Mexico News Highlights
Zong Sheng Express La Penita: Authentic Chinese Cuisine Tara A. Spears In addition to the many types of La Penita dining opportunities, the new Zong Sheng Express restaurant on the main avenida provides savory, authentic Chinese dishes. The young owners, Jianping and…
Cane Toad Nightmare Tara A. Spears Remember the fairytale that says “kiss a frog and it will turn into a handsome prince”? There are several members of the frog family (Bufonedae)- which includes toads- that you don’t even want to…
Mexico’s Annual Inflation Hits Record Low for Third Month in a Row Mexico’s annual inflation rate cooled in July, posting a record low for a third month in a row, official data showed on Friday, pointing to little pressure on prices from…
Most Expensive Stadium Ever Built in Mexico Opened On Sunday August 2, the 51,000-seat Estadio BBVA Bancomer in Monterrey, Mexico, opened for its first match. The US$200 million stadium for “Club de Fútbol Monterrey” is home to more premium seating than any…
More than 3000 cases of Chikungunya Virus in 16 states The number of reported cases of chikungunya, a virus not unlike dengue that is also spread by mosquitoes, has more than doubled since June, the Health Secretariat said today. There are now…
More than 1,900 species of Insects are Edible It’s a bug’s world, and we’re just living in — and now eating — it. Credit (or blame) environmentalists. Or the push for healthier diets. Or the Internet. Regardless, cooking with insects — especially…
7 New Mexican Locations Make the List of Protected Areas Mexico is about to get another seven natural protected areas in the north and northwest regions of the country, which will bring the number of such areas to 184, the commission responsible said…
Jaltemba Bay Municipal Water Needs Your Help! Tara A. Spears Look at the glass on the right- it is straight out of the tap with water supplied from Jaltemba Bay municipal water. The glass on the left is purified, bottled water. No,…
Inspiring Tropical Giant: Parota/ Huancaxtle Tree Tara A. Spears While walking my dog around the Guayabitos residential area this week I collected lots of interesting seed pods. Besides the artistic seed pods, the tree –arbor de Parota or Huancaxtle in Spanish- is…
Mexican Sugar Cane Industry: Swing that Machete Tara A. Spears I’ve always admired the simple life of farm workers, even romanticized their lifestyle. The reality is that the Mexican trabajador agrícola has a hard life: backbreaking manual labor, long hours for…