Thursday, December 26, 2024

My American Dream is in Mexico: Alan

Disaffected with the direction of the U.S., a Bay Area poet moved himself and his family to start a new life in Veracruz.

The top ‘México Mágico’ moments of 2024: Part 2

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A donkey won a "best dressed" contest and a croc checked into an all-inclusive. Here is part two of MND's 2024 wacky and wonderful news roundup.
Claudia Sheinbaum, who's election was one of Mexico's biggest news stories in 2024

Mexico’s year in review: The 10 biggest news and politics stories of 2024

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It was a year of great change in Mexico, as López Obrador bowed out of public life and President Claudia Sheinbaum stepped into power.
A collage of TV and movie posters from some of the best Mexican movies and TV that MND staff watched this year

Staff picks 2024: Our favorite Mexican movies and series this year

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Looking for some entertainment this holiday season? Mexico News Daily has you covered with our staff's favorite movies and series of the year.

The top ‘México Mágico’ moments of 2024: Part 2

0
A donkey won a "best dressed" contest and a croc checked into an all-inclusive. Here is part two of MND's 2024 wacky and wonderful news roundup.
Claudia Sheinbaum, who's election was one of Mexico's biggest news stories in 2024

Mexico’s year in review: The 10 biggest news and politics stories of 2024

0
It was a year of great change in Mexico, as López Obrador bowed out of public life and President Claudia Sheinbaum stepped into power.
A collage of TV and movie posters from some of the best Mexican movies and TV that MND staff watched this year

Staff picks 2024: Our favorite Mexican movies and series this year

0
Looking for some entertainment this holiday season? Mexico News Daily has you covered with our staff's favorite movies and series of the year.
A photo illustration of a speculative green hydrogen pipeline for illustrative purposes only

Green hydrogen projects worth US $21B in Mexico’s pipeline

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Mexico's Energy Ministry is funding 18 new green hydrogen projects, hoping to provide 3 million new jobs and help Mexico reach its emissions reduction targets by 2030.
The project addresses a major cross-border pollution problem by treating the sewage flowing north from the Tijuana River.

Tijuana River cleanup takes major step forward

2
Imperial Beach in San Diego, just north of the Mexico-U.S. border, is one of the country's most polluted beaches due to sewage flow from the Tijuana River.
Couple kisses in Mexico City

The top ‘México Mágico’ moments of 2024: Part 1

0
A 5-hour-long beso, an airborne birth and a drug bust that was "all the buzz"...here's part one of MND's 2024 wacky and wonderful news roundup.
Cuetzalan, Puebla, Mexico

The best of Hidden Mexico 2024

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A roundup of some of Mexico's most spectacular — yet underappreciated — destinations that we visited in 2024.
Dancers sculpted out of radishes as part of Oaxaca's Night of the Radishes

Mexico’s quirkiest Christmas tradition returns, drawing over 140 participants

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Christmas magic — and cash — grows from radishes in Oaxaca, where a quirky tradition draws the state's most creative sculptors.
ensalada de nochebuena

Celebrate Christmas Eve with a traditional Ensalada de Nochebuena

4
It's a salad so good it brings even the most fractious family together at Christmas.
La Rama in Veracruz

La Rama: A Christmas tradition that marches through time

1
Mexico has some unique traditions, but Veracruz's stick-waving, song-singing, mildly threatening La Rama might just be the most unique of all.
Ears of dried corn in a big pile

Mexico loses GM corn trade dispute with US

10
Mexico will have to modify its restrictions on genetically modified corn imports after a trade dispute panel sided with the United States.
Two photos, one of U.S. President-elect Trump and another of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum

Trump promises to designate Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations: Sheinbaum responds

59
President Sheinbaum responded with forceful rhetoric to the announcement, which would open the door to U.S. intervention in Mexico.
A photo illustration of a speculative green hydrogen pipeline for illustrative purposes only

Green hydrogen projects worth US $21B in Mexico’s pipeline

0
Mexico's Energy Ministry is funding 18 new green hydrogen projects, hoping to provide 3 million new jobs and help Mexico reach its emissions reduction targets by 2030.
The project addresses a major cross-border pollution problem by treating the sewage flowing north from the Tijuana River.

