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Merida, known as the “white city” is the capital of the state of Yucatan on Mexico’s south east peninsula. It is one of the only cities in Mexico–and the...

The sea port city of Veracruz is situated south east of Mexico City on Mexico’s Gulf coast. The Spanish conqueror, Hernan Cortes landed at Veracruz in 1519 and made...

Several years ago, when Mexico introduced a law mandating a single price for books, it was argued that it might not make books cheaper, but would lead to more...

When you’re planning to live in Mexico—whether full time, or part time—or if you’re in the throes of some retirement planning—you need to undertake a large amount of research...

Notwithstanding the drug-related problems, the overwhelming majority of foreign visits to Mexico remain trouble-free.

The international rumpus in 2011 over jokes about Mexicans made on the British television program Top Gear, and Mexico's reaction—probably overreaction—to some silly comments, may cause people to wonder...

The Festival Internacional Cervantino has been celebrated in Guanajuato since 1972 and is the result of the outstanding quality and tradition of its University’s Theater Group, especially its repertoire...

In an effort to stem the flow of illegal cash funds passing through Mexican banks and businesses, Mexico introduced a series of measures to limit the amount of foreign...

Good news for anglophones from the Spanish Royal Academy and its associates across the Spanish-speaking world. According to the latest changes to the Academy’s Ortografía – spelling dictionary –...

How the Mexican tradition of the "puente" is capable of withstanding the modern industrialized bank holiday Monday

Mexico's peso has had a rocky history against the US dollar. Periods of stability have been followed by periods of great turmoil and resulting devaluations.

On September 16, 1810, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla freed the prisoners in the town of Dolores who had been locked up by the Spanish authorities and called on the...