Places to Go in Mexico During the Easter Break
The most important place in Mexico City for Semana Santa celebrations is in Iztapalapa
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Navigating Mexico: When It Comes to Cities, Is Bigger Really Better?
By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE When is a city too big to be livable or too small to have the quality of life that we feel we need? The answer would be worth a fortune. Of course, social scientists try to measure such things. A recent study by Elaine Siu of the University of British Columbia looked seriously at the
Read more12 CDMX Municipalities Face Restricted Water Distribution This Month
PULSE NEWS MEXICO Twelve Mexico City municipalities — Álvaro Obregón, Azcapotzalco, Benito Juárez, Cuajimalpa, Coyoacán, Cuauhtémoc, Iztapalapa, Iztacalco, Miguel Hidalgo, Magdalena Contreras, Tlapan and Venustiano Carranza — will have a decrease in water supply for the next four weeks, the capital’s water system announced Saturday, Nov. 12. Due to a technical failure on Friday, Nov. 11, in one of the
Read moreExtortion Complaints Increase in Mexico City
By MARK LORENZANA In the last year, complaints for the crime of extortion increased in most of the boroughs in Mexico City. In 2020 there were 54 complaints filed at the Cuauhtémoc Mayor’s Office, but by 2021 the complaints grew to 73. According to data from the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP), from January to
Read moreWater Cutoffs Affect 12 Municipalities in Mexico City
By MARK LORENZANA On Monday, Aug. 15, 12 municipalities in Mexico City experienced a reduction in the supply of drinking water due to the low water levels in the storage dams of the Cutzamala System aqueduct. Representatives from the Mexico City Water System (Sacmex) explained early Monday that the water pressure in the capital would be decreased from the usual
Read moreContingency Extended, All Red Holograms Are Restricted Wednesday
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF As temperatures and stagnant air continue to plague Mexico City and the Valley of Mexico, leading to high ozone levels, the Megalopolis Environmental Commission (Came) determined later Tuesday, May 3, that Phase I of the ozone contingency plan would be maintained, at least through Wednesday, May 4. Ozone levels in parts of the capital
Read moreSome 0 and 00 Sticker Cars Cannot Circulate Tuesday
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Due to high air contamination levels across Mexico City and the extended metropolis in the Valley of Mexico, the Megalopolis Environmental Commission (Came) late Monday, May 2, announced an emergency Phase 1 contingency plan requiring that the Day-without-a-Car (hoy no circula) program be extended to include more cars for Tuesday, May 3, including some
Read moreMexican Federal Government to Help with Line 12 Repair
By KELIN DILLON After the tragic collapse of Mexico City’s Line 12 metro, which the public pointedly blamed on the capital’s government, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) on Thursday, June 10, announced the federal government’s commitment to assist in its reconstruction and reopening. During his daily morning press conference, López Obrador said he would be meeting with Mexico City
Read moreWith Midterm Vote, Morena Loses Precincts in Mexico City
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Despite extensive campaigns across Mexico’s capital aimed at gaining and maintaining control over its 32 precincts in the midterm elections on Sunday, June 6, preliminary vote counts indicate that the leftist National Regeneration Movement (Morena) lost territory as a result of the polling. Morena, founded by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) as a platform to promote
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By KYLIE MADRY Dr. AMLO’s In Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) reported testing negative for covid-19 Wednesday, Oct. 21, following positive cases among several of his cabinet members over the past week. He threw in his two cents at his morning press conference, telling Mexicans to eat healthy to avoid catching the virus. “Don’t eat in excess, don’t
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