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…
Mexico’s environment minister resigns for delaying flight FILE – In this April 29, 2019 file photo, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador attends a ceremony at the Military Airbase Number 1 in Santa Lucia, on the outskirts of Mexico City. Mexico’s Congress…
Moray Eels Attack in Coastal Nayarit Tara A. Spears Recently, just north of Chacala, beachgoers at Platanitos, Nayarit, suffered some nasty bites by moray eels. About 15 people were bitten by the fish. While eels are not venomous, their mouths…
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…
Guayabitos Revving Up for the 14th Annual Motofiesta Every year, hundreds of motorcyclists and thousands of visitors come to the Riviera Nayarit to enjoy the Guayabitos Motofiesta, which gives motorcycle enthusiasts a place to show off their spectacular machines. Riviera Nayarit, Mexico –…
Ikea plans to open first Mexico store in 2020 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – IKEA, the world’s largest furniture seller, will open its first store in Mexico next year and plans to launch other stores around the country, the company said on Wednesday,…
Expats’ Millions in Life Savings Disappear From Mexican Bank Accounts Americans say the money they had at Monex is gone and the bank isn’t helping them. In late December, Kathy Machir called Marcela Zavala Taylor, her banker of nine years at Mexico’s Monex…
Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya season approaches Given the light rains that has occurred in Puerto Vallarta, the Ministry of Health asks the population to remove pots and other items outside the home that can accumulate water, as reported by Jaime Álvarez Zayas,…