A mere 300 killings were reported in 2007 . Juarez , 51 , visits California to display his photos of Juarez , California . Julian Cardona is called `` the murder capital of the world '' The 51-year-old photographer does n't venture out alone any more because of the violence . Juarez carnage has turned parts of his 2,643 -time `` calm '' hometown into a `` ghost town , '' he says .
Juarez , 51 , visits California to display his photos of Juarez , California . Julian Cardona is called `` the murder capital of the world '' The 51-year-old photographer does n't venture out alone any more because of the violence . Juarez carnage has turned parts of his 2,643 -time `` calm '' hometown into a `` ghost town , '' he says .