In Nazas, Durango, red bows adorn hundreds of pecan trees to protect them from the eclipse. “We decided not to risk it,” said one grove owner. nytimes.com/live/2024/04/0…

My preview on the upcoming presidential elections in Panama, a country dealing with low water levels in its canal and fallout from protests.
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Read about the political drama unfolding in Panama. Reported with Mary Triny Zea for the NYT: nytimes.com/2024/03/05/wor…

It’s been called one of the ‘world’s coolest streets,’ a symbol of a city exploding with bike lanes and trendy cafes. Now Mexico City’s Paseo de la Reforma has been swept up in a global debate over who monuments should honor. wapo.st/3uE8MfG

Reported from Ushuaia, a city at the tip of Argentina and only a two-day boat ride away from Antarctica: latimes.com/world-nation/s…

Les invito a leer:
Panamanian Candidate, Facing Prison, Vows to Campaign From an Embassy
Por esta servidora Mary Triny Zea y Leila Miller para el The New York Times 📰
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After the LA Times, here’s my first NYT story, reported with Mary Triny Zea in Panama City - nytimes.com/2024/02/10/wor…

“If you have bad thoughts, they disappear, if you’re angry, it disappears, because the aroma has an effect of high relaxation.'

Gorgeous piece by Leila Miller on vanilla and its production in Papantla, Veracruz—'the city that perfumed the world.' latimes.com/food/story/202…

You should read this lush, fragrant piece on the #vanilla renaissance brewing in the place where you probably didn't know it is from — Leila Miller reporting + brilliant portraits by Marcus Yam 文火 of 'Vanilla Queens' in Papantla, Veracruz, for L.A. Times Food 🌿latimes.com/food/story/202…

Not enough words to say how much of a support and friend Marcus Yam 文火 has been to me in the last year from afar.

So any time I know he has a story & photos in the Los Angeles Times I have to stop what I'm doing and look.

Words by Leila Miller
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And from the department of lush pull-you-in headlines, we introduce this piece fragrant with descriptions and photos via Leila Miller and Marcus Yam 文火. Hooray for #vanilla : latimes.com/food/story/202…

How a Mennonite farmer became a drug lord latimes.com/world-nation/s… by Steve Fisher

It has been a dream to work as an Los Angeles Times correspondent in Mexico, but I’ve been laid off today with so many talented colleagues. I’ve loved working with every one of them.

Hoping to stay in Lat Am and keep reporting on this fascinating region. I’m now at [email protected]

This morning, I received this letter from the Los Angeles congressional delegation expressing deep concern about impending newsroom cuts at the Los Angeles Times.

L.A. Times Guild 🦅 Media Guild of the West 🧭

L.A. Times Guild calls for one-day walkout to protest looming staff cuts. Management hasnt publicly disclosed the # of newsroom positions that will be cut, but knowledgeable people said the plan is to lay off at least 100 journalists, about 20% of newsroom latimes.com/entertainment-…

Mexico’s voladores, taking flight on a beautiful front page spread in the Los Angeles Times Read our story here, w Marcus Yam 文火 latimes.com/world-nation/s…