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Mexico Newsletter —
August 2025

Peak summer; Updated guidelines for visas; Social etiquette; Home stewardship; Places to live off the beaten path; Summer road trips; and more...

Noise Pollution vs Noise as a Status Symbol

Noise pollution in Mexico City continues to carry on — long after city planners took measures to reduce air contamination in the capital

Mexico’s UMA and Residency Qualification Criteria 2025

UMA is replacing Mexico's 'minimum wage' as a basis for official calculations. This article describes how it affects applications for legal residency.

Comprehension: ¿Me Entiendes, o Me Explico?

A brief summary of two phrases in Spanish that, on the surface, intend to verify understanding but may come across as fake humility

The Gender Problem in Spanish Language Grammar

In Spanish, feminine words end in an 'a' and masculine words in an 'o', and so do corresponding adjectives—but there are a number of exceptions

Wandering Around to Explore the Old Part of Acapulco

Wherever you stay in Acapulco, some exploration around the old part of this port city is worthwhile, and reveals why it was so popular in its heyday

Rush Hour Variety at Mexico City’s Traffic Lights

For variety, there's little that can beat the entertainers and purveyors of unwanted services who work the traffic lights of Mexico City

Driving Tip: Read the Signs, then Ask for Directions

Even today with many modern roads and bridges putting a first-world stamp on major cities, Mexico still has some notorious sign posting

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.

Variation on a Theme: the Spanish Verb Poder

The Spanish verb "poder" —to be able— can get tricky for Spanish language students as well as be a cause of headaches for Spanish speakers learning English

The Versatile Ending that Transforms Words in Spanish

A versatile Mexican Spanish suffix used as a kind of superlative for nouns can create a word that almost does the work of an entire sentence

Avid Trade and Five Hundred Years of Mexican Commerce

It will take more than a desire for modernity to do away with Mexico's deep-rooted traditions of commerce, which stretch back to Pre-Columbian times