Mexico Insight

Earthquakes are naturally-occurring phenomena most commonly caused by a sudden release of energy from the planet’s crust, or movement of ‘fault lines’ deep beneath the Earth’s surface which cause seismic waves to occur.  Other events—such as volcano eruptions and major landslides can also cause them.    The Richter Scale (RS), popularly quoted to convey the magnitude [...]

We’ve introduced a number of important changes to the way in which we distribute information to our readers and members. We have introduced a News Section on Mexperience that encompasses our Mexico Blogs, Twitter, Facebook and our RSS Feeds.   And from today, our monthly newsletter will be a round-up of the most important news and articles we [...]

Hotel deals are plentiful throughout Mexico outside of the key holiday seasons. In Mexico these are Christmas and New Year, Easter, and the summer vacation season between late June and early September. As the demand for rooms falls, accommodation prices are usually discounted by hotels and resorts, or they offer ‘free’ extras like breakfasts, spa [...]

The meteorological office has announced that hurricane Celia, a category 1 hurricane, was hovering some 600 miles off the coast of Acapulco, and is not expected to cause any significant nuisance as it moves closer to land, by which time it’s expected to have reduced itself to a tropical cyclone. Hurricanes are a feature of [...]

Tentative signs that the airline industry is recuperating began to emerge recently, with the news that IATA expects airlines to ‘recover strongly’ this year, and some airlines announcing an expansion to their services, notably for those interested in Mexico: British Airways is launching a twice-weekly flight from London’s Gatwick airport to Cancun using a comfortable [...]

Google has been quietly moving-in to the real estate promotion business by enabling realty agents and property owners to upload listings to its Google Maps service in some countries. In Australia and the UK, for example, people looking for property to buy or to rent can now use Google Maps to find individual properties—listed by [...]

Chichen Itza is Mexico’s most visited archaeological park.  It’s situated in the heart of the Yucatan peninsula, virtually equidistant between the cities of Cancun and Merida.  A colossal number of tour groups make the journey from Cancun, Riviera Maya and Merida to visit this important ancient Maya city for a day. The archaeological park opens [...]

We’re pleased to announce the inauguration of our official Mexperience page on Facebook. Our Facebook page is now connected with our extensive website and Twitter page and will become an even more integrated part of Mexperience in the weeks ahead. You can find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Mexperience In addition to the articles and comments [...]

Today marks Mexperience.com’s 8th anniversary.   Since 2002, we have been publishing contemporary information about Mexico and, in doing so, we’ve helped millions of people to know Mexico better. This web site—like the Internet itself—has evolved considerably since our launch eight years ago.  Of late, the phenomenon of ‘social media’ has been playing a pivotal role and [...]