Even though international oil prices have dropped in recent weeks, the Mexican government raised pump prices Wednesday for the third time in August.
Mariachi festival turns 15
Guadalajara’s 15th International Mariachi Festival swings into gear
Thursday, August 28 with a free open-air concert in the Plaza de la
Liberacion, 8 p.m.
Put on your lifejackets please – and this time, we’re not kidding
Local authorities will step up safety measures to protect visitors following the recent drowning of a young man at Chapala’s waterfront.
Back to school has sting in the tail
Alarm clocks rang, mothers hurriedly made breakfasts and 1.6 million sleepy-eyed students in the state of Jalisco trudged off to school on Monday, when the six-week summer vacation came to an end.
If any of the 29 million young Mexicans returning to classes on Monday had glanced at the newspaper headlines they might have wondered what they were doing and turned back for home before they reached the school gates.
Sensual skin care that’s guilt-free too
For those of us whose consumer tastes steer the parallel, often divergent, paths of saving the world and pampering ourselves, the eternal quest is the beauty product that satisfies our conscience and our vanity.
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Charity builds homes for Mexico’s most needy
Volunteers and Casita Linda employees build homes for poverty-stricken families in
San Miguel de Allende.
Mini-skirt guidance is 'slap in the face' for women
Short-skirted women protested last Sunday's mass at Mexico City’s Cathedral.
A Mexican learns to love Iceland
After 15 years of living in Iceland, Mexican immigrant Ernesto Ortiz has tackled the challenges of life in the
far north.
On the go with Transito: 12 hours of traffic bedlam
Have you ever wondered where traffic cops are when you need them? So have we.
Mexicans don’t trust charities
Mexicans are particularly skeptical about how
charitable institutions use their donations.
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