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In 1936 the town of cuernavaca, 50 miles from mexico city, was visited by malcolm lowry. the tormented, self-loathing, brilliant, and hopelessly alcoholic author. his life work "under the vol volcano was set here. it is widely believed to be one of the great novels of the 20th century. lowry saw symbolism and evil everywhere here. in the deep barrancas, the looming volcano that towered overhead. writer, poet, javier cecilia, one of cuernavaca's most

Who has had all of these rich experiences that you and i will never have and -- >> you're making fun of them. >> reducing him to one thing. that is his race. that his interests in the world must only have to do with his skin color. >> let me get -- >> that by definition is racist. >> when i see someone who hates an ethnic group -- >> it doesn't have to be hate. >> just -- when i see someone who hates an ethnic group, i say that's a racist. >> right. >> when i see someone who makes a foolish, immature, thoughtless jest that wasn't funny, i don't ascribe them that label. i just think it's over t...

Who has had all of these rich experiences that you and i will never have and -- >> you're making fun of them. >> reducing him to one thing. that is his race. that his interests in the world must only have to do with his skin color. >> let me get -- >> that by definition is racist. >> when i see someone who hates an ethnic group -- >> it doesn't have to be hate. >> just -- when i see someone who hates an ethnic group, i say that's a racist. >> right. >> when i see someone who makes a foolish, immature, thoughtless jest that wasn't funny, i don't ascribe them that label. i just think it's over t...

Scene. we're told of the moment he learns three family members weren't combing home. when you came to that realization, what was going through your mind at that time? >> yeah. everything you -- that you lost someone, you never expect. so, no words for that. >> reporter: the restaurant was the life work of his cousin, jenny lo and her husband. he says their 30-year-old son is struggling to cope. >> they built up this restaurant 15, 20 years. it's very good restaurant. and you see the flowers and, of course, all the -- all the comments on the internet. and always working for the son, for the bus...

Hours later, mh17 disappeared from radar and crashed in eastern ukraine. a photograph of them now sits outside her flower shop. >> it's just lovely girl. >> reporter: going to miss her? >> yes, we all. >> reporter: the irony not lost on many here that they are now laying flowers at the shop where they used to buy them. in nearby rodderdam, similar scene outside the chinese restaurant asian glories. he tells me of the moment he learned three family members weren't coming home. when you came to that realization, what was going through your mind at that time? >> everything, you lost someone you n...