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Sunday, March 6, 2005
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Steve Perez / The Detroit News
Life in San Ignacio during its annual frestival centers around the soccer-sized plaza anchored by the town's main church.
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Motor City money keeps a tiny Mexican village alive
It's Saturday night in this small Mexican town, and the plaza framed by towering palm trees and manicured evergreens is so jammed the crowd spills over three blocks each way. Thousands of the revelers have returned to San Ignacio Cerro Gordo from their adopted home in Metro Detroit 2,000 miles away.
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Map of Detroit-Mexico connection
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Steve Perez / The Detroit News
Las fiestas, with its two daily parades, honors San Ignacio's patron saint, but revelers also celebrate Detroit
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Mexicans bolster a corner of Detroit
San Ignacio depends on Detroit, but at least one part of Detroit depends on San Ignacio. 03/06/05
Steve Perez / The Detroit News
Sandra Hernandez, right, with sister Faviola Lopez, prefers living in Detroit over the uncertainty of staying in Mexico.
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San Ignacio workers tell their stories
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