Mexicans buy fake cellphones to hand over in muggings Armed robberies have gotten so common aboard buses in Mexico City that commuters have come up with a clever if disheartening solution: Many are buying fake cellphones, to hand over to thieves instead…
AMLO threatens Carlos Slim’s Puerto Vallarta highway project (Bloomberg) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wants billionaire Carlos Slim to finish a highway project ASAP or else he’ll take it away, according to newspaper El Financiero. “For 10 years, a company…
NewsFormer Nayarit governor Sandoval. Ex-Nayarit governor, sitting judge sanctioned by US for corruption, cartel links They were among 11 Mexicans placed on the Kingpin List for corruption and suspected ties to drug traffickers The United States government imposed sanctions today on 11…
Traditional Mexican Cut Paper Party Decorations Tara A. Spears Visitors to La Penita de Jaltemba are welcomed by the brightly colored paper cutouts that flutter in the breeze over the main street, the avenida. This is a wonderful example of the traditional…
Annual Patron’s Festival Draws a Crowd Tara A. Spears Perfect weather welcomes those that come to celebrate one of the area’s most popular social events. The town of La Peñita de Jaltemba invites the public to enjoy its Patron Saint Festivities in…
Entrance lanes to Mexico will close for 9 hours Monday, May 1 In this phase the first four of ten lanes that will form the new access to Mexico will be opened. In June the same will be done with the…
Goal! Celebrating the Dream and Success Tara A. Spears Remember when you were young and set a goal for yourself, how wonderful it felt when you succeeded? Multiply that feeling by five years of hard work and sacrifice and you can…
Sayulita beach was deemed unsafe last week, but that is no longer the case. Health agency reverses decision on Sayulita beach: it’s safe after all It was initially the only beach in Mexico whose water quality was above the safety threshold Mexico’s…
Mexico’s 10 Digit Phone Dialing System Begins August 3 Starting August 3, 2019, all phone calls in Mexico will be made using 10 digits. The 01, 044 and 045 prefixes used to make local and long-distance calls to a mobile phone or…
Decorated Easter Eggs Mexican Style: Cascarones Tara A. Spears Throughout Mexico cascarones are used to celebrate Easter. The fun is derived from breaking the decorated egg over someone’s head and watching the confetti shower. Some people think that the confetti shower brings…