The number of monarch butterflies that showed up at their winter resting grounds decreased about 53% this year, Mexican officials said Friday. The Mexico head of the World Wildlife Fund said the reduction 'is not alarming' because last year's large numbers were 'atypical.'
Nestle SA is launching a reforestation project to plant at least 3 million trees in Mexico and Brazil in the next year and a half as the Swiss food group strives for carbon neutrality by 2050. At a cost of $1-$15 per tree, the first phase could cost as much as $45 million for planting alone.
Mexican consumers will soon be confronted with warning labels on food and beverages that contain too much sugar, fat or calories, as changes to the country's health regulations aimed at reducing the country's obesity and diabetes epidemics advance towards finalization.
Latin American e-commerce giant Mercado Libre will invest $420 million in Mexico in 2020 in an effort to gain a larger slice of the country's lucrative online retailing market. The online retailer has invested more than $1 billion in Mexico since 2017.
Mexico will celebrate National Tequila Day March 21-29 with tequila tastings, a cocktail contest and a host of cultural and musical activities, along with special food and drink menus at 62 restaurants in Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, Mérida, Tijuana and Mexico City.
Last December, the world's largest tequila producer, José Cuervo announced a new sustainability initiative called 'The Agave Project.' It's first creation is a bio-based drinking straw made from upcycled agave fibers that they plan to introduce this year.
A humpback whale was rescued Friday after being injured and entangled in illegal netting used by poachers in a federally-protected marine refuge in Mexico's upper Gulf of California. The dramatic rescue by Sea Shepherd, a marine wildlife conservation nonprofit, was caught on video.
The axolotl, a species of salamander endemic to Mexico City's Lake Xochimilco, may be endangered but it recently got some good news. The Bank of México announced that the amphibian will grace the new series of 50-peso notes to be put into circulation in 2022.
Microsoft is investing $1.1 billion into a variety of initiatives in Mexico designed to expand digital access in the country. Plans include cloud services from local datacenters, an education and skilling program to teach students digital skills, and AI projects to benefit society.
More than 4,000 people tied the knot in Juarez City on February 17, during Mexico's largest mass wedding ever. Thirty of the grooms and 15 of the brides were recently–arrived migrants from Cuba and Central America; another 33 couples were same-sex, according to government officials.