Tijuana River cleanup takes major step forward

2
Imperial Beach in San Diego, just north of the Mexico-U.S. border, is one of the country's most polluted beaches due to sewage flow from the Tijuana River.
Couple kisses in Mexico City

The top ‘México Mágico’ moments of 2024: Part 1

0
A 5-hour-long beso, an airborne birth and a drug bust that was "all the buzz"...here's part one of MND's 2024 wacky and wonderful news roundup.
Cuetzalan, Puebla, Mexico

The best of Hidden Mexico 2024

0
A roundup of some of Mexico's most spectacular — yet underappreciated — destinations that we visited in 2024.
Dancers sculpted out of radishes as part of Oaxaca's Night of the Radishes

Mexico’s quirkiest Christmas tradition returns, drawing over 140 participants

0
Christmas magic — and cash — grows from radishes in Oaxaca, where a quirky tradition draws the state's most creative sculptors.
ensalada de nochebuena

Celebrate Christmas Eve with a traditional Ensalada de Nochebuena

4
It's a salad so good it brings even the most fractious family together at Christmas.
A photo illustration of a speculative green hydrogen pipeline for illustrative purposes only

Green hydrogen projects worth US $21B in Mexico’s pipeline

0
Mexico's Energy Ministry is funding 18 new green hydrogen projects, hoping to provide 3 million new jobs and help Mexico reach its emissions reduction targets by 2030.
A woman browses books at a bookstore

Staff picks 2024: The best books about Mexico we read this year

2
Need a last-minute gift? These are MND staffers’ favorite Mexico-related reads of 2024.
Nacajuca's artisanal Christmas tree.

A brief history of the Christmas tree in Mexico

1
The beloved Christmas tree, originating in 16th-century Germany, found its way to Mexican soil through an unexpected historical event.
Christmas in Guanajuato

A blended Christmas makes for holiday happiness

0
Take a little from column A, a little from column B and you might just find you've got the Holiday season right.
Alan Chazarro and his family

My American Dream is in Mexico: Alan

2
Disaffected with the direction of the U.S., a Bay Area poet moved himself and his family to start a new life in Veracruz.
Stellantis N.V. is a multinational automotive manufacturing company formed from the merger in 2021 of the Italian–American conglomerate Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and the French PSA Group.

Stellantis prepares new investments in Mexico in 2025

0
Stellantis' investment will boost production at its Coahuila facility to nearly 1 million vehicle engines, the company said.
An industrial park in Mexico

Industrial parks set to draw US $6B in 2025

0
Three northern locations — Tijuana, Baja California, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, and Monterrey, Nuevo León — are primed to receive the bulk of the investment.
A Querétaro data center similar to the ones discussed in the podcast.

MND Deep Dive: Querétaro’s data center boom

3
Our subscriber-exclusive podcast looks at the new data firms setting up facilities in central Mexico.
MXN - Mexican Peso
USD
20.18
CAD
14.03
Floating rigs of a Pemex offshore oil drilling field, made possible by suppliers of goods and services

With state oil company Pemex behind on payments, small suppliers face financial crisis

3
Small Gulf Coast subcontractors are struggling to pay Christmas bonuses and other end-of-year obligations, or even shutting down entirely.
the Bank of Mexico, which sets the country's benchmark interest rates (Banxico)

Bank of Mexico cuts benchmark interest rate to 10%

0
Further rate cuts are expected in the new year as inflation declines across the country.
MXN - Mexican Peso
USD
20.18
CAD
14.03
Claudia Sheinbaum case study podcast

MND Deep Dive: A case study of President Sheinbaum

2
This week, our subscriber-exclusive podcast turns its focus to the woman in the top seat, examining her progress and challenges at the end of 2024.
President Claudia Sheinbaum smiles from the podium during her morning press conference, or mañanera

Sheinbaum denies textile tariffs are aimed at China: Friday’s mañanera recapped

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She also addressed claims that her party arranged for the withdrawal of criminal charges against a senator in exchange for his vote on judicial reform.
Alan Chazarro and his family

My American Dream is in Mexico: Alan

2
Disaffected with the direction of the U.S., a Bay Area poet moved himself and his family to start a new life in Veracruz.

