A judge extended a ban on bullfighting in Mexico City indefinitely, raising the likelihood that the season will be cancelled at what claims to be the world's largest remaining venue. La Plaza Mexico, as the stadium is known, issued a statement Friday calling on fans to protest, saying it would appeal the ruling.
June's supermoon, known as the 'Strawberry Moon', will light up the night sky on Tuesday, June 14. The full moon will peak at roughly 7:00 CDT on Tuesday morning, but will not be visible in North American time zones until later that night, when it drifts above the horizon.
For May 2022, the total number of terminal passengers at GAP’s 12 Mexican airports increased by 13.7%, compared to the same period of 2019. Puerto Vallarta, Tijuana, Los Cabos and Guadalajara airports presented an increase in passenger traffic of 35.0%, 32.6%, 27.2% and 1.3%, respectively, compared to May 2019.
According to Javier Medina, President of the Association of Exporting Producers of Avocado of Jalisco (APEAJAL), the state is expected to export between 80 and 100 thousand tons of avocados to the U.S. this year. The estimated volume of avocado exports from Jalisco would represent about a third of the state's total production.
According to the 2022 State Competitiveness Index, after five years of being in second place, for the first time the state of Jalisco is ranked first nationally in patent applications. In the 2020-2021 period, Jalisco registered 227 patents, Mexico City had 196 registrations and Nuevo León ranked 3rd with 100 patents.
On May 31, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador signed an official decree banning the 'circulation and marketing' of vapers and electronic cigarettes. In addition to the prohibition of vapers in all their forms, the decree emphasizes the prohibition of the sale of 'solutions and mixtures used in said systems'.
During his Wednesday morning press conference, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said that there is a good chance that Mexico will eliminate Daylight Savings Time, since the energy savings it generates is not considerable and it adversely affects the health of Mexicans.
The Mexican government is preparing a presidential decree to reform the General Law for Tobacco Control to include a ban on smoking in public places, such as beaches, parks and stadiums. AMLO has already signed a draft version of the decree, which the Health Ministry sent to the National Commission for Regulatory Improvement for review.
Mexican experts have said that 35% more monarch butterflies arrived this year to spend the winter in mountaintop forests, compared with the previous season. Biologists documented the presence of the species in 2.84 hectares (7 acres) in protected areas of Michoacan and the State of Mexico this year, up from the 2.1 hectares last year.
According to the State Institute of Statistical and Geographic Information, Jalisco's unemployment rate fell to 2.4% in the 1st quarter of 2022. The economically active population of men decreased by 26,000 workers; the number of women working increased by 30,000.
