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Mexican Cheesecake I have adapted my favorite cheesecake recipe for Mexican ingredients. 3 hours Yield: Makes about 12 servings Ingredients Crust 2 cups (475 ml) of Graham cracker crumbs (from a little less than 2 packages Graham crackers 2 Tbsp sugar Pinch…
What Patricia left behind for the coastal community of “El Rebalse” Most people think that Mexico may have dodged a bullet from the fury of Hurricane Patricia, while it missed the most heavily populated areas… But in some rural communities such as…
Catrina, Guadalajara, Mexico Day of Dead “La Catrina has become the referential image of Death in Mexico, it is common to see her embodied as part of the celebrations of Day of the Dead throughout the country; she has become a motive…
Early warnings helped avoid loss of life from Hurricane Patricia On the evening of October 23rd, 2015, the much-publicized hurricane “Patricia” made landfall on Mexico’s Pacific coast. When Patricia hit the Mexican coast it was classified as a “Category 5” hurricane. It…
Monarch butterflies vs. Hurricane Patricia: As the storm headed up Mexico, the flock was set to cross its path October marks the insects’ annual approach through the country, which would have sent them across the record-setting storm’s route last week. But those…
Chikungunya mosquitos prey on women more than men It’s official: the mosquito that transmits chikungunya and dengue bites women more frequently than men. Unfortunately for females in Yucatan, the Aedes aegypti mosquito is attracted to them more than men, as demonstrated…
Carlos Slim and Bill Gates join forces to help the poor in Mexico and Central America The foundations of two of the world’s richest men are stepping up efforts to use innovative data and mobile technology to end easily preventable deaths of…
Mexicans express relief and begin cleanup from Hurricane Patricia Deborah Bonello and Michael MuskalContact Reporter Across Mexico, residents and tourists exhaled in relief and began cleaning up Saturday after the remnants of Hurricane Patricia blew toward Texas and the Gulf…
Hurricane Patricia weakens to tropical storm over Mexico Hurricane Patricia pushed rapidly inland over mountainous western Mexico early Saturday, rapidly weakening to tropical storm force while dumping torrential rains that authorities warned could cause deadly floods and mudslides. Patricia, which peaked as…