In the U.S., a real estate crisis has left some neighborhoods virtually abandoned. But in the border towns of Mexico, most notably Ciudad Juarez, a different disease is causing the same symptoms: the brutal escalation of the war among drug traffickers.
M.A.C. Cosmetics and fashion label Rodarte created a cosmetics and clothing line inspired by Ciudad Juarez, the violence-ridden border town, featuring products with names such as Factory, Juarez and Ghost Town. Not everyone is applauding.
Once among Mexico's most prosperous cities, Ciudad Juarez has lost 120,000 jobs and 6,000 businesses in two years amid rising drug violence. The problems threaten the city's maquiladoras, which employ 80% of the workforce.