Mexican slang 101: How to talk turkey like a native speaker

3
All the varo-related Mexican slang you could ever and how to use it.
A red box full of Mexican pesos, representing thee holiday aguinaldo bonus

‘Tis the season of aguinaldos: What to know about the annual holiday bonus

5
Come December, most Mexicans look forward to receiving one gift in particular: the Jolly Old Aguinaldo.
Cuetzalan, Puebla, Mexico

The best of Hidden Mexico 2024

0
A roundup of some of Mexico's most spectacular — yet underappreciated — destinations that we visited in 2024.
Playa Mayto in Jalisco as seen from within a beach hut. Hammock in foreground

Exploring the secrets of Cabo Corrientes

4
Discover the hidden gem of Cabo Corrientes, a ruggedly beautiful stretch of forest and coast just south of Puerto Vallarta.
A friendly gray whale off the Pacific Coast of Baja California Sur

A guide to whale watching in Baja California Sur

0
January through March is whale watching season in Baja California Sur, as the state plays home to nature's gentle giants/

Mexican slang 101: How to talk turkey like a native speaker

3
All the varo-related Mexican slang you could ever and how to use it.
A red box full of Mexican pesos, representing thee holiday aguinaldo bonus

‘Tis the season of aguinaldos: What to know about the annual holiday bonus

5
Come December, most Mexicans look forward to receiving one gift in particular: the Jolly Old Aguinaldo.
The project addresses a major cross-border pollution problem by treating the sewage flowing north from the Tijuana River.

Tijuana River cleanup takes major step forward

2
Imperial Beach in San Diego, just north of the Mexico-U.S. border, is one of the country's most polluted beaches due to sewage flow from the Tijuana River.
Ears of dried corn in a big pile

Mexico loses GM corn trade dispute with US

10
Mexico will have to modify its restrictions on genetically modified corn imports after a trade dispute panel sided with the United States.
Image of a luxury hotel in a tropical location, with a rooftop pool with white deck chairs around it, palm trees behind it and buildings in the far left background with wide balconies on each floor, like a hotel.

Kimpton to open hotel and residences in Monterrey

0
The hotel and branded residences will be located in Monterrey's Torre Rise, soon to be Latin America's tallest skyscraper.
The Guadalajara hotel is the area surrounding the Expo Guadalajara Club, a conglomerate of 19 hotels surrounding the Expo Guadalajara.

Guadalajara hotel area leads the country in convention and business tourism

0
Within the next two years, six new hotels plan to open in the city, with a total investment of 2 billion pesos (US $96.4 million).
La Rama in Veracruz

La Rama: A Christmas tradition that marches through time

1
Mexico has some unique traditions, but Veracruz's stick-waving, song-singing, mildly threatening La Rama might just be the most unique of all.
Nacajuca's artisanal Christmas tree.

A brief history of the Christmas tree in Mexico

1
The beloved Christmas tree, originating in 16th-century Germany, found its way to Mexican soil through an unexpected historical event.
A collage of TV and movie posters from some of the best Mexican movies and TV that MND staff watched this year

Staff picks 2024: Our favorite Mexican movies and series this year

0
Looking for some entertainment this holiday season? Mexico News Daily has you covered with our staff's favorite movies and series of the year.
Couple kisses in Mexico City

The top ‘México Mágico’ moments of 2024: Part 1

0
A 5-hour-long beso, an airborne birth and a drug bust that was "all the buzz"...here's part one of MND's 2024 wacky and wonderful news roundup.
Playa Mayto in Jalisco as seen from within a beach hut. Hammock in foreground

Exploring the secrets of Cabo Corrientes

4
Discover the hidden gem of Cabo Corrientes, a ruggedly beautiful stretch of forest and coast just south of Puerto Vallarta.
A friendly gray whale off the Pacific Coast of Baja California Sur

A guide to whale watching in Baja California Sur

0
January through March is whale watching season in Baja California Sur, as the state plays home to nature's gentle giants/
Chihuahua cheese

State by Plate: Chihuahua’s cheese and beef

1
From carne asada to the burrito to machaca to Chihuahua and asadero cheese, the noble cow has made Chihuahua's food delicious.
Taste of Mexico: Cacao in a cup

Taste of Mexico: Cacao

6
There is perhaps only one foodstuff that has been as important to Mexican history as corn. It's chocolate.
A dry water reservoir in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México

Restoring water to San Miguel de Allende, one reservoir at a time

7
As the best small city in the world faces down catastrophic water shortages, one group has banded together to make a difference.
An large open-pit mine in an arid area with mountains in the background

BCS legislators call on Baja California to reject copper mining mega-project

11
State lawmakers raised doubts about the company's water use plan, which identified a supposedly undiscovered aquifer in the Baja desert.

