Week of April 30, 2011
Mexican Train TreatsGrant Fuller/World Vision Update
Vendor Maria Gonzales sells her tasty treats to hungry train passengers at El Chepe's San Rafael station.
Description
Mexico's deadly crackdown on the drug cartels is also killing the train tourism business just south of the Texas-Mexico border.
El Chepe is the train that carries tourists through the breathtaking scenery of the Copper Canyon in northwest Mexico. When the train pulls into the San Rafael Station, passengers can fill up with tasty treats from Maria Gonzalez's basket. Here's Grant Fuller with the latest installment of our Street Vendor series.