https://www.pri.org/stories/2012-10-30/meet-romneys-mexico

CASAS GRANDES, CHIHUAHUA, Mexico —Mitt Romney’s father was born in Mexico, but the Republican candidate seldom speaks of his family’s time there.

It turns out that some of his extended clan still live south of the border.

The Romneys of Mexico reside in the hills of Casas Grandes (meaning “big houses”) in Chihuahua, about 190 miles from Texas.

They are members of Mexico's Mormon community, whose roots can be traced to pioneers who ventured from Arizona and Utah in the late 1800s.

And they are by no means humble “campesinos.”

They worship at a temple made of marble, whose lavish gold-trim interior nobody but Mormons is allowed to enter.

Their homes are mansions by Mexican standards — featuring three floors, many rooms and manicured yards with French-style fountains.

Romney's Mexican clanare powerful farmers. They grow vast fields of peppers,peaches, pears and apples.