By RICARDO CASTILLO Covid-19 Protection Arriving Mexico received the first plane load of medical materials from China on Wednesday, April 8, to supply its hospital personnel nationwide of much-needed protection while caring for patients infected with Covid-19. Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said that Mexico paid $56.481 million to acquire 180,000 pairs of globes, 16,174,000 surgery masks and 11.5 million
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Mexican Beaches Closed for Easter Mexican marines and municipal police have full control of Acapulco beaches to impede tourists from doing what they do best every Easter weekend: Enjoy their vacations. Guerrero Governor Hector Astudillo held a press conference on Tuesday, April 7, to “acknowledge the efforts being made by the persons participating in actions to keep
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XINHUA The incidence of Covid-19 cases continued to climb in Latin America this week, with Mexico reporting its eighth confirmed case on Tuesday, March 10, a German citizen in Puebla who recently traveled to Italy. Mexico is also conducting tests on at least 40 people who came in contact with the victim Meanwhile, the region’s biggest country, Brazil, reported Tuesday
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS At a time when the novel coronavirus outbreak and other health concerns have people worldwide on edge, the Washington Apple Commission (WAC) wants to remind everyone that an apple is a handy, easy-to-carry, nutritious food that can not only provide quick energy and fiber, but also an array of micronutrients that can help shore up the body’s
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XINHUA Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) denied Wednesday, Dec. 18, that business owners are in a state of “alarm” over the levels of violent crime, such as armed robbery of cargo trucks. “Of course there are crimes committed on highways and at companies, and there is a problem of insecurity and violence, but there is no situation of
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF It’s an ideal setting for a Christmas pageant: the little colonial town of Tepotzotlán, just an hour northwest of Mexico City. Sometimes referred to as the capital of the uniquely Mexican Churrigueresque style of architecture, the 17th and early 18th century buildings of Tepotzotlán, with their gilded, flourished, curlicued and cherub-topped buildings, indeed offer
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS If you’re new to Mexico, you might be surprised when, starting on around mid-December, your neighbors suddenly begin banging on your door late at night demanding refuge and hot punch. Those already familiar with Mexican Christmas traditions will recognize this unusual ritual as the official start of the holiday season. La Posada – literally, the
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Talavera, the thick, heavy pottery that has become synonymous Mexico’s central state of Puebla, has been added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list, the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) announced Wednesday, Dec. 11. The traditional Mexican handicraft is the first Mexican artisan technique to merit the United Nations distinction. Talavera is
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By RICARDO CASTILLO The frictional mood at Mexico’s majority political party, the National Regeneration Movement (Morena), became evident on Monday, Aug. 19, as current Senate leader Martí Batres Guadarrama lost his bid for reelection to Mónica Fernández Balboa by 33 to 29 votes. Should all go well, Fernández Balboa will be confirmed next week and begin her position as Senate
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS September is almost here, and for Mexican foodies, that means chiles en nogada season. According to a local legend, the colorful dish, composed of stuffed green chiles drenched in a white walnut sauce and sprinkled with red pomegranate seeds, was first created in Puebla to honor Emperor Agustín de Iturbe y Arámburu after he accepted Mexican independence
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