Monday, February 10, 2025
A man points at the Casa Blanca wetlands

How a Jalisco town saved their wetlands

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Once blighted by pollution, the residents of Casa Blanca have worked to restore, save and grow the wetlands that surround their town.
Chinese new year careyes

Celebrating Chinese New Year along Mexico’s remote Costalegre

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The sleepy-yet-luxurious town of Careyes turned out to be the ideal spot to welcome the Year of the Snake.
Bucket of tamales de bola, Chiapas food

State by Plate: Dishes of Chiapas

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Mexico's most southern state has a rich culinary tradition as old as the culture that lives there.
online banking

A tale of dumb and smart phones and better days

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20 years ago, the only app was Snake. We were happy, and we didn't know it.
Port of Cabo San Lucas as seen from the sea

Is Los Cabos too expensive?

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Golf at over US $400 per round, skyrocketing hotel prices and housing costs have many wondering if Los Cabos is finally unaffordable.

Mexico’s champion boxers: The world title holders dominating men’s boxing

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The story of Mexican boxing is the story of success against all odds, thanks to these legendary winners.
Immigrants wave American flags at a U.S. citizenship ceremony

Stop deporting Catholics: A reader’s perspective

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A friend's joke leads Chicago lawyer Stephen Rice to reflect on what it mean when U.S. citizens round up and deport their neighbors.
Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum at her morning press conference, where she declared 2025 as Year of the Indigenous Woman

Sheinbaum declares 2025 as Year of the Indigenous Woman: Friday’s mañanera recapped

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Sheinbaum also promised to veto a wage garnishment law and defended her Pemex policy.
A Mexico City sign showing the value of the Mexican peso, which lost value against the US dollar after a US employment report

Mexican peso drops after weak U.S. jobs report

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The peso also faces pressure from Mexico's recently lowered interest rates and the uncertainty generated by Trump tariff threats.
A baseball pitcher in a red Mexican uniform throws the ball at a Caribbean Series Mexico vs Dominican Republic game

Undefeated Mexico prepares to face DR in Caribbean Series championship

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Star-studded teams from Mexico and the Dominican Republic will face off at the championship game Friday night in Mexicali.
U.S. troops and a tank at a San Diego Border Patrol station in late January.

US to pursue ‘total elimination of cartels;’ Sheinbaum says they should start at home

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"Border czar" Tom Homan said Trump won't hesitate to use the U.S. military against Mexican cartels, if deemed necessary.
CDMX lingerie

A Valentines guide to Mexico City’s hottest lingerie boutiques

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The most romantic day of the year is just around the corner — so Capitalinos: get ready.
Mazatlán, Sinaloa beachside cliffs

As Carnival approaches, Mazatlán seeks to reactivate its tourism sector

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Sinaloa's security crisis is strangling the beach town's tourist economy. Can Carnival 2025 change that?
Price signs in a produce market, showing inflation in Mexico

Inflation continues to trend down in January

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It has been years since inflation was this close to the national bank's 3% goal.
Oaxaca artisans protest cultural appropriation

Oaxaca artisans accuse U.S. brands of stealing traditional designs

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The Culture Ministry promised to initiate immediate legal proceedings against the brands accused of plagiarizing Mixtec intellectual property.
Facade of the Bank of Mexico

Bank of Mexico cuts interest rate to 9.5%

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With a vote of 4-1, the central bank lowered Mexico's benchmark interest rate half a point, after five quarter-point cuts in 2024.