New mexico slums. If youre looking at areas in new mexico with the worst economic situations where theres higher than average crime and not a lot to do this is an accurate list. There are over one billion people currently living in slums around the world and this number is expected to climb to over 2 billion. The worlds largest slum city is found in the neza chalco ixtapaluca area located in the state of mexico.
Mexico neza chalco ixta in mexico city is a ciudad perdida rated as the worlds largest mega slum in 2006. The area extends towards the municipalities of chimalhuacan los reyes to the west of ixtapaluca and south of neza and ecatepec de morelos north of neza in the metropolitan area periphery and with santa marta acatitla in the. The economic degradation leads many who live in mexican slums to turn to drug dealing to support themselves and their families.
This is one of the biggest causes on the planet. Then we traveled to a slum in mexico city for comparison. A new mexico man has died of septicemic plague marking the second plague case in the state this year.
Slums form and grow in different parts of the world for many different reasons. This is a significant portion of the world population. Lets help people in india africa brazil mexico and anywhere else people are living in slums.
Despite being among the richest nations in the world mexicos poorest citizens live on less than 13 a day. Through the 1950s and 60s peasant migration to the capital from the arid states around mexico city accelerated dramatically. We spent three months documenting the conditions of one homeless camp in the wealthiest state.