“Día de los Inocentes”: A Day of Pranks and Remembrance in Mexico
Every year on December 28th, many people in Mexico and other Latin American countries enjoy making jokes and pranks on their friends and family. This day is known as Dia de los Inocentes or Day of the Innocents, and it is similar to April Fools’ Day in other parts of the world. However, behind the […]
Is Cock Fighting in Mexico a traditional sport or a form of animal cruelty?
Cock fighting is a traditional sport in Mexico, where roosters are trained and equipped with razors on their legs to fight each other, often to the death, in front of a crowd of spectators and bettors. Cock fighting is legal and regulated by the government in most states of Mexico, except for Mexico City, Sonora, […]
Is the rumor that Claudia Sheinbaum’s son is AMLO’s grandson false?
Claudia Sheinbaum is a politician, scientist, writer, and academic who was the head of government of Mexico City from 2018 to 2023. She is also the presidential candidate of the Morena party for the 2024 elections. She has been a close ally and supporter of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), the current president of Mexico, […]
Experts say Nearshoring in Mexico will end the AMLO Era
Mexico was on the radar of investors this year and attention was particularly focused on the alleged effects of nearshoring, at the same time that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador heads to the final stretch of his Government and in 2024 Mexicans will return to the polls for federal elections. Between January and September 2023, […]
Playa del Carmen adds more than 70 executions until November
This year, the municipality of Solidaridad is about to close with 79 high-impact deaths, a situation that generated from its beginning with a wave of violence due to the executions against solidarenses. According to the Delictive Traffic Light of Quintana Roo, the locality registers 14 percent of the murder rate, only below Cancun. Among the […]
This ‘Magic Town’ in Mexico Is a Desert Oasis — With Chic Hotels, Farm-to-table Restaurants, and Incredible Whale Sightings
Here’s how to plan the perfect visit to Todos Santos, Mexico, including where to spot whales, go surfing, and find the best margarita in town. Todos Santos is a space for dreamers, artists, and creatives across generations. What started as a humble fishing village slowly caught the attention of barefoot surfers and boho spiritualists. Today, […]
Mexico’s weed ‘nuns’ want to take the plant back from the narcos
The Sisters fashion themselves after a lay religious movement, the Beguines, that dates back to the Middle Ages. The group, made up of single women, devoted itself to spirituality, scholarship and charity, but took no formal vows. The Sisters globally say they wear habits to project uniformity and respect for the plant, but they also […]
Querétaro, the city that became the most expensive
Querétaro was the city in Latin America where life became more expensive during this 2023, above cities like Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Prague, according to the study of Worldwide Cost of Living 2023 by The Economist. In the analysis of 173 cities in the world, the capital of the state stood out as the one […]
Mexicana de Aviación starts operations; Los Cabos and La Paz are left out
After more than 10 years, the airline Mexicana de Aviación resumed operations on December 26, with a flight from the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA) to the Tulum Airport; although in previous months a list was announced with the main destinations to which the airline would travel – including La Paz and Los Cabos – […]