: Fernando del Paso News from the Empire
Near Cuernavaca, Morelos: Mónica Lavín Day and Night
In the State of Puebla: Pedro Ángel Palou Huaquechula
In the State of Puebla: Ángeles Mastretta Aunt Elena
Morelia, Michoacán: Raúl Mejía Banquets
Guadalajara, Jalisco: Martha Cerda And One Wednesday
Querétaro (in the Bajío): Araceli Ardón It Is Nothing of Mine

ALONG THE GULF OF MEXICO
In the State of Tabasco: Bruno Estañol Fata Morgana
In the State of Veracruz: Ilan Stavans Twins
In the State of Veracruz: Raymundo Hernández-Gil Tarantula

SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
Acapulco: Julieta Campos She Has Reddish Hair and Her Name is Sabina
Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca: Alberto Ruy Sánchez Vigil in Tehuantepec
Chiapas: Rosario Castellanos Tenebrae Service

YUCATÁN
Laura Esquivel Swift as Desire

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