Mexico Insight

On September 8th this year, the Bank of Mexico began to circulate a new series of the $200 Peso bank note. This latest issue follows-on from the re-design of the $50, $20 and $1,000 Peso Bank Notes, which are leaving behind the ‘arty’ Aztec feel of the previous series and ushering-in a new era of [...]

Real Estate Development companies are now well established in Mexico.  Their presence in the Mexican real estate market is giving life to realty projects which offer a safe, professional and straightforward method to purchase a home here. These property developers have weighed-in to Mexico’s real estate market investing, collectively, tens of billions of dollars of capital over [...]

One of the most breath-taking travel experiences Mexico has on offer is the Barranca de Cobre – Copper Canyon – an area of outstanding natural beauty situated in north-western Mexico. The ‘Copper Canyon’ is actually a series of twenty canyons, formed over the years by six rivers.  The area is some seven times the size [...]

In the USA, Canada and the UK you dial the same set of codes to connect with a cell phone, regardless of where you or the cell phone are ‘based’, whereas in Mexico you need to learn a few rules to be able to connect with cell phones. Mexico has adopted the ‘calling party pays’ scheme whereby it’s free [...]

Forget cramped seats, hot stuffy cabins and feeling every stone and bump in the road.  Bus travel in Mexico is a world apart from bus travel in places like the USA and the UK. Since the early 1990’s, Mexico has invested diligently in its intercity road network.  As a result, the country is today well connected [...]

Towns and cities across Mexico are preparing for the country’s Independence Day festivities which take place this month.  Walk around almost any town in Mexico now and you’ll see streets, town squares, schools, shops and commercial centers being dressed in patriotic decorations showing off a display of reds whites and greens – Mexico’s official colors. [...]