Martín Echenique
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Past articles by Martín:
The City on the Front Lines of Europe’s Immigration Crisis
Surrounded by razor wire, the Spanish enclave of Melilla is a pocket of European affluence in Africa, and a magnet for migrants who dream of crossing into the E.U. → Read More
As Venezuela's Crisis Continues, Airlines Are Fleeing
Since 2014, more than a dozen airlines have stopped operating from Maiquetía airport in Caracas because of the country’s political and economic crisis. → Read More
The Dramatic Spike in Immigrant Prosecutions at the Southern Border, Mapped
Mapping of the southern border shows a jump in immigration enforcement around the time the attorney general announced a zero tolerance policy. → Read More
How Will Latin America Handle Impending Gridlock?
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. → Read More
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. → Read More
The Bumpy Take-Off of 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. → Read More
How Much Are You 'Smoking' by Breathing Urban Air?
A new app converts the air-pollution data from your city into the number of cigarettes per day it's equivalent to smoking. → Read More
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. → Read More
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. → Read More
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. → Read More
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. → Read More
After the Storm: Hurricane Maria Refugees Resettle in Amish Country
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is a small town with a long history of integrating Puerto Rican families, but this most recent influx is putting its resources to the test. → Read More
Hurricane Evacuees From Puerto Rico Settle in Amish Country
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is taking in hundreds of evacuees from Puerto Rico. For many, the transition has been a challenge. → Read More
"Queering the Map" Visualizes LGBTQ Spaces Worldwide
When a design student launched an interactive project to map LGBTQ spaces in Montreal, it went viral. Then it went dark. → Read More
How the Urban-Rural Divide Is Playing Out in Puerto Rico
In Ponce, Puerto Rico, 92% of urbanized areas have electricity, but not a single rural neighborhood does. → Read More
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. → Read More
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. → Read More
MacArthur Fellow Jason De León On Documenting the Undocumented
MacArthur Fellow Jason De León is documenting the stories of anonymous Mexican border migrants by gathering the artifacts they leave behind. → Read More
The Anonymous Activists Who Went to War Over Bike Lanes. And Won.
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. → Read More
What Donald Trump Will Find When He Meets 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. → Read More