Mexico Insight

We have just published a new guide to Cholula, located in the state of Puebla about a two-and-a-half hour road trip south of Mexico City.
Although Cholula is often over-shadowed by the nearby city of Puebla — just six miles away — we’ve chosen to highlight Cholula with its own guide on Mexperience as it offers travelers […]

What must be one of the world’s most awesome natural wonders has been discovered some 1,000 feet below ground in the Chihuahua desert, northern Mexico.  Chihuahua is by far Mexico’s largest state, sharing a considerable land border with the USA.  Chihuahua City is an important historical center and also a terminus for the spectacular Copper […]

As real estate markets begin to feel the effects of the financial crunch engulfing the world, a number of people have been contacting us to ask how real estate prices in Mexico are being affected by events.
Mexico’s real estate markets are highly localized and accurate data in regard to prices and historical trends is not […]

Mexico’s clocks were turned back by one hour last night.  Only since 1996 has the country been turning its clocks back one hour in the fall and turning them one hour forward in the spring.
Although Mexico’s clocks are turned back in tandem with Europe in the fall, the USA does not turn its clocks back one […]

What a difference a year can make.
In the fall of 2007 and again in the spring of 2008, we were writing about how the fall in the value of the US dollar was making Europe expensive and Mexico good value for American travelers.  Now, as traders liquidate assets world-wide, demand for dollars has surged, causing the US […]

The Colonial City of Morelia, capital of the beautiful state of Michoacan and situated about 200 miles west of Mexico City, is one of the country’s most significant and most attractive colonial treasures.  Mexico’s first Viceroy, Antonio Mendoza, orginally named this city Valladolid, after the city in Spain where he was born.  Following the country’s […]

As the world economy slows down and big companies begin to sharpen and swing their corporate axes, some people will be contemplating the possibility of taking a redundancy package and investing the money to start an independent business of their own – possibly, even, in Mexico.
Forget the idyllic setting of running your own beach-bar, restaurant […]

There is something quite special about exploring a colonial city in Mexico.   Cobbled-stone streets, narrow alleyways which break out into plazas and courtyards featuring fountains, balconies, beautifully tended window-boxes bursting with colorful flowers, bourgainvelia dripping down from the walls… sensational architecture, majestic cathedrals and churches, walled gardens, courtyard restaurants and cafes, historically important museums, vibrant cultural […]

Power cuts are a regular feature in Mexico.  If you travel to Mexico on vacation, you’re unlikely to notice it as most hotels and resorts have power back-up systems in place; however, if you plan to live and work or retire in Mexico, you’ll come to know that power cuts are part and parcel of the […]

The Mexican peso fell to a new low against the US currency this week; touching $14, and closing the week at around $13 pesos to the dollar.  Reasons cited included the global financial crisis, the fall in oil prices, and a resurgence of value of the US dollar in recent weeks.
Most travel services in Mexico, especially hotels, flights […]