Brown Pelicans: Beachside Beggars Tara A. Spears The Pacific Brown Pelican, pelecanus occidentalis, are easy to spot in Jaltemba Bay as these large seabirds enjoy begging food from tourists and scarfing up the fishermen’ s throwaways as the boats…
Baja Ferries Obtains License to Operate Between the Miami and Cuba Baja Ferries has received a license to operate ferry services between Miami, Fla., and Havana, Cuba. Starting operations in mid-September 2015, the company will invest about $100 million to implement the…
Are there Americans (and Canadians) Living (and even working) illegally South of the Border? The issue of undocumented Mexican migrants in America is widely reported. But what about the thousands of Americans living illegally south of the border? Does anybody know why they…
Catemaco, Town of Witches and Warlocks Catemaco is a small city and municipality location in the south of the Mexican state of Veracruz. The city is located on Lake Catemaco, with the municipality stretching north to the Gulf of Mexico. Catemaco is…
Saints Peter & Paul Battle it Out in Mexcaltitan, Mexico Less than a mile around, Mexcaltitan sits in the middle of a Nayarit coastal lagoon of the same name. It’s said to be Aztlan, the cradle of Aztec civilization and the traditional…
Travel Warning Updates Do Not Include Puerto Vallarta Puerto Vallarta Tourism Board go to original Since 2012, the US State Deptartment Mexico Travel Warnings have remained almost intact: “Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, and Lake Chapala are major cities/travel destinations in Jalisco.” Puerto Vallarta,…
Popular Mexican Distroller Dolls Combine Art, Culture, and Whimsy Tara A. Spears Move over Cabbage Patch and Barbie dolls, Ksi merito is the doll to have. Each decade seems to have a hot toy item and for the last few years…
FEMSA to Expand its Gasoline Business Through OXXO GAS The company best known for bottling Coca-Cola and operating Oxxo stores has plans to get into the gasoline business in a big way. Femsa, or Fomento Económico Mexicano, is the largest beverage company…
Dragon Mart Site Inspected for Environmental Damage EFE The Dragon Mart project was shut down following a visit by Profepa, Mexico’s federal environmental protection agency. The emporium was being built in a coastal ecosystem protected by environmental laws. Quintana Roo, Mexico –…
Driverless Trucks Could Streamline Border Crossings Clare Clancy – The Canadian Press go to original The technology, though experimental, already exists in driverless vehicles that use tools such as GPS to navigate roads, Marlo Anderson with the Central North American Trade Corridor…