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…
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…
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 makes landfall in Mexico Category Five Hurricane Patricia, the strongest on record, has made landfall in Jalisco state in western Mexico, meteorologists say. The storm is seen as “potentially catastrophic” in its impact. Mexican authorities have already been evacuating thousands…
Inside Mexico’s Failed El Chapo Raid Jason McGahan reports on Latin America for The Daily Beast The government denies it, but the Mexican navy opened fire with helicopter gunships on civilian homes in a mountain village, sending 700 families running for cover.…
Mexico’s congress accused of caving to soda pop industry in tax cut plan Research suggested tax on sugar-sweetened beverages introduced in January 2014 help reduce soda consumption amid child obesity and diabetes crises A Coca-Cola sign in Mexico City. Photograph: Alamy David…
Local Organizations Unite to Help Flood Victims Tara A. Spears It wasn’t that long ago (September 21) that several residential areas in Jaltemba Bay experienced violent water surges as local creeks swelled to overflow while people were sleeping. Jaltemba Bay Rotary Club…
Big Events Coming to the Riviera Nayarit in November RivieraNayarit.com go to original The Riviera Nayarit is gearing up for plenty of fun in November, including the Day of the Dead, the II Guayabitos Bike Fest, the XXI International Gourmet Festival and…
2-year-old freeway in poor shape: governor Natural conditions blamed but corruption has been mentioned The Durango-Mazatlán freeway is just two years old but is already in urgent need of repairs, the governor of Durango said yesterday. Landslides, potholes, blocked tunnels and asphalt…
Catrina, Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico Photograph by Bill Bell Part of a series of Catrina Photographs