http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com Travel to Mexico Thu, 28 Sep 2006 04:19:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 Locust plague encircles Mexicos Cancun resort Clouds of locusts have descended around the Mexican beach resort of Cancun, destroying corn crops and worrying officials in a region still recovering from the devastating fury of last years Hurricane Wilma. Traveling in dark fogs, locusts are grasshoppers that have entered a swarming phase, capable ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2176/locust-plague-encircles-mexicos-cancun-resort/ Mexicos Vitro shareholders approve capital hike Vitro, Mexicos largest glass producer, said on Wednesday its shareholders approved a capital increase for 550 million pesos ($50 million) that will be used to pay down debt. Vitro (VITROA.MX: Quote, Profile, Research) (VTO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said it will offer almost 63 million new series ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2175/mexicos-vitro-shareholders-approve-capital-hike/ First-ever game between Mexico, Palmyra up next Win or lose, Friday looms as a noteworthy day for the Mexico Bulldogs, who travel to Palmyra for a first-ever football meeting with the Panthers, currently the No. 8-ranked team in Class 2. The Bulldogs, who have yet to meet a fellow Class 4 opponent ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2174/first-ever-game-between-mexico-palmyra-up-next/ Mexico Lacks 5 Million Jobs Lack of employments in Vicente Fox administration increased to more than 5,5 million jobs, while 2/3 of the population do not have social secures. Researches made in Labor University of Mexico (UOM), shows that policies used during Fox administration generated economical and social lateness. According to ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2173/mexico-lacks-5-million-jobs/ Brazil reverses course to close higher; Mexico rises Brazilian equities finished higher Monday as investors took advantage of prices declines earlier in the session, and Mexican stocks were supported by a rally in U.S. markets as investors focused on a drop in oil prices. In Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 174 ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2172/brazil-reverses-course-to-close-higher-mexico-rises/ Mexicos Calderon to tour Latam, skipping Venezuela Mexican President-elect Felipe Calderon, who wants to counter the influence of Latin American leaders like U.S.-foe Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, sets off on a tour of the region next week. Conservative Calderon, 44, will take in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Colombia, Chile and Brazil on the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2171/mexicos-calderon-to-tour-latam-skipping-venezuela/ Venezuelas Chavez says normal relations with Mexico impossible CARACAS, Venezuela President Hugo Chavez said Sunday it was impossible for Venezuela to maintain normal diplomatic relations with Mexico because president-elect Felipe Calderon led a smear campaign against Venezuela. The Venezuelan leader also called Calderons election victory doubtful, suggesting the candidate belonging to ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2170/venezuelas-chavez-says-normal-relations-with-mexico-impossible/ Anglo-style rockers making pop-punk waves in Mexico Allison. Zoe. Motel. Panda. Novel. The newest trend in Mexican music is dominated by young bands with one-word names and a style reminiscent of Anglo pop-punk and alternative rock. Unlike Mexican rock pioneers Mana and Cafe Tacuba, which incorporate Latin elements in their music, the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2169/anglo-style-rockers-making-pop-punk-waves-in-mexico/ Virