New International Airport for Mexico City New International Airport for Mexico City Mexico City's New International Airport (NAICM) was announced in the State of the Union address of Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto on September 2, 2014, and was the largest public infrastructure work in Mexico in a century. The new airport was set to replace current Benito Juárez International Airport, the busiest airport in Latin America transporting 41.7 million passengers in 2016. The development of NAICM was planned in four stages. Phase I, was scheduled to open by October 20, 2020, would have consisted of one main terminal of and three independent runways, which would
Street children in Latin America Street children in Latin America Many street children in Latin America, who either live or work in the streets of developing countries, are impoverished. Although most are still in contact with their families, almost all street children spend a significant portion of their days working on the streets for money. As the population of street children in Latin America has grown, public opinion of street children has decreased, putting them at risk for victimization and abuse by strangers and public officials. Many non-government organizations have begun rehabilitation and outreach programs to treat the growing population of street children. Street children