Mexican workers in the U.S. sent a record $13.9 billion dollars home in the first quarter of 2023, which represents a year-on-year increase of 11.4 percent, according to the Bank of Mexico. This represents an increase of almost 1.5 billion dollars over the 12.5 billion received in the first three months of 2022.
After two years of relatively mild hurricane seasons, 2023 will see above-average activity in the Mexican Pacific. The Servicio Meteorológico Nacional has issued its forecast for the season, predicting a total of 16–22 named storms. Of all the events, at least 5 are expected to impact the entire Mexican Pacific coast.
For April 2023, the total number of terminal passengers at GAP’s 12 Mexican airports increased by 15.1%, compared to the same period in 2022. Guadalajara, Tijuana, Puerto Vallarta, and Los Cabos presented an increase in passenger traffic of 18.6%, 13.8%, 12.4%, and 11.6% respectively, compared to April 2022.
Lots of us have heard of the Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo, but not everyone knows what it celebrates. It is not, as some believe, Mexico's Independence Day. The festivities that occur on the fifth day of May commemorate a battle that was fought more than 50 years after Mexico declared its independence from Spain.
A 3-month-old German Shepherd puppy arrived in Mexico on Tuesday, after being flown from Turkey as a gesture of gratitude from the Turkish government for the help Mexico's search dogs lent after February's earthquake. It is hoped that the puppy will 'carry on the legacy' of Proteo, who died during the search for survivors.
Chinese truck maker Foton plans to build a second plant in Mexico to produce electric vehicles that it hopes to export to the US. Roberto Talavera, Foton's head of electric vehicles in Mexico, said the site for the plant has not yet been decided but they are carefully considering Jalisco and Aguascalientes.
May 1st, International Worker's Day, commemorates the historic struggle of working people throughout the world, recognized in every country except the U.S. and Canada. In Mexico, 'Día del Trabajo' is a Federal holiday with banks and government offices closed.
Puerto Vallarta and Jalisco's Capital, Guadalajara, were recently nominated in the 'World's Best Cities' category of the 2023 Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards, one of the most prestigious international awards in the travel industry. Voting is now open.
The second largest blue hole in the world has been discovered off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. The discovery was made by scientists from El Colegio de la Frontera Sur and the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología in 2021, but only now have researchers revealed its existence.
Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has at long last sold his predecessor’s jet, though at a fraction of what he hoped for. The government of Tajikistan bought the Boeing 787 Dreamliner for 1.66 billion pesos ($92 million USD), which the president said will be used to build two new hospitals.
