Poor Mexico
Maria Rufina Suarez sits outside her home in Vicente Guerrero, Mexico, listening to the benefits of registering with the government’s “anti-hunger crusade” program.
TLAXCALA, Mexico — It may be the fattest of the world's major countries, but with 45.5 percent poverty, millions of Mexicans struggle to eat. GlobalPost visits one state the government is targeting with an anti-hunger campaign.
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