Chihuahua officials aim to improve tainted Juárez image through festival

From the El Paso Times.com - by Marisela Ortega Lozano - As victims of violent crimes in Juárez keep piling up, Chihuahua and Juárez authorities launched the 7th edition of Chihuahua International Festival, in Juárez, Saturday afternoon. "We want to throw again Juárez image throughout the world," Chihuahua's Governor César Duarte said in a statement. "The human being must be told apart from other species on Earth trough fine arts," Duarte said. The governor kicked off the festival alongside with Juárez Mayor Héctor Murguía and several officials, at Paso del Norte Convention Center in Juárez, near Las Américas international bridge. "The world must be aware about a Juárez image of life, values, full recovery, and harmony through culture and arts," Duarte said. "We are making a bet on this festival for a hope of a better future for this heroic city," he added. As Duarte spoke, several gunmen shot at a truck driven by a Juárez policewoman Saturday afternoon. The pick up truck, driven by officer, 33-year-old Rubí Ruiz Velásquez, who died, crashed into a cinder-block wall in southeastern Juárez during the attack. Read more

Chihuahua officials aim to improve tainted Juárez image through festival