Mexico Lifestyle

Monument to the Mexican Revolution in Mexico City

November 20th: Anniversary of Mexico’s Revolution Day

November 20th is the anniversary of the start of the 1910 – 1917 Mexican Revolution. The date is observed on the third Monday in November

Speaking with the Right Accent in Spanish

In Spanish, accents are used for words that don't follow the rules for natural stress, to differentiate words with different meanings, and to split weak vowels

View looking up at the Monument to the Mexican Revolution

Los De Abajo — A Ground View of the Revolution

An insightful book that shares a portrayal of what it was like among the ragtag armies of rebels during Mexico's turbulent revolutionary period

The Five Vowel Sounds in the Spanish Language

One thing that makes Spanish quite an easy language to converse in for the beginner is that there are basically only five vowel sounds

It’s Urgent that You Wait

Mexican Spanish is versatile when it comes to questions of time and punctuality through use of the diminutive term, "ahorita"

Spanish and the Art of Managing Disappointment

Exploring a tidy arrangement of words in Spanish usage that most usually leads to the listener’s disappointment

Cultural Insight: Woe is the Malinchista

The expression 'malinchista' harks back five centuries to the native woman Malinche, who served as interpreter for Hernán Cortés

Public Rótulos and their Dubious Ortografía

Hand-painted signs and sales boards can provide artistic flair and sometimes amusement, but spelling is not one of the sign-writers' fortés

Clarity About Drinking the Water in Mexico

Whether your tap water is drink-able in Mexico depends on several factors; most people use filtered or bottled water, some are confident drinking tap water

Mexico Residency: Dealing with an Expired Residency Card

This article describes the procedures that exist for dealing with expired residency cards—whether you are inside or outside of Mexico on the card's expiry date