Por Marery Ruiz Barraza / El Inde The 2020 Summer Olympics debuted its first skateboarding competition. Although prominent figures competed during the Olympics, the Mexican border town of San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora homes a group of skaters who recall their journey to get a skatepark, be accepted by the community, and obtain sponsors, like…
By Jenna Smith / El Inde Saguaro National Park is located just about 60 miles north of Mexico and 15 minutes outside of Tucson. The park’s close proximity provides visitors with the experience of wildlife and scenic trails. But, for Saguaro National Park, there is a gap in the visitor demographics that rangers are trying to…
By Madison Beal/El Inde On a rainy Sunday morning in September, a group begins to gather alongside the Santa Cruz River in the heart of the city of Tucson. The end of the summer monsoon season is fast approaching, but storms continue to roll through to the delight of the desert dwellers standing nearby. One…
By Hannah Johnson/El Inde You’re standing on a beach while gentle waves lap against the sand. If you look into the water, you can see hermit crabs munching away on algae. The smell of seawater wafts through your nose. Warm sunlight streams down, filtering through the geometric glass walls and ceiling. Outside, you can see…
By Kirsta Marlatt/El Inde Dr. Stanley Mutunga formed Tumaini International, a Christian charity, to help the generation of children left orphaned by the AIDS epidemic in Kenya two decades ago. His organization is flourishing — and so are the people who volunteer to help him.
