Discover Mexico

This big pineapple of a city is spiky, with blotches of rot, but plenty of sweet, juicy bits too

A case study about water heater use and maintenance in a typical Mexican home

Mexico’s realty market has not escaped the world-wide downturn property, in good part due to the knock-on effects of the financial trouble which began in 2007-2008. However, Mexico’s...

When I arrived in Puebla in August 2007 to study Spanish, I’d planned to stay for four months. Four years later, I’m still here, happily, with no plans to...

Legislation passed into law in 2014 and fully enacted on January 1, 2015 has shaken-up Mexico's telecommunications market and effectively made fixed-line telephone calls and internet services from residential...

Traveling longer distances by bus might not be as trendy, or as fast, or as comfortable as flying, but it's generally cheaper with frequent services between major towns and...

Mexico City’s official taxi colors have undergone no less than four changes over the last two decades: from the iconic yellow beetle bugs to green and white “eco” cabs...

Every now and again, Mexico's National Statistics Institute publishes off-beat snippets that have no bearing on the country's economic situation

Seasoned readers of these pages may know that we have often extolled the virtues of exchanging your foreign currency in cash when you get to Mexico, and not before....

For people in Mexico City who are in the habit of hanging on to their cars until the wheels fall off or their mechanic solemnly declares the erstwhile miracle...

If you’re planning to live, work, retire or buy a home in Mexico, you’ll probably find that there is a need to transfer money regularly between your home country...

One of the world’s most awesome natural wonders was discovered 1,000 feet below ground in the desert of northern Mexico