Mexico News Highlights
Hurricane Katia stationary in the Gulf of Mexico, expected to strengthen Hurricane Katia is in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center expect the Category 1 storm to strengthen to almost a Category 3 storm before making landfall…
Shell opens first gas station in Mexico as part of planned $1B USD investment MEXICO CITY — Anglo-Dutch oil major Royal Dutch Shell opened its first gas station in Mexico on Tuesday Sept. 5, adding to a growing list of foreign-branded pumps…
Churning in Gulf, Tropical Storm Katia threatens eastern Mexico While mega-Hurricane Irma and Tropical Storm José continue advancing toward and through the Caribbean Sea, a third potentially dangerous storm has formed in the Gulf of Mexico. Although it threatens to bring high…
Carmageddon at the border? A 57-hour closure planned for southbound car lanes at San Ysidro. A 57-hour closure is planned for southbound car lanes at San Ysidro. Attention border crossers: For 57 hours in September, all cars will be barred from entering…
Mexico is world’s 11th-largest producer of coffee In the 2016-2017 period, Mexico ranked 11th among the largest coffee producers worldwide, with 1.6 percent of global production and positioning itself in 12th place at international level as an exporter, according to Marcos Gottfried,…
Officials: Cruise Port in Isla Mujeres Growing More Likely Photo by Spanishalex/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images For the past two years, a proposal to construct a cruise ship dock on the small Mexican island of Isla Mujereshas been in the works. Recently however, state officials told Riviera Maya…
7 dead, 4,000 victims in Lidia’s aftermath In Baja California Sur, torrential downpour for 29 hours The death toll from tropical storm Lidia in Baja California Sur has risen to seven but could increase further as up to 13 people are still…
Residents of La Penita de Jaltemba block road after floods Writing / The Sun of Nayarit Translated by Google Neighbors in the town of La Peñita de Jaltemba blocked federal highway 200 in the municipality of Compostela to demonstrate the damage caused…
Mexico’s new Jala-Puerto Vallarta Highway Although the Mexican federal road network manages to connect a large part of the country’s strategic points, some stretches already present problems with saturation. Congestion is particularly acute for the federal highways that connect the main cities…
Jalisco Goes for the World’s Largest Guacamole Record Fresh Fruit Portal go to original Producers from the state of Jalisco are set to use 4.2 metric tons (MT) of avocados for the record-smashing feat of setting a new Guinness World Record for…