What do I need to know before undergoing laser skin treatment in Mexico?

0
Medical expert Dr. Lara returns to share her advice on how to find the best laser skin treatments in Mexico.

Beauty and wellness apps to help you look and feel great anywhere, any time

0
From destination wedding makeup to relaxing couples massages, these apps let you pamper yourself in style, anytime or anywhere.
Dancers sculpted out of radishes as part of Oaxaca's Night of the Radishes

Mexico’s quirkiest Christmas tradition returns, drawing over 140 participants

0
Christmas magic — and cash — grows from radishes in Oaxaca, where a quirky tradition draws the state's most creative sculptors.
La Rama in Veracruz

La Rama: A Christmas tradition that marches through time

1
Mexico has some unique traditions, but Veracruz's stick-waving, song-singing, mildly threatening La Rama might just be the most unique of all.
Nacajuca's artisanal Christmas tree.

A brief history of the Christmas tree in Mexico

1
The beloved Christmas tree, originating in 16th-century Germany, found its way to Mexican soil through an unexpected historical event.

The top ‘México Mágico’ moments of 2024: Part 2

0
A donkey won a "best dressed" contest and a croc checked into an all-inclusive. Here is part two of MND's 2024 wacky and wonderful news roundup.
A collage of TV and movie posters from some of the best Mexican movies and TV that MND staff watched this year

Staff picks 2024: Our favorite Mexican movies and series this year

0
Looking for some entertainment this holiday season? Mexico News Daily has you covered with our staff's favorite movies and series of the year.
Couple kisses in Mexico City

The top ‘México Mágico’ moments of 2024: Part 1

0
A 5-hour-long beso, an airborne birth and a drug bust that was "all the buzz"...here's part one of MND's 2024 wacky and wonderful news roundup.
Claudia Sheinbaum, who's election was one of Mexico's biggest news stories in 2024

Mexico’s year in review: The 10 biggest news and politics stories of 2024

0
It was a year of great change in Mexico, as López Obrador bowed out of public life and President Claudia Sheinbaum stepped into power.
The project addresses a major cross-border pollution problem by treating the sewage flowing north from the Tijuana River.

Tijuana River cleanup takes major step forward

2
Imperial Beach in San Diego, just north of the Mexico-U.S. border, is one of the country's most polluted beaches due to sewage flow from the Tijuana River.
Ears of dried corn in a big pile

Mexico loses GM corn trade dispute with US

10
Mexico will have to modify its restrictions on genetically modified corn imports after a trade dispute panel sided with the United States.
Two photos, one of U.S. President-elect Trump and another of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum

Trump promises to designate Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations: Sheinbaum responds

59
President Sheinbaum responded with forceful rhetoric to the announcement, which would open the door to U.S. intervention in Mexico.
ensalada de nochebuena

Celebrate Christmas Eve with a traditional Ensalada de Nochebuena

4
It's a salad so good it brings even the most fractious family together at Christmas.
Chihuahua cheese

State by Plate: Chihuahua’s cheese and beef

1
From carne asada to the burrito to machaca to Chihuahua and asadero cheese, the noble cow has made Chihuahua's food delicious.
Taste of Mexico: Cacao in a cup

Taste of Mexico: Cacao

6
There is perhaps only one foodstuff that has been as important to Mexican history as corn. It's chocolate.
Façade of Colegio San José, in Sonora, Mexico

How modern architecture revitalized Sonora

0
The Sonoran Desert and breathtaking landscapes have inspired new architects to build the state's new identity.
Image of a luxury hotel in a tropical location, with a rooftop pool with white deck chairs around it, palm trees behind it and buildings in the far left background with wide balconies on each floor, like a hotel.

Kimpton to open hotel and residences in Monterrey

0
The hotel and branded residences will be located in Monterrey's Torre Rise, soon to be Latin America's tallest skyscraper.
The Guadalajara hotel is the area surrounding the Expo Guadalajara Club, a conglomerate of 19 hotels surrounding the Expo Guadalajara.

Guadalajara hotel area leads the country in convention and business tourism

0
Within the next two years, six new hotels plan to open in the city, with a total investment of 2 billion pesos (US $96.4 million).
Zoncuantla Apartments façade

The new architecture revitalizing the state of Veracruz

3
The once proud state of Veracruz is seeing exciting new architecture and design, restoring the port to it's former glory.
The Zimapán dam in Hidalgo, Mexico.

