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New Cisco Operations-Engineering Center in Guadalajara
 cisco.com
As part of their ongoing commitment to expand manufacturing in Mexico, Cisco announced Wednesday the opening of its Operations-Engineering Center in Guadalajara. The new Center will support the Cisco supply chain operation's expansion in Latin America.
Deforestation Triples in Mexico Butterfly Reserve
 Associated Press
Illegal logging more than tripled in the monarch butterfly's wintering grounds in central Mexico, reversing several years of steady improvements, investigators announced Tuesday. Almost all of the loss occurred in just one rural hamlet in the state of Michoacan.
Cancun Takes Innovative Steps to Deal With Seaweed
 BanderasNews.com
Some innovative solutions for dealing with the surge of Sargassum seaweed on Cancun and Riviera Maya beaches are producing some positive results. While offshore nets help keep it off hotel beaches, a plan to turn the kelp into fertilizer is underway.
US, Mexico Open First New Rail Link in Over a Century
 Reuters
The United States and Mexico, which have nearly $600 billion in annual trade, opened the first new rail link between the two countries in more than a century on Tuesday in the Texas border city of Brownsville. The new rail link will largely carry freight, officials said.
Bud Light Launches Home Delivery App in Mexico
 canal.la
Seeking to expand its distribution channel of beer in Mexico, Bud Light recently announced the launch of a new mobile application. Called 'ModeloNow,' the service offers no-cost home delivery of a wide variety of beer brands through a smartphone, tablet or personal computer.
Center for Biological Diversity Opens Office in Mexico
 BiologicalDiversity.org
The Center for Biological Diversity, a leading U.S. wildlife-protection group, opened an office in Mexico this week to help save endangered sea turtles, porpoises and other wildlife from extinction. The office is the Center's first outside the United States.
Experts Unearth Ancient Aztec Skull Rack in Mexico City
 TechTimes.com
The National Institute of Anthropology and History announced August 20 that a team of archaeologists working in Mexico City's historic center has unearthed an ancient skull rack, which has been mentioned in early texts dating back to the second half of the 16th century.
Mexico City to Build Cultural Corridor in Zona Rosa
 ElEconomistaAmerica.com
Mexico City's government plans to build an elevated cultural corridor over the centrally located Chapultepec avenue with about 1 billion pesos ($60.5 million) in private investment, officials said. The project will break ground in September and be completed in 18 months.
LGBT Confex Fifth International Business Forum Update
 Carlos Lopez
In a press conference held last week in the Mexican city of Merida, Mexico, organizers of the fifth edition of LGBT Confex's International Forum reaffirmed that the city and conference is ready to take place on September 18 and 19 at the Yucatan Siglo XXI convention center.
Mexico Will Deploy Drones to Stop Turtle Egg Poachers
 International Business Times
Authorities in Mexico will deploy drones on southwestern beaches in Oaxaca to protect against a reported surge in turtle egg poaching of the threatened Olive Ridley turtle, which return to the country's coast each year to lay their eggs in the sand.
Bi-National Start-Up to Assist Expats Living in Mexico
 BanderasNews.com
Young entrepreneurs in Baja Mexico have joined forces to make life simpler for expats and foreigners who own property in Mexico. SimplePay is a mobile app that will allow users to pay utility bills and services, as well as HOA fees, fideicomisos, etc. from anywhere in the world.
Jalisco Health Ministry Launches Free Surgery Program
 NotiVallarta.com
For the third year in a row, the Jalisco Ministry of Health has launched '100 Jornadas Medico Quirurgicas,' a program that offers low-complexity surgical procedures to people with medical problems and low incomes. This year's goal is to perform more than 2,500 free operations.
U.S. Pedestrians Need Passports to Cross Into Mexico
 NPR.org
Walking into Mexico at the nation's busiest border crossing with the United States is no longer an uninterrupted stroll for foreigners. As of last Wednesday, foreign pedestrians crossing into Mexico between San Diego and Tijuana must present a passport and fill out paperwork.
Efforts to Clean Seaweed from Cancun Beaches Continue
Lorena Sonrisas
If you have been thinking about vacationing on the Yucatan Peninsula this summer, you might want to think again. The sizeable surge of Sargassum seaweed, which has turned beaches all over the Caribbean from pristine white to coffee brown, just keeps on coming.
Nissan Exports 5 Millionth Car From its Mexican Base
 ibtimes.com
On Monday, Nissan announced that a red NP300 pickup truck (also known as the Frontier or the Navara) became its 5 millionth Mexican-made export since the Japanese automaker began sending its vehicles from Mexico to the United States in 1972.
Discover the Magic of Chacala on the Riviera Nayarit
 Lindy Laing
What is this magical place they call Chacala? According to those that have discovered the 'secret' beach halfway up the Riviera Nayarit coastline, just 62 miles north of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, this little piece of paradise holds an air of something rather mystical.
9-year-old Boy Studies Chemistry at Mexican University
 laht.com
A nine-year-old boy is studying chemistry at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, or UNAM, the institution said in a statement. Carlos Santamaria Diaz, whose ninth birthday was on June 29, is the only student who attends class accompanied by his parents.
America Movil Extends 'Borderless' Plan to Prepay
 Reuters
America Movil said on Sunday it removed roaming charges on calls to and data in the United States for 40 million Mexican prepay clients as it gears up to prevent new rival AT&T from stealing market share on its home turf.
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