Retiring in Mexico: This San Diego couple is living their dream for $1,800 a month in paradise

When Ron Eisenberg’s Great News kitchenware store and cooking school closed in 2015 after 38 years, the 75-year-old pharmacist-turned-retailer went through what he calls “a grieving process.” Amazon and online competition forced him to shut down the Pacific Beach institution where customers became friends and cooking became community. “I was bored,” says Eisenberg, now 85, […]

La Talega in San Miguel celebrates its grand annual Migrant Day

La Talega is the annual gathering place for hundreds of families, some of whose members have migrated to the United States in search of better opportunities. In this community, generations converge during the Christmas holidays and especially on Migrant Day. The community’s wide cobblestone and dirt roads, which appear deserted for most of the year, […]

Man shot dead inside butcher shop in San Miguel de Allende

The tranquility of the San Luis Rey neighborhood was shattered last night after residents reported several gunshots on Venustiano Carranza Street. Around 10 p.m., municipal police units responded to the scene to investigate the report, accompanied by an ambulance from the Mexican Red Cross. Upon arrival, paramedics entered a butcher shop where they found a […]

Iberojet opens the direct Madrid–Querétaro route, the only airline that connects both cities

Iberojet, an airline belonging to Ávoris, inaugurated its new Madrid-Querétaro route on December 20th. This direct service, operated exclusively by the company, connects the Spanish capital with one of Mexico’s most dynamic economic and tourist hubs. The opening of this route represents a significant step in the airline’s expansion strategy in long-haul markets. This new […]

Profepa closes five breakwaters on the Yucatán coast due to lack of permits

The Federal Attorney General’s Office for Environmental Protection (Profepa) temporarily closed five groynes installed at various points along the Yucatán coast after confirming that the structures lacked the required environmental impact authorizations issued by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat). The action stemmed from citizen complaints, which prompted inspections carried out on November […]