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Update: Ensenada Says No to Unsustainable Development
 Bill Esparza
Last week, the government in Ensenada, Mexico ended months of uncertainty in the Valle de Guadalupe by beginning the process to cancel a concession which threatened to drastically transform Mexico's top wine region into a highly unsustainable model for touristic purposes.
Are Over-the-Border Prescription Drugs Worth It?
 Nancy A. Melville
You can see the signs before you even cross the border from the US into Mexico - farmacias pitching prescription drugs for a fraction of the price you'd have to pay in the US. However most public health experts in the US are united in warning 'caveat emptor' to buyers.
Calculating the True Cost of Car Rental in Mexico
 Matt Gibson
Looking online you might be impressed with car rental rates in Mexico: $6, $8, or even less than $20 a day for an SUV. It seems perfect. But, you know what they say about deals that sound too good to be true. How do you calculate the true cost of your car rental in Mexico?
 Mexico's Voice Actors Speak Up About Their Low Wages
 Russ Finkelstein
Eduardo Ramírez, the voice of Homer Simpson in Spanish, is part of a growing group of Mexico's trained actors who feel that their work is undervalued, especially as the dubbing industry gets more competitive and companies outsource the work to other Latin American countries.
Lionfish are Decimating Coral Reef Fish Populations
 Melissa Gaskill
Lionfish are wreaking havoc in the Atlantic from Cape Hatteras to the coast of Mexico. Conservationists wrestling with the problem of the invasive fish have suggested that recreationally and commercially harvesting the species for food could decrease its numbers.
Study: Dolphins in 'Bad Shape' After BP Oil Spill
 Associated Press
Bottlenose dolphins with missing teeth, lung disease, and abnormal hormone levels were found swimming in the Gulf of Mexico a year after the BP oil spill, US researchers say. And nearly 1,000 dolphins and whales were stranded between April 30, 2010 and January 26, 2014.
Smuggling Cheap Prescription Medicine From Mexico
 Lorne Matalon
About 33 percent of Texans have no medical insurance. As a result, physicians and law enforcement are tracking a relatively new trend - the smuggling of cheap prescription medicine in bulk from Mexico to US patients who no longer feel safe shopping for them over the border.
Mexico Designing Tourism Office for Visitor Safety
 Tourism-Review.com
Mexico's Secretary of Tourism reported that the government is designing a Federal Tourism Office whose main goal is comprehensive security. The office will ensure that tourist destinations have acceptable levels of public safety and services designed to help visitors.
Mexico's Airlines Post Record Number of Passengers
 Alejandro de la Rosa
According to data from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation during 2013 the seven airlines operating in México’s domestic market moved 30.5 million passengers, 8.5 percent more than the previous year, and the largest number of passengers in its history.
Migrating Monarch Butterfly Numbers At All Time Low
 Associated Press
The stunning and little-understood annual migration of millions of Monarch butterflies to spend the winter in Mexico is in danger of disappearing. After steep and steady declines in the previous three years, numbers have now dropped to their lowest level since 1993.
Supreme Court: Equal Benefits for Same-Sex Couples
 J. Lester Feder
The Mexican Supreme Court has ruled that the ministry overseeing pensions and health benefits — the Instituto Mexicano de Seguro Social — must give same-sex couples who are married or registered under state civil union laws, all the same benefits of opposite-sex couples.
Mexico Ends Ban on Re-Electing Government Officials
 David Agren
On Friday, Mexico overhauled a decades-old election system that forbid second terms for legislators - a ban critics said resulted in lawmakers having little incentive to do their jobs. Costa Rica is the only other democracy in the hemisphere with prohibitions on re-election.
J/24 N. American Championship Regatta, Copa Mexico
 JBoatNews.blogspot.mx
Warm waters, winds from 12 to 25 knots, plenty of sunshine, and those famous parties await you at one of the best sailing venues worldwide. The 2014 J/24 North American Championship Regatta Copa Mexico will take place on the waters of Bahia de Banderas, March 16-21, 2014.
Mexico Celebrates Constitution Day February 3rd
 Maria Francesca
February 5th is Mexican Constitution Day, commemorating the day the Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos was signed in 1917. Nowadays, the official observance is on the first Monday of the month, which in 2014 falls on February 3rd.
Mexicans from Veracruz Increasingly Run US Carnivals
 Joshua Partlow
Does the word 'carny' bring to mind barbed-wire tattoos and Marlboro reds? That culture is fading away. The new face of the American carnival worker is Mexican — more specifically, Tlapacoyan. Without them, a lot of carnivals, circuses, and fairs would be out of business.
What Gender Inequality Looks Like in Latin America
 Johanna Mendelson Forman
When half of the population is faced with wage discrimination, the development of any country will suffer. And from the looks of it, according to a report released earlier this week, the wage gap between women and men in Mexico is alarming and in need of change.
Vogue to Publish Book on Frida Kahlo in February
 LaPrensasa.com
Vogue magazine has announced that it will be launching a book on the life and cultural contribution of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo in Mexico and Latin America in February. The book will include a series of photos and biographical sketches by a number of reputable authors.
Latin America Leaders Declare Region a 'Zone of Peace'
 Peter Orsi
Leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean signed a resolution declaring the region a 'zone of peace,' pledging to resolve disputes without the use of arms. The declaration came on the final day of a summit of Western Hemisphere nations minus the US and Canada.
Mexico Puts Permanent Ban on Fishing for White Sharks
 Prensa Latina
A permanent ban has recently been put on fishing for white sharks in Mexican waters. There is also a warning that white sharks caught while fishing for other species must be released back to the sea and that those who violate the agreement will be subject to penalties.
Mexico Gay Rights Movement Gradually Gaining Ground
 Duncan Tucker
Intolerance of sexual diversity remains common across much of Mexico and Latin America, yet the region has seen rapid change in recent years. Democratization and an increased respect for human rights are two factors helping the expansion of gay rights across the region.
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