Prices are f*cking crazy”: Video compares Canadian grocery prices to Mexico Reddit By now, you know that Canadian grocery prices are out of control. Despite Canada’s largest grocers saying they would work with the federal government to lower prices, Canadians are still struggling to afford their weekly grocery hauls. It looks like Canada’s high grocery prices are catching the attention of folks in other countries as well. One content creator in Mexico came across a Canadian Costco grocery haul where someone spent $170 on staples like eggs, meat, yogurt, some vegetables, pasta and bre ..read more

EASY CRANBERRY MARGARITA PREP:5minutes minutes TOTAL :5minutes minutes Filled with holiday cheer, this Cranberry Margarita is the perfect Christmas and New Years drink! Made with only 4 simple ingredients, it’s easy to make and comes together in only 5 minutes. INGREDIENTS kosher salt for rimming glass ice 4.5 ounces cranberry juice (3 shots from standard size shot glass), or more to taste 1.5 ounces blanco tequila (1 shot from standard size shot glass) 1 ounce triple sec (2/3 shot from standard size shot glass) 1/2 lime fre ..read more

Arctic front brings snow to northern and central Mexico An Arctic front is sweeping down from the north across Mexico, bringing subzero temperatures in central and northern states and rare snowfall in parts of Mexico City. Mexican authorities have issued orange and yellow weather alerts, warning of temperatures between -5 and -10 degrees Celsius across the central states, and possibly as low as -15 degrees Celsius in the mountain regions of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango and Nuevo León. Snow on Dec. 25 and 26 brought visitors to high-altitude areas near Mexico City, like the Nevado de Toluca vo ..read more

Ancient Maya city in Mexico may rank as most crowded, new data shows Ottawa Citizen MEXICO CITY — A laser-powered study of the sprawling metropolis of Calakmul in southern Mexico offers tantalizing new evidence that it may have been the most crowded ancient Maya urban center during the civilization’s classical peak some 1,300 years ago. The new LIDAR study announced late Wednesday by Mexican antiquities institute INAH covers the jungle-covered ruins of once-mighty Calakmul, located in the central lowlands of the Yucatan peninsula near the Guatemalan border. Calakmul thrived during the Maya’s ..read more

Statue of Mexico president in opposition stronghold toppled after two days Reuters Canada Statue of Mexico president in opposition stronghold toppled after two days The statue of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, that had been unveiled two days ago, was topple by unknown persons in Atlacomulco, Mexico, January 1, 2022. A statue of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador that had been erected in an important opposition stronghold lasted just two days, the state prosecutor said, after photographs of the apparent vandalism were shared on social media. The statue had been unveil ..read more

Port of entry in Nogales closes after vehicle flees into Mexico The Arizona Republic A vehicle coming from the U.S. raced into Mexico through the Mariposa port of entry in Nogales Wednesday afternoon, ramming through gates and attempting to avoid inspection. The incident shut the Mariposa port of entry for almost a day, sending all southbound traffic to the DeConcini border crossing and creating long lines across downtown Nogales. Customs and Border Protection officers attempted to close the southbound gates when the car failed to stop, but the vehicle accelerated, crashing into them. The driv ..read more

Don’t call us traitors: descendants of Cortés’s allies defend role in toppling Aztec empire The Guardian Don’t call us traitors: descendants of Cortés’s allies defend role in toppling Aztec empire When people from the Mexican state of Tlaxcala travel to other parts of the country, they are sometimes insulted as traitors by their compatriots. Tlaxcala is Mexico’s smallest state in size, but it played an outsized role in Mexico’s early history, not least when indigenous Tlaxcalans allied with Hernán Cortés’ tiny band of invaders to bring down the Aztec empire. Now, as Mexico marks the 500th anni ..read more

Sunrise Sausage Enchiladas     1 pound bulk pork sausage     2 tablespoons canola oil     7 cups frozen shredded hash brown potatoes, thawed (20 ounces)     1/2 teaspoon salt     1/2 teaspoon chili powder     1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper     1/4 teaspoon pepper     1 can (4 ounces) chopped green chiles     2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided     10 flour tortillas (6 inches)     2 cans (10 ounces each) green enchilada sauce &nb ..read more

Covid: The Mexican villages refusing to vaccinate In November Pascuala Vázquez Aguilar had a strange dream about her village Coquilteel, nestled among the trees in the mountains of southern Mexico. A plague had come to the village and everyone ran to the forest. They hid in a hut under a tall canopy of oak trees. “The plague couldn’t reach us there,” Pascuala says. “That’s what I saw in my dream.” A few months later the pandemic had engulfed Mexico and thousands of people were dying every week. But Coquilteel and many small, indigenous towns in the state of Chiapas were left relatively unscat ..read more

Regional Mexican Specialty: Birria             Tara A. Spears www.solmexiconews.com You don’t have to be a serious foodie or even adventurous to enjoy the favorite regional dish, birria. I gobbled the dish, or more commonly in Jaltemba Bay, birria tacos, for years before learning that the ‘secret’ ingredient is goat meat (carne de cabra).  It’s a common sight in the area to see goat herders along highways but I didn’t think about them as a source of meat, only for milk.  Families keeping goats are colloquially known as chiveros ..read more