Another earthquake of 5.8 magnitude struck in the central region of the Mexican Pacific at 3:17 this morning. This time, the quake's epicenter was off the coast of Colima, in the municipality of Tecomán. The aftershock shook the Puerto Vallarta and Bahía de Banderas region. Many citizens felt the earth tremble despite the early hour.
Over the next few weeks, the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area (AMG) will be part of the 'We Love Cities' campaign, organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). This initiative seeks to promote love for the metropolis and develop a significant commitment with citizens to consolidate the sustainable development of the AMG.
With the aim of facilitating environmental balance and generating alternatives for food production, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER Jalisco) will spend $7,946,000 pesos this year to support 42 municipalities in the establishment or improvement of 'Viveros' (greenhouses and nurseries).
The 'escaramuzas' – or charro women from Jalisco – are forging boldly ahead by founding a school to train young and teenage girls in horsemanship and “charreria,” Mexico's national sport that is usually dominated by men. The school officially opened its doors in San Martin de Hidalgo, Jalisco, in early September.
According to the 2023 Federal Expenditure Budget Project, the CFE's investment projects in clean and renewable energies favors geothermal energy, where it plans to invest 1.5 billion pesos in at least 9 investment projects. Meanwhile, only 16.7 million pesos will be invested in three solar and wind energy plants.
Mexico’s Independence Day is celebrated in the month of September, on the 16th (and the previous night.) Celebrating independence from Spain, it is the country's most patriotic holiday. The period in which Mexico became independent lasted 11 years (1810-1821), consisted of several phases, and was led by men of diverse ideologies.
The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs said Mexico is the number one destination for Americans planning to move abroad. By late 2021, there were 1.6 million living in Mexico. But some say that the growing number of US migrants to Mexico is pricing the native population out of the real estate market.
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).
