Foreign Native

A common opinion heard in Mexico is that something ought to be done about the hordes of street vendors who line the sidewalks of the capital, cluttering the entrances to Metro stations, and blocking access to stores, offices and other buildings. Veritable armies of vendedores ambulantes make up a fairly large part of what is [...]

According to recent news reports, government schools in the southern state of Oaxaca decided not to take any notice of this year’s change in the clocks, which went into effect April 1. There was a certain irony in the “secretary for conflicts” of the local section of the teachers union that kept Oaxaca state schools [...]