Mexico City's government last week banned single-use plastic bags to complement worldwide efforts to protect the environment. The ban that began Jan 1 prohibits the sale or distribution of the bags pervasive everywhere from Walmart to corner shops.
The editors of International Living have released their picks for the Best Places in the World to Retire in 2020. Out of the 24 countries listed on this year's Global Retirement Index, Latin American destinations took 5 of the Top 10 spots - and Mexico came in at #4!
Archaeologists in Mexico have unearthed the remains of a huge Mayan palace that's estimated to be more than 1,000 years old. The palace was in use during two eras of Mayan civilization, according to Alfredo Barrera Rubio, one of the lead archaeologists on the site.
The Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City recently introduced the second baby giraffe born at the facility last year. The female calf, born on Oct 23 and already as tall as a full-grown human, adds to the more than 170 animals born in 2019 at the capital city's 96-year-old zoo.
The Walt Disney Company Mexico on December 26 announced the departure of the Radio Disney in Mexico, one of the most popular radio stations among young listeners in 12 cities, including Mexico City, Guadalajara, Morelia, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta.
The Christmas trade is big business in Mexico. While Christmas-related goods represent only a fraction of Mexico's $346.5 billion in total exports to the US, the nation's poinsettia exports totaled around $15.9 million in 2019, while ornaments generate $3 to $4.5 million annually.
Christmastime is a magical time to be in Mexico. Mexican Christmas customs are an eclectic mixture of the old and the new, including elements from Europe, traditions developed in Mexico, and, in recent years, festive holiday trimmings from the United States.
No flower says Christmas like the poinsettia, but do you ever wonder where the beautiful perennial we call the 'Christmas Plant' got its start? With the Christmas season here, and red floral displays everywhere, you may like to know the origin of this very intriguing plant.
The Mexican government, labor and business sectors last week agreed to raise the daily minimum wage by 20% in 2020, the second consecutive major increase aimed at restoring the purchasing power of the country's lowest earners. As of January 1, minimum wage will be 123.22 Pesos a day.
Anchors that may have belonged to the ships of Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés were found off the coast of Villa Rica, just north of the port city of Veracruz, Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) announced on Monday.