Water in Mexico: The communities and companies leading the way to solutions

0
Here's a look back at the best of Water in Mexico, a series launched this year by Mexico News Daily that seeks to change the narrative surrounding water resources.
A dry water reservoir in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México

Restoring water to San Miguel de Allende, one reservoir at a time

7
As the best small city in the world faces down catastrophic water shortages, one group has banded together to make a difference.
An large open-pit mine in an arid area with mountains in the background

BCS legislators call on Baja California to reject copper mining mega-project

11
State lawmakers raised doubts about the company's water use plan, which identified a supposedly undiscovered aquifer in the Baja desert.

All you need to know about Eastern medicine in Mexico

3
Traditional Chinese medicine in Mexico is bigger than ever, with licensed practitioners all over the country offering a variety of techniques.

What do I need to know before undergoing laser skin treatment in Mexico?

0
Medical expert Dr. Lara returns to share her advice on how to find the best laser skin treatments in Mexico.

Beauty and wellness apps to help you look and feel great anywhere, any time

0
From destination wedding makeup to relaxing couples massages, these apps let you pamper yourself in style, anytime or anywhere.
Stellantis N.V. is a multinational automotive manufacturing company formed from the merger in 2021 of the Italian–American conglomerate Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and the French PSA Group.

Stellantis prepares new investments in Mexico in 2025

0
Stellantis' investment will boost production at its Coahuila facility to nearly 1 million vehicle engines, the company said.
An industrial park in Mexico

Industrial parks set to draw US $6B in 2025

0
Three northern locations — Tijuana, Baja California, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, and Monterrey, Nuevo León — are primed to receive the bulk of the investment.
A Querétaro data center similar to the ones discussed in the podcast.

MND Deep Dive: Querétaro’s data center boom

3
Our subscriber-exclusive podcast looks at the new data firms setting up facilities in central Mexico.
A woman browses books at a bookstore

Staff picks 2024: The best books about Mexico we read this year

2
Need a last-minute gift? These are MND staffers’ favorite Mexico-related reads of 2024.
Nacajuca's artisanal Christmas tree.

A brief history of the Christmas tree in Mexico

1
The beloved Christmas tree, originating in 16th-century Germany, found its way to Mexican soil through an unexpected historical event.
Christmas in Guanajuato

A blended Christmas makes for holiday happiness

0
Take a little from column A, a little from column B and you might just find you've got the Holiday season right.
Alan Chazarro and his family

My American Dream is in Mexico: Alan

2
Disaffected with the direction of the U.S., a Bay Area poet moved himself and his family to start a new life in Veracruz.
A hand holds a can of spam

Why is MND going ad-free? A perspective from our CEO

27
Mexico News Daily has gone ad-free as we continue to work towards creating the best possible experience for our readers, CEO Travis Bembenek writes.
A portrait of Claudia Sheinbaum in front of an illustration of an Indigenous woman holding a Mexican flag

Claudia Sheinbaum, a case study: A perspective from our CEO

41
Love her or hate her, there is much to learn from studying Sheinbaum's leadership choices, writes Mexico News Daily CEO Travis Bembenek.
A map of Mexico with a tiny Mexican flag planted on the country

Did Mexico really ‘miss the nearshoring boom’? A perspective from our CEO

13
A Wall Street Journal columnist says Mexico has missed the nearshoring boom. That couldn't be farther from the truth, MND executive Travis Bembenek writes.
A hand holds a can of spam

Why is MND going ad-free? A perspective from our CEO

27
Mexico News Daily has gone ad-free as we continue to work towards creating the best possible experience for our readers, CEO Travis Bembenek writes.
A portrait of Claudia Sheinbaum in front of an illustration of an Indigenous woman holding a Mexican flag

Claudia Sheinbaum, a case study: A perspective from our CEO

41
Love her or hate her, there is much to learn from studying Sheinbaum's leadership choices, writes Mexico News Daily CEO Travis Bembenek.
A map of Mexico with a tiny Mexican flag planted on the country

Did Mexico really ‘miss the nearshoring boom’? A perspective from our CEO

13
A Wall Street Journal columnist says Mexico has missed the nearshoring boom. That couldn't be farther from the truth, MND executive Travis Bembenek writes.