A self-portrait by world-renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold for $34.9 million at a Sotheby's New York auction on Tuesday, marking the highest price ever paid at auction for a work of Latin American art. A Rivera painting had been the previous record-holder for highest auction price for a Latin American artist’s work - $9.8 million in 2018.
Videos and photos of a huge Bengal tiger wandering near the Juanacatlán-Tapalpa highway in Jalisco, Mexico, went viral on social media channels last Sunday. The feline was captured on Sunday night by the Ministry of the Environment and Territorial Development (Semadet) of the state of Jalisco.
A leading highlight of Christie’s Spring 2022 Latin American Art Sale, set to take place on March 11, 2022, will be Diego Rivera’s rediscovered masterpiece 'La bordadora' (The Embroiderer). Painted in 1928, this exquisite work pays homage to folk and craft based practices and the role of Indigenous women in preserving these enduring traditions.
The Office of the Federal Prosecutor for the Consumer (Profeco) has sanctioned airlines Volaris and Viva Aerobús for failing to comply with two warnings. Three of Mexico’s airline companies were warned by the agency earlier this month regarding charges for carry-on baggage. To date, only AeroMéxico has complied.
For October 2021, the total number of terminal passengers at GAP’s 12 Mexican airports increased by 3.4%, compared to the same period of 2019. Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta and Tijuana airports presented an increase in passenger traffic of 27.5%, 17.8% and 15.1%, respectively, while the Guadalajara airport presented a decrease of 7.8%.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit the White House on November 18 to meet with President Joe Biden for the first North American Leaders' Summit since 2016. The summit comes shortly after the US began easing restrictions on travel for fully vaccinated visitors from Canada & Mexico.
Due to the drop in accumulated cases, hospitalizations, active cases and the Covid-19 positivity rate in Jalisco, the Board of Health on Monday approved increased capacities and lessened restrictions for commercial, social, and recreational activities. However, the December pilgrimages, patron saint festivities and posadas are prohibited.
As global demand for avocados continues to rise, new market opportunities are opening up for Mexican producers to place their product in other countries besides the US. Although Michoacán is the leading avocado producing state in the country, growers from Jalisco, Nayarit and Morelos are making inroads in the international market.
About six million AstraZeneca vaccines arrived in Mexico on Saturday. Data from the health ministry showed 5,993,700 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in the Latin American country. News of the vaccine delivery comes after Mexico received almost 6.5 million doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine.
As part of his third government report, Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro Ramírez said that he anticipates the State to return to green when Mexico's Covid-19 Risk Traffic Light Map is updated next week. This is positive news for Puerto Vallarta, as a good number of tourists are expected during the winter season.
