By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF It has been 45 years since the residents of San Miguel del Milagro, in the central Mexican state of Tlaxcala, first discovered the some of the nation’s oldest pre-Hispanic murals in the archeological site of Cacaxtla. Shrouded in mystery, the centuries-old ruins in Tlaxcala’s volcanic valley is one of Mexico’s greatest pre-Columbian mysteries, with
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Wet Politicking in Dry Chihuahua There was a faceoff this week between farmers and the National Guard (GN) at the La Boquilla reservoir on the Conchos River, which feeds into the Rio Grande at the Ojinaga-Presidio border. The GN, in charge of safekeeping the dam, had to withdraw from the facility on Tuesday, Sept. 8, to avoid
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS September is, as they say in Mexico, “el Mes de la Patria” (“the Patriotic Month”), mainly because the country’s national day, the Sept. 16 anniversary of its declaration of independence, falls in the middle of it. There are also several other important Mexican historical anniversaries in September, including the fall of the Niños Héroes (Children Heroes), who
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By RICARDO CASTILLO The People’s Priority The outcome of the private summit between Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and the country’s 32 governors on Wednesday, Aug. 19, was twofold in focus, covering both taxation and health. held a press conference with the National Governors’ Conference (Conago), hosted by San Luis Potosí Governor José Manuel Carreras, after the four-hour
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Storm Brews over Clean Energy Ban After the vociferous reaction from a number of top Mexican and international business organization leaders against the new ordinance published in the Official Gazette on Friday, May 15, by the Energy Secretariat called the Policy of Trustworthiness, Security, Continuity and Quality in the National Electricity System, as well as a myriad
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By RICARDO CASTILLO The Return of the Swaps The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) struck a deal with eight national central banks, including the Banco de México (Banxico), to back up dollar-denominated loans in global markets in an attempt to stabilize the exchange market, now under stiff pressure from the Covid19 pandemic. Banxico issued a press release explaining: “The swap mechanism
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Dos Bocas Bubble Bursts The news was sensational. Chinese Ambassador to Mexico Zhi Qingqiao told reporters during the celebration of a China Day event organized by Mexico’s Economy Secretariat on Monday, Jan.13, that Chinese banks were investing $600 million in the Dos Bocas Refinery, currently under construction in the southeastern state of Tabasco. Immediately after
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS … The winter months are a time to glow and shine with the addition of glittery makeup and golden jewelry.,,
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS More than Beauty The Swedish direct sales beauty and personal care brand Oriflame makes great innovative, nature-inspired products that can help rejuvenate skin, keep you hair looking great and make you smell like a million bucks. But the company also has a strong commitment to environmental protection and sustainable products, and last week Oriflame México organized a
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The National Anthropology Museum in Mexico City’s Chapultepec Park opened an exhibition on pre-Columbian Gulf of Mexico cultures on Wednesday, Jan. 30. The exhibit, composed of 1,354 pieces, covers a variety of pre-Hispanic societies, from 1600 B.C. up until the 1518 Spanish Conquest, when it is believed that tat least 20 distinct cultures existed
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