Mexico Insight

What with the 2005 hurricane season having been one of the most active (and destructive) on record, interest is once again being focused on the current year’s crop of hurricanes which have begun, pretty much on schedule.
Hurricane season in Mexico can begin as early as late June or July, although August thru October tend to be the most ‘active’ […]

Its IS possible for foreigners to own property in Mexico — even by the beach (read the Guide to Real Estate in Mexico for details).  However, regardless of whether you are Mexican or not, you cannot own the beach.
Technically (legally), there is no such thing as a ‘private beach’ in Mexico.  Under the Consitution, all beaches are public […]

The President of the Mexico City Hotels Association and the President of the National Congress of Travel Agency Associations were among a group of business leaders attending a press conference yesterday calling upon the Mexico City Government to bring to an end the encampments which continue to block much of the Historical Center of the […]

For the last couple of years, we have been keeping track of a ‘basket of products and services’ in Mexico in a bid to bring our readers some local knowledge about the costs of living in Mexico.  We update the list twice a year and publish it online.
Registered Members get full access to the updated list, […]

Last Saturday, Mexico’s Electoral Tribunal ruled against a full recount of votes in last month’s Presidential Election and, instead, ordered a partial recount.
As a result, sympathizers of Mr Lopez Obrador have continued their demonstrations in Mexico City’s historic center and the main boulevards leading to it.
The continuing demonstrations are an extension of the campaign to demand a full recount of […]

Following Mexico’s closely-contested Presidential Election last month in which Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador lost by a wafer-thin margin of 0.58%, or 244,000 votes, Mr Obrador’s sympathizers have been stepping up their protests as part of a campaign to demand a full recount of the 41 million ballot papers that were cast nation-wide on 2 July.
This week, […]

Mexico is likely to be even more accessible from a greater number of US cities in the future.   The move to open more routes from the US to Mexican cities is being driven by a US-Mexico air agreement, growing numbers of tourists traveling to Mexico, and airline’s desire to open new routes outside of the […]