Why I Love This City Where Americans Aren’t Always Welcome

It involves Taquito Mexicano’s al pastor, a secret beverage called chucho, and the Wise Man of Juaréz

A mariachi band plays at the Kentucky Club, hailed as one of the oldest bars in Juárez. Justin Hamel photos.

Some people call Julian Cardona the Wise Man of Juárez because of his sayings and the philosophical lilt of his speech. But there’s one he came up with on a recent trip there that stuck with me and…