Mexico News Highlights
Descendants meet in Mexico on 500th anniversary of conquest Federico Acosta, a Mexican who traces his lineage back 16 generations back to Moctezuma’s daughter, left, embraces Italian Ascanio Pignatelli also of the 16th generation descended from Hernan Cortes’ daughter, during a press…
Mexico Kicks Off Annual End-of-Year Paisano Program Juarez, Mexico – Juarez officials are expecting more than 60,000 out-of-town drivers in the next two months, as Mexican-Americans head south to visit relatives for the holidays. Army, police and customs officials on Friday pledged to…
Punta Mita Celebrates 20 Years of ‘Living the Dream’ Located 26 miles from the Puerto Vallarta International Airport at the northern tip of Banderas Bay in the beautiful state of Nayarit, Punta Mita is one of Mexico’s ultra-exclusive resort communities. Shar3 Riviera…
Mexican Women Personify La Catrina in ‘Entre Catrinas’ Mexico City – ‘La Catrina,’ is the subject of a new book by Fine Art Photographer Jonathan Klip. Set to be released in October, Entre Catrinas (“Between Catrinas”), features photographs of 100 renowned Mexican women personifying one…
MEXICO PROPOSES THE CREATION OF CANNSALUD, A GOVERNMENT MONOPOLY ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF MARIJUANA The Morena party, founded by the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, proposed a law in Congress that includes creating a public company to regulate the sale…
Volunteering Options in Jaltemba Bay: Something for Everyone Tara A. Spears
September Treasure: Black Witch Moth Tara A. Spears The month of September vibrates with patriotism and in the natural world there is much to celebrate, too. While I don’t like the wasp swarms I do enjoy the nocturnal moths, Ascalapha odorata,…
HURRICANE LORENA https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_ep5+shtml/150302.shtml?tswind120#contents These graphics show probabilities of sustained (1-minute average) surface wind speeds equal to or exceeding 34 kt (39 mph). These wind speed probability graphics are based on the official National Hurricane Center (NHC) track, intensity, and wind radii…
Los Cabos braces for approaching storm Lorena CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Owners pulled boats from the water and hauled them away on trailers, while shopkeepers put plywood over windows and doors as Hurricane Lorena bore down Friday on Mexico’s resort-studded…
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,…