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Mexican Traditions to Ensure a Happy New Year
 Timothy Real Estate Group
From eating lentils and grapes to wearing red underwear; to sweeping the dirt out, and hanging a lamb on, your front door, Timothy Real Estate Group tells us about some Mexican traditions that you might want to adopt to ensure a prosperous and Happy New Year.
Vincente Fox on Immigrants: 'We want them back'
 wfaa.com
During an appearance on 'Inside Texas Politics,' former Mexican president Vicente Fox said Mexico and the United States should be building bridges rather than walls. 'We are partners – the US., Mexico, and Canada. We trade close to a trillion USD every year,' he explained.
Mexico's Monarch Butterfly Numbers On The Rise
 María Francesca
Despite illegal logging, pesticides, commercial farming, global warming and other environmental threats, Monarch butterflies are arriving in Mexico by the millions - positive news for the iconic species whose numbers have dipped dramatically over the last decade.
Aeromexico to Offer Mexico City to Amsterdam Flights
 BanderasNews.com
Aeromexico, Mexico's global airline, recently announced that they will begin offering three weekly nonstop flights between Mexico City and Amsterdam starting May 29. Amsterdam will be the carrier's 4th destination in Europe.
Mexico Halts Bid to Retaliate Against US Meat Rules
 Reuters
Mexico has halted a bid to impose retaliatory trade measures on the United States over meat labeling rules after U.S. lawmakers repealed them last week. The measures to strip benefits from some U.S. agricultural and industrial imports would have gone into effect on Dec. 22.
U.S. and Mexico Agree to Liberal Air-Service Treaty
 wsj.com
The United States and Mexico have agreed to open their air markets so that airlines from both countries can operate the routes they want with no restrictions. U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and his Mexican counterpart Gerardo Ruiz Esparza signed the agreement Friday.
Mexico's Efforts to Protect Endangered Vaquita Lauded
 San Diego Union Tribune
Mexico's efforts to protect the critically endangered vaquita marina porpoise have been awarded with the Conservation Merit Prize from the Society for Marine Mammalogy, the world's largest society for the study of marine mammals.
Breaking Pinatas Herald Mexico's Christmas Season
 csmonitor.com
The piñata may have originated in China, traveling to Italy, Spain, and eventually Mexico via conquistadors, but it's deeply embedded in Mexican culture. Over the centuries it has transformed from a Spanish tool for conversion to Christianity into a central part of holiday celebrations.
Pope to Deliver Cross-Border Mass During February Visit
 Washington Times
The Diocese of El Paso, Texas recently announced that a cross-border Mass will take place during Pope Francis' visit to Mexico in February. Other highlights of the Pope's Feb. 12-18 trip include the veneration of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe and a visit to a prison in Ciudad Juarez.
Mexico Oil Sector Sees Most Successful Auction So Far
 Associated Press
Mexico's third auction to open oil and gas blocks to private investment was the most successful yet, with all 25 blocks drawing bids. While US, Canadian and Dutch firms were among the winners, Mexican energy outfits won 22 contracts, including two consortiums with foreign companies.
Clowns Make Their Annual Pilgrimage to Mexico City
 BanderasNews.com
Hundreds of clowns made their annual pilgrimage to the Basilica in Mexico City on Monday to pay their respects to the Virgin of Guadalupe. Mexican clowns have been making the trek for over 30 years to attend a mass in honor of Mexico's patron saint.
Mexico Issues First Permits for Marijuana Use
 Yahoo News
The Mexican government has granted the first permits allowing the cultivation and possession of marijuana for personal use. The federal medical protection agency said the permits apply only to the four plaintiffs who won a favorable ruling from the Supreme Court last month.
'Sexy Santa' Heating Up the Holidays in Mexico City
 inquirer.net
Some women want to sit in his lap, others are appalled by his 'hipster' look. One thing's for sure, Palacio de Hierro's fashionable 'Mr. Claus' is heating Christmas up in Mexico City. The department store's billboards featuring a slimmed-down version of Santa are causing a social media storm.
Teenage Baseball Pitcher to Break Mexico Gender Wall
 AFP
With her 78-mile-per-hour fastball, teenager Rosa Maria del Castillo became the first female pitcher in a Mexican semi-pro men's baseball league, breaking the gender barrier. The right-hander's pitch repertoire includes a fastball, a curveball and a change-up - not bad for an 18-year-old.
Jalisco Investing in a Low Carbon Energy Future
 The Climate Group
During COP21 in Paris, Aristóteles Sandoval, Governor of the State of Jalisco, Mexico, outlined how the state is investing in a low carbon energy future and sharing its experiences with other governments around the world to spread the economic benefits of climate action.
US Launches Facial, Eye Scan Trial on Mexican Border
 Associated Press
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will begin capturing facial and eye scans of foreigners entering the country at San Diego's Otay Mesa port of entry on foot. By February, all foreigners going into Mexico on foot through the checkpoint will get scanned, as well.
Mexico to Participate in G20 Anti-Corruption Summit
 telesurtv.net
Mexico has announced that it will participate in next year's G-20 Anti-Corruption Summit and will present the advances made in the country over the years. Mexico's Minister of Public Administration, Virgilio Andrade, made the announcement last week on International Anti-Corruption Day.
Mexico Has Started Counting its Afro-Mexican Population
 Quartz
For the first time ever, people of African descent living in Mexico were able to identify themselves as black in the national census. Mexico's 2015 population survey, released Dec. 8, counted 1.38 million people of African heritage, representing 1.2% of the country's population.
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