Martín Echenique
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Martín Echenique is a former editorial fellow at CityLab, formerly at CityLab Latino. His work has been featured by The Huffington Post, The Atlantic, Clarín, Univision, El Espectador, La Tercera, El Nuevo Herald, and other outlets.
The City on the Front Lines of Europe's Immigration Crisis
The city of Melilla is a fortified pocket of Spain in Morocco, where young migrants from across Africa gather to attempt the dangerous crossing into the E.U.
Adriana Loureiro Fernández
Venezuela's Biggest Airport Is in Free Fall
Since 2014, more than a dozen airlines have stopped operating from Maiquetía airport in Caracas because of the country's political and economic crisis.
Watch Immigrant Prosecutions Spike to Their Highest Level Under Trump
Mapping of the southern border shows a jump in immigration enforcement around the time the attorney general announced a zero tolerance policy.
Could Congestion Charges Work in Latin America?
Something must be done as car sales increase and cities grow. A new study envisions a plan for Mexico City, Bogotá, and Santiago, but says improving public transport is essential.
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Mapping Puerto Rico's Hurricane Migration With Mobile Phone Data
Data from 500,000 smartphones reveals exactly where the island's residents went after the storm, and when they came back.
Luis Melgar
Critics Take Aim at Mexico City's Wild New Airport
It will become the biggest airport in the Western Hemisphere by 2020. But not without overcoming some heavy turbulence.
How Much Are You 'Smoking' by Breathing Urban Air?
A new app can tell you (and it's not pretty).
U.S. Homebuying Slows Down, But Not for Hispanics
During 2017, more than 167,000 Latinos became homeowners, significantly contributing to the country's economy. However, doubts around immigration issues make their future in the real estate market uncertain.
Puerto Rico Is Hit by a Total Blackout
Almost seven months after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico is experiencing a complete power outage. The island's electricity provider said it will take from 24 to 36 hours to bring power back across the U.S. territory.
Turning a Busy Street Into a Work of Art in Santiago
In Chile's capital, artists occupied a temporarily closed street to create a bright pedestrian promenade. But its future is uncertain.
Exodus: The Post-Hurricane Puerto Rican Diaspora, Mapped
More than 135,000 Puerto Ricans have left the island and it is estimated that almost half a million could migrate to the continent by 2019.
The Hurricane Refugees of Amish Country
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is taking in hundreds of evacuees from Puerto Rico. For many, the transition has been a challenge.
A Crowdsourced Map of the Queer World
A design student's interactive map documents LGBTQ people's experiences in places around the world.
Alastair Boone
How the Urban-Rural Divide Plays Out in Puerto Rico's Second-Largest City
In Ponce, Puerto Rico, 92 percent of urbanized areas have electricity, but not a single rural neighborhood does.
Instead of a Wall, Why Not a Binational Border Bikeshare?
El Paso and Ciudad Juárez hope to open the first system to connect both sides of the Rio Grande by the end of 2018.
What Could Happen to Washington's Salvadoran Strongholds
Washington, D.C., has the largest number of Salvadorans who face an imminent fear of deportation from Donald Trump's new immigration policy. But long before Trump's announcement, other forces were driving them out of the city.
The Things They Carried
MacArthur Fellow Jason De León is documenting the stories of anonymous Mexican border migrants by gathering the artifacts they leave behind.
This Is How to Do Guerrilla Bike Activism
In the Brazilian city of Fortaleza, the anonymous collective Massa Crítica pressured the government to construct hundreds of kilometers of bike lanes. But it wasn't easy.
The Power of Puerto Rico's Mayors
The mayor Donald Trump criticized wields enormous political clout in Puerto Rico. But coordination is difficult with 77 other mayors operating at the same level.
Puerto Rico's Grid Needs a Complete Overhaul
Allocating money to rebuild won't be enough, experts say, unless the island can also rethink its entire energy strategy.
Jessica Leigh Hester
Mexico City's Earthquake, Through Residents' Eyes
Here's how locals responded when shocks struck the city.
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