Mexico Weather Maps
The BBC’s weather service has launched a new version of its leading-edge technology weather maps on the Internet, which offer detailed imagery and forecasts for countries and regions around the world – including Mexico.
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New Design for $200 Peso Bank Note
On September 8th 2008, the Bank of Mexico began to circulate a new series of the $200 Peso bank note. This latest issue follows-on from the re-design of the $50, $20 and $1,000 Peso Bank Notes, which are leaving behind the 'arty' Aztec...
Mexican Real Estate Developers
Real Estate Development companies are now well established in Mexico. Their presence in the Mexican real estate market is giving life to realty projects which offer a safe, professional and straightforward method to purchase a home here...
Mexico’s Taxi Colors
Street cabs in many capital cities around the world are painted in a standard color so as to make them easily recognizable and, at times, iconic; for example, the Yellow Cabs in New York, and the Black Cabs in London . . .
Read All About It
For a country where people read notoriously few books, and not too many newspapers, Mexico has a reasonably large number of news-stands and vendors - on just about every street corner, in fact. The larger stands sell more than just newspapers...
Mexico Wins ‘Most Beautiful Flag’ Poll
One of the readers of 20Minutos.es, a Spanish daily, launched an online poll within his 'web space', asking readers to vote for the flag which they felt was the most attractive, from an initial list of 104. The contest closed on July 7,...
Is Mexico Safe?
As highlighted in part one of this article, a fight for control of lucrative drug-trade routes between South America and the USA is propelling a wave of drug-gang violence in certain places in Mexico.
Drug Violence in Mexico
Mexico has been in the news for all the wrong reasons recently, and we have received a few emails from people asking about the safety situation in Mexico. This two-part blog gives a précis of the causes of the violence and examines how safe...
A Mal Tiempo, Buena Cara
Mexico City's new non-smoking rules have gone into effect, barring smoking in all enclosed areas of restaurants, bars and other public buildings.
New $1,000 Peso Bank Note
The Bank of Mexico launched a new $1,000 peso bank note on April 7, 2008. The new bill continues to feature the face of Miguel Hidalgo, the "Father of Mexican Independence", although the design and colors have been updated. When stores no longer...
A Time To Lose
More than a habit, it's a tradition in Mexico to leave things to the last minute, particularly when they involve interaction with the bureaucracy. This means long queues for passports, visas and other documents ahead of the holidays, and long queues outside the local...
Christmas Away from the Commotion
Some people traveling to spend Christmas away from home are beginning to choose quiet retreats, away from the crowds, commotion and mass consumerism of the festive season.
