In Mexico, September is 'El Mes de la Patria,' the month of the country, when Mexico celebrates its Independence from Spain on September 16th. In true Mexican style, Puerto Vallarta celebrates with plenty of festivities, activities and entertainment - all month long.
For August 2022, the number of passengers at GAP’s 12 Mexican airports increased by 19.8%, compared to the same period of 2019. Tijuana, Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos and Guadalajara presented an increase in traffic of 43.2%, 37.3%, 29.6% and 6.3% respectively.
Mexico notched up yet another record with remittances hitting almost US$5.3bn in July, up 16.5% over the same month in 2021. This marks the 3rd consecutive month that remittances reached a record amount, following highs recorded in May ($5.142bn) and June ($5.144bn).
On September 28, the Chamber of Deputies' Energy Commission will rule on President AMLO's proposal to eliminate Daylight Saving Time in Mexico. The head of the Energy Commission, Manuel Rodríguez, said the cancellation of the time change is practically a reality.
Mack Rutherford, the 17-year-old Belgian-British pilot who stopped in Puerto Vallarta on his solo flight around the world in an ultralight plane, landed on a runway west of Sophia, Bulgaria on Wednesday, completing his 5-month-long journey and claiming the two Guinness World Records he was attempting to win.
At his Tuesday morning press conference, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador celebrated the "historic" foreign direct investment (FDI) of more than 27.5 million dollars that the country received in the first half of 2022, an increase of 49.2 percent compared to the same period in 2021.
From January to May 2022, Mexico hosted approximately 25.4 million international visitors. According to the Datatur system from Mexico's Ministry of Tourism, foreign exchange revenue from international visitors during the five-month period was $11.416 billion, representing an increase of 95.6 percent over the same period in 2021.
Previously held in Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Argentina, the 2022 edition of Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants event, sponsored by San Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, will be held in Mérida, Mexico. An exclusive events program hosted throughout Mérida will culminate in the awards ceremony on the evening of November 15.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said last week that his administration aims for all of Mexico to be covered by the IMSS-Bienestar health program by the first half of 2023. With this, the federal government would assume control of the public health service around the country, 'to improve healthcare services in Mexico'.
Mexico is considering investing around 30 billion pesos ($1.50 billion USD) to boost internet connectivity across the country, especially in isolated rural areas, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said last week. 'We want everyone, especially those most remote and especially students, to have access to the internet,' he said.
