1.0The Texas Observerhttps://www.texasobserver.orgGabriela Bocagrandehttps://www.texasobserver.org/author/gabriela-bocagrande/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="UQSfabCAf5"><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/2181-las-americas-h20000000-gracias-for-sharing/">Las Americas</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.texasobserver.org/2181-las-americas-h20000000-gracias-for-sharing/embed/#?secret=UQSfabCAf5" width="600" height="338" title="“Las Americas” — The Texas Observer" data-secret="UQSfabCAf5" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Last week, the Fourth World Water Forum concluded in Mexico City, where over the centuries the older buildings on the central plaza have acquired an alarming tilt. Architects agree that this has occurred because the city is subsiding as it pumps the underlying aquifer dry. Given this setting, you might think that the Water Forum […]https://www.texasobserver.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/about-the-texas-observer.jpg740402