According to Mexico's Health Secretary, Hugo López-Gatell, the vaccination against the SARS-CoV-2 virus will be administered along with the influenza vaccine, as is done every year during cold and flu season, at health centers and clinics throughout the country.
As part of a 230-year-old indigenous ritual, the mayor of San Pedro Huamelula, Oaxaca, Víctor Hugo Sosa García, on Thursday married a caiman, (a crocodile-like animal). After Sosa and the reptile married, the mayor and his 'bride' danced to traditional music.
On June 26th, Mexico’s Ministry of Tourism presented Nayarit State’s Minister of Tourism, Juan Enrique Suárez del Real Tostado, with five new Pueblo Mágico designations for the Pacific Coast destination, including the towns of San Blas, Ahuacatlán, Amatlán de Cañas, Ixtlán del Río and Puerto Balleto.
AMLO recently announced that construction of the highway that will provide a shortcut between Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara will be completed by March 2024. Once completed, this highway will shorten travel time to 2 hours and 45 minutes.
Mexico's federal Environment Secretariat (Semarnat) announced last week that it will expand the 'zero tolerance' protection zone for the critically endangered vaquita. In this protected area, gillnets, used to catch the coveted totoaba fish, are permanently banned, as vaquitas often die after becoming entangled in them.
On Monday, June 26, the Mexico Ministry of Tourism announced the appointment of 45 new Pueblo Mágicos throughout the country, of which three can be found in Jalisco: Cocula, Sayula and Temacapulín, bringing the total number of Magical Towns in the state to twelve.
The first Mexican woman to set foot in space, Jalisco native Katya Echazarreta, will lead the first space camp to ever be held in Mexico this summer. Called 'Mission to Mars 2023', the aerospace camp will take place in Guadalajara from July 10 to August 4 and will allow up to 100 young people to learn about robotics, science and technology.
Irish automotive technology provider Aptiv will invest US$40 million in a new factory in El Salto, Jalisco, 29 kilometers from Guadalajara. Though already active in 8 other Mexican states, this will be the company's first factory in Jalisco, and it will be dedicated to the manufacture of spare parts for electric vehicles.
Through a unique partnership with New Story, Celaya Tequila will donate a portion of the proceeds from each bottle sold to an affordable housing project in Jalisco, Mexico. The initiative will make home and land ownership more accessible for vulnerable families throughout Jalisco, the beating heart of the tequila industry.
Because of the heat wave that has impacted Mexico since the beginning of this month and the associated increase in the use of air conditioning, the country’s electrical system has been strained, causing blackouts in parts of the country. Alerts have been issued in multiple states where temperatures have exceeded 45 degrees Celsius.
