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Making payment at a store using a smartphone

Making Payments in Mexico Using Your Smartphone

The latest payment terminals in stores, supermarkets, and restaurants across Mexico enable customers to use their smartphones to pay

Growing Refreshment in Mexico’s Coffee Regions

Mexico’s highland topography and the rich nutrients in its volcanic soils combine to create an ideal natural environment for growing fine quality coffee beans

Local Bread Shops, Neighbors, and Nostalgia

An important and insightful part of Mexico's past and present are its bread shops, found on many busy corners of its towns and cities

Essential Skills for Expats 3: Negotiation & Bargaining

In part three of this series, discover how how trade, negotiation, and bargaining are woven-in to the fabric of everyday Mexican culture

A Nice Cup of Tea: Searching for Camellia Sinensis

Finding "a decent cup of tea" in Mexico used to be difficult, but specialist purveyors are now offering more choice, albeit at a premium

Mexican Cell Phones: Calling Plans for North America

Mexican cell phone plans offer unlimited calling and generous data allowances across Mexico, the US, and Canada—it's never been more affordable to keep in touch

Buying Imported Foods and Homeware in Mexico

Learn about stores and emporiums where you can buy imported foods and goods which years ago were not available anywhere in Mexico

Leafing Through Bookworms’ Choices in Mexico

Online marketplaces have transformed access to books in Mexico, although traditional bookshops continue to ply a brisk trade here

Smoke-Free Mexico Offers No Substitutes for Quitters

Ex-smokers and those trying to quit smoking can't find tobacco substitutes in Mexico. Vaping is banned and vaping products may be confiscated at the border.