The beleaguered Pacific port city of Acapulco is again threatened by wildfires, just over a month after five fires ripped through the El Veladero National Park in the municipality. Neighborhoods in the hills above Acapulco in the state of Guerrero are being threatened by approaching fires, with residents of Santa Cecilia, María de la O and Simón Bolívar issuing requests for assistance on Wednesday. Dense smoke from the blazes has filtered down from the mountains and has settled above Acapulco Bay, reported newspaper Quadratín Guerrero. Sparks and ashes from the fires have also caused alarm in ..read more

While studying mineral deposits and rock formations in Sonora, geologist Chris Lloyd and his companions found themselves on a lonely road near the headwaters of the Yaqui River. Eventually, the road dead-ended, apparently in the middle of nowhere. But here Lloyd and his team came upon a campground. “The campers were hunters,” Lloyd told me, “which I might expect, but the surprising thing was that the hunters were biologists and veterinarians and their rifles contained not bullets but darts.” Ranchers and jaguars are learning to live peacefully together in the 24,400-hectare Northern Jaguar Res ..read more

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s battle against neoliberalism continues as the June elections approach and his days as president dwindle. The most recent effort entails a significant proposed reform to Mexico’s pension system — one that he hopes will take effect on May 1, International Workers’ Day.  The reform bill aligns with AMLO’s increased public spending and extension of social programs but carries serious long-term implications. The president’s most well-known, and perhaps most efficacious, policy approach has been that of increasing public spending to strengthen the social ..read more

The federal government has implemented new tariffs on hundreds of imports from countries with which it doesn’t have trade agreements, a move that appears mainly directed at China. In a decree published on Monday, the government said that 5-50% tariffs would apply to 544 products across a range of categories including steel, aluminum, textiles, wood, footwear, plastics, chemicals, paper and cardboard, ceramics, glass, electrical material, transport material, musical instruments and furniture. President López Obrador, right, met as recently with April 15 with representatives of the Chinese gover ..read more

Leaving Mexico, whether for one day or ten, is always hard for me. It doesn’t matter what my destination is, I always want to return before I’ve even left. So when the assistant to Rachel Brazier, the Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Mexico City, asked me to join their team on a food tour of Mexico City the day before I had to spend a long weekend in the U.S., I scrambled at the chance. No better way to say hasta luego to my favorite country than with curated bites of the capital’s secret culinary gems, am I right? Rachel Brazier (left) sat down with Bethany Platanella, to eat ..read more

Susan Chapman arrived in Mexico City in late 1977 as a young mother of two small children and with a plan to stay for three years. She ended up staying for four decades, building bridges in the arts between Mexico and the English-speaking world and impacting countless people’s lives — culminating in the great accolade of becoming an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire), bestowed upon Chapman by Her Majesty the Queen in 2005 for services towards the strengthening of cultural relations between Mexico and the United Kingdom. Having now returned to live in the U.K., I ask Susan what she ..read more

The headline inflation rate in Mexico was higher than expected in the first half of April, rising to an annual rate of 4.63% from 4.42% in March, official data showed. However, the closely watched core rate, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, continued its downward trend, falling to 4.39% from 4.55% in March. The core rate of inflation has declined for 14 consecutive months and is now at its lowest level since May 2021. The higher-than-expected headline inflation reading increases the probability that the Bank of Mexico board will vote to maintain the bank’s benchmark interest r ..read more

When picturing eco-friendly pools, you may envision a natural or “bio” pool, free from chemicals and beneficial to the environment. These stylish and beautiful water features are undeniably one of the most popular emerging trends in sustainable architecture today. However, eco-friendly pools can take various forms and aren’t always as easy to install and operate as we might like. A truly eco-friendly pool should be efficient in terms of water efficiency, energy usage, water recycling, materials, and reducing carbon footprint. Managing to do all this can be quite the challenge, however. Keeping ..read more

The Mexico City government reported on Monday that all wells supplying water to the central borough of Benito Juárez are free of contamination, after residents began complaints back on March 31. Mayor Martí Batres said that “there is now nothing harmful in the 13 wells that supply Benito Juárez,” adding that the next task is to sterilize the residential cisterns to make sure that no contaminant residue remains. The borough has deployed a total of 150 water pipes to provide neighbors with free potable water while the contamination is cleared from the water system. (@SacmexCDMX/X) Batres explain ..read more

Los Cabos has been consciously rebranded as a luxury destination in recent years. It’s a process that dates back to hurricane recovery a decade ago, following the devastating category-4 storm Odile in 2014. But despite the luxury renovations and influx of high-end hospitality brands in the years since, from Nobu and Four Seasons to Ritz-Carlton and Waldorf Astoria, it is still possible to find budget-friendly hotel rooms in Los Cabos.  The price of the average hotel room has indeed been steadily rising. By the end of 2016, it was still just $206. But that figure has increased by over 150 ..read more