http://www.mexperience.com/blogs/mexicoinsight Mexico Blog - Articles with informed commentary, news, information and local knowledge about Mexico Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:56:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Morelia, a colonial city situated in the mountains west of Mexico City, offers one of Mexico’s most attractive colonial experiences.  Morelia is capital city of the state of Michoacán, and is sometimes described as the ‘aristocrat’ of Mexico’s colonial treasures.  The city can be reached after a four-hour road trip ... http://www.mexperience.com/blogs/mexicoinsight/?p=232 2009 has been a tough year for the world’s tourism markets. Depending on whose figures are to be believed, we could determine that global flight passenger numbers are down between fifteen and twenty per cent; hotel bookings are down at least fourteen per cent, and so we may deduce that the ... http://www.mexperience.com/blogs/mexicoinsight/?p=231 In 2006, Mexico’s Congress passed a law that decreed three important public holidays should be observed on the third Monday of the month in which they pass, instead of being observed on their historical date.  One of these three includes Dia de la Revolucion that, instead of being observed on ... http://www.mexperience.com/blogs/mexicoinsight/?p=230 In addition to following Mexperience online, via our Blogs and our monthly Mexico Newsletter, readers and members can now also follow Mexperience on Twitter. Twitter is a social and business networking facility that enables people to broadcast short messages. Anyone 'following' those messages receives an instant notification when they are published ... http://www.mexperience.com/blogs/mexicoinsight/?p=229 Following months of research, planning and development work, we have today launched a major upgrade to Mexperience.com.  The upgrade is part of our planned investment program that has created – and continues to develop – the world’s leading website about travel, living & lifestyle and real estate in Mexico. The upgrade ... http://www.mexperience.com/blogs/mexicoinsight/?p=228 On Feb 1st, NIC Mexico, the Mexican Domain Name System authority, announced the opening of a new ‘Country Top Level’ domain: Dot-MX.   Hitherto the country’s top level domain name extension was the more protracted Dot-COM.MX. The domain authority was keen to promote the advent of its new country-code Top Level Domain (ccTLD), and position ... http://www.mexperience.com/blogs/mexicoinsight/?p=227 The first and second days of November mark one of the most important cultural and religious festivals on Mexico’s events calendar: Day of the Dead – a festival that emphasizes remembrance of past lives and celebration of the continuity of life.  Traditionally, November 1st honors deceased children and November 2nd ... http://www.mexperience.com/blogs/mexicoinsight/?p=226 Mexico will turn its clocks back by one hour this coming weekend, ending its spring and summer engagement with Daylight Saving Time. Officially, the clocks in Mexico will be turned back by one hour at precisely 0200 (2am) on Sunday, October 25th.  Europe too, will turn its clocks back by one ... http://www.mexperience.com/blogs/mexicoinsight/?p=225 Mexico’s geographical territory comprises a diverse topography including coastal plains, temperate highlands and extensive mountain ranges which climb to heights of over 10,000 feet above sea level. This diversity gives rise to a range of different climate zones. If you’re planning to visit Mexico on vacation, or for longer periods – ... http://www.mexperience.com/blogs/mexicoinsight/?p=224 Mexico observes a number of dates throughout the year to commemorate and celebrate key historical and cultural events in the country’s history. There are currently ten statutory national holidays in Mexico; however, only nine are observed annually; the tenth one, on December 1, is only observed every six years, on the ... http://www.mexperience.com/blogs/mexicoinsight/?p=223