Guadalajara has polluted air 7 out of 10 days
The Guadalajara Metropolitan Area closed 2024 with poor air quality: 7 out of 10 days recorded air pollution levels above the official Mexican standards, which poses health risks to the population exposed to constantly dirty air. According to data provided by the Mide Jalisco system, as of October 31, 2024, only 117 days out of […]
Amazon Mexico will open a second distribution center in Guadalajara; it will be as big as 5 soccer fields
Amazon Mexico will open a second distribution center in Guadalajara, Jalisco. It will be inaugurated this year. It will be the size of five soccer fields and have the capacity to store more than 750 thousand items. This expansion has the main objective of improving delivery times and expanding its coverage throughout the country, the […]
La Rana Cansada Faces Legal Uncertainty, Threatening Its Cultural Legacy
La Rana Cansada, one of the first small hotels in Playa del Carmen, is now embroiled in a legal battle that raises many suspicions. This hotel, which has changed owners only once since 1984, has a rich history of hosting international artists and cultural events. In its early days, members of the band Maná stayed […]
Taco rings are coming to Guadalajara; where to buy them?
Three Kings Day is approaching and with it comes one of the most emblematic traditions; the rosca that is commonly made of sweet bread, however each year it is reinvented and the possibilities are many, now in Guadalajara a renowned taqueria offers for the second year its rosca taquera to celebrate. This rosca made of […]
Living in Mazatlán: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful
I’ve been traveling around Mexico for 50 years now, and I have to say, Mazatlán holds a special place in my heart. In fact, I met my wife Kathy here back in ’75, when I was just 25 years old. We were both backpacking through Mexico, and we stumbled upon this beautiful coastal town that […]
Conalep will offer two new courses; they will be taught in La Paz and Los Cabos
The National College of Professional Technical Education (Conalep) in Baja California Sur (BCS) is being transformed to offer, starting with the 2025-2026 school year, two new careers, Administration and Medical Emergency Care. This was reported by Sandra Lili Herrera Nagafuchi, director of the Educational Subsystem. She specified that the Administration career will have a focus […]
Tipping in Mexico: a voluntary gratification and not an obligation
The Federal Consumer Protection Agency (Profeco) reminded citizens that tipping is a voluntary gratuity and not an obligation for consumers in restaurants and bars, tourist services, hotels, as established in article 10 of the Federal Consumer Protection Law. In a recent official statement, Profeco stressed that establishments are prohibited from automatically including this charge in […]
“Congo”, serial rapist in Tijuana, is arrested; his victims were taxi drivers using an app
In the municipality of Tijuana, Baja California, Luis Felipe, alias “Congo”, 25 years old, was captured, accused of being an alleged serial rapist and responsible for various violent crimes in the city. The Municipal Public Security Secretariat of Tijuana informed local media that the arrest was made by the Tactical Unit of the SSPCM during […]
Tijuana police officers are filmed while robbing a house
At least four agents of the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) of the municipality of Tijuana, Baja California, allegedly entered a house to rob, after blocking the entrance and even jumping over the fence. The incident occurred on December 20, 2024 in Villa Floresta and the people involved were captured on security camera […]