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?"

Juan Villoro, "One-Way Street"

Guadalupe Loaeza, "Oh, Polanco!"

Fernando del Paso, "The Emperor in Miravalle"

Near Cuernavaca, Morelos:

Mónica Lavín, "Day and Night"

In the State of Puebla:

Pedro Ángel Palou, "Huaquechula"

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"

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"