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06/01/2025

Día de los Reyes: A Tale of Wise Kings
It’s time for Día de los Tres Reyes Magos, or Three Kings Day, celebrated on the evening of January 5 and on January 6.
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Día de los Reyes: A Tale of Wise Kings

06/01/2025

A unique approach to art - Carlos Andrés Dorantes Bonilla
It was until October 2020 when my passion for painting came to life. As it turns out, after consuming a bit of cannabis one October morning, as I was strolling in my garden, I realized the dried palm leaves look like inverted elephants.

A unique approach to art - Carlos Andrés Dorantes Bonilla

05/01/2025

When people think of snow in Mexico, iconic places like Creel, Arteaga, Nevado de Toluca, or Ciudad Juárez often come to mind. However, Mexico is a vast and diverse country, offering countless other destinations where you can marvel at the enchanting beauty of snowfall.
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Discover Mexico's Hidden Snowy Paradises

02/01/2025

Updated list of prices for TR

28/12/2024

Game over?

The growing popularity of Chinese sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks has shaken up Mexico's luxury car market, hitting sales of traditionally dominant brands such as Mercedes-Benz and BMW. According to industry experts, Mexicans are increasingly switching from traditionally dominant sedans to....

27/12/2024

How many times has it snowed at CDMX and why isn't it recurring?
The snow even lived in pre-Hispanic times, since in 1454 the lake of Texcoco was frozen once ...
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How many times has it snowed at CDMX and why isn't it recurring?

27/12/2024

Tourism GDP reaches 8.6% in 2023
The hospitality industry employed 2.8 million people.
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26/12/2024

An artist from Oaxaca will represent Mexico in Morocco
At only 20 years of age, Vladimir Palomec was one of those selected to promote Mexican traditions worldwide.
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An artist from Oaxaca will represent Mexico in Morocco

24/12/2024

24/12/2024

And this ;)

I'm an American woman who has been dating a Mexican man since 2019 — and in this article I'm sharing the good, the bad, the ugly, and the pretty!

24/12/2024

A board game born in Mexican prisons
Poleana is played on a square wooden box with a sunken center for dice rolling. Four players, each with four pieces, race to navigate the board, using specific dice combinations and calculations to move their pieces from their starting positions, around the board, and out through their designated corner, while strategically blocking opponents.
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A board game born in Mexican prisons

24/12/2024

The history of Santa Claus in Mexico is characterized by being a relatively recent tradition, which became popular in the 1950s.
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Brief history of Santa Claus in Mexico

23/12/2024

USA

The history of working-class organizing in the United States is full of examples of immigrant resistance to mass deportation, sweeps, and other tactics.

20/12/2024

Renting a car in Mexico is a great way to get around during your Mexico itinerary. Opting to do so gives you a lot more freedom and flexibility than depending on public transport, which often leaves a lot to be desired even in the more touristic parts of the country.
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Car Rental Tips in Mexico

16/12/2024

Las Posadas in Mexico
Las Posadas has a religious origin that dates back to the sixteenth century, when there was a fusion between the religious beliefs of the Mesoamerican peoples and the Spanish ones.
Among "pilgrim saints", piñatas, seasonal fruits, punch and sparklers, Christmas posadas are held in December. It is a tradition that began for religious purposes and that over time became part of the cultural identity in Mexico.
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The Origin and Celebration of Las Posadas in Mexico

13/12/2024

Walmart got hit by $93.3 million pesos fine for monopolistic practices in Mexico
The Federal Economic Competition Commission (Cofece) imposed a fine of $93.3 million pesos (about five million dollars) on Walmart de México y Centro américa for having engaged in monopolistic practices in the country.
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Walmart got hit by $93.3 million pesos fine for monopolistic practices in Mexico

13/12/2024

Watch Our Lady of Guadalupe Documentary
December 1531, Mexico. The Virgin Mary appears to a Indian humble peasant, but nobody believes in him. On Her request the Indian wraps in his "tilma" some Castilian roses, mysteriously flowered on a bared scree. In front of the Bishop he opens the cap discovering the miracle: the image of the Virgin is impressed upon it.
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Watch: Our Lady of Guadalupe Documentary

12/12/2024

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