Mexico News Highlights
Lots to Shout About: Mexican Patriotic Month Tara A. Spears Although only Monday, Sept 16, is a federal holiday with government office, bank, schools and many private business closings, the entire month recognizes a lot of firsts. Locally Friday, September 13,…
2019 Certified Good for You: Jaltemba Bay Beaches Tara A. Spears Although western Mexico is known for its attractive coastline, only a few coastal communities can boast of beauty and a healthy environment. The three sister towns, Rincon de Guayabitos, Los Ayalas,…
Mennonites in Mexico… trapped between tradition and modernity By Yucatan Times on July 26, 2019 A Mennonite woman rides a horse-drawn cart at the Sabinal community, in Ascencion municipality, Chihuahua State, Mexico on September 22, 2018. – Isolated from tecnology and with horse-drawn…
Mexico to Implement 10-digit Telephone Dialing Aug. 3 Timothy Real Estate Group go to original As of August 3, 2019, all telephone numbers in Mexico, whether land line or cellular, local or long distance, will have a total of 10 digits, according…
Nopales: More than Prickly Pear Plant Tara A. Spears Have you ever wondered why diced, sliced, or whole leaf Prickly Pear Cactus is available in every Mexican grocery store or fruit market? What appears to be just an exotic plant to…
CFE admits to have overcharged 27,412 customers by nearly 142 million pesos Mexico City – After investigating only 55% of the over 223,000 complaints from customers who claimed that billing for their power consumption had been excessive, the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) admits…
Navy Day Honors Mexican Soldiers June 1 Tara A. Spears Originally this date was intended to remember the Mexican sailors that lost their lives when German submarines torpedoed and sunk the Mexican tanks ships in 1942. Since then, the Mexican National Navy…
Records show eight instances of Jalisco selling federal beaches for private use The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat) authorized the sale of eight properties in the highly sought after beaches of Jalisco during the last two six-year terms of government,…
Frida Kahlo’s Garden Is Still Thriving—Six Decades after Her Death In a portrait taken in 1940, Frida Kahlo leans casually on a stone sculpture surrounded by lush greenery. She wears a crown of deep-pink bougainvillea blossoms—just one of countless plants that filled her…
Mexican Scientists Develop Mosquito Bio-insecticide The director of the investigation, Eric de Luna Santillana, said the bio-insecticide is an important step in reducing the population of the Aedes aegypti mosquito and the diseases they transmit on a global scale. Mexico City – Mexican scientists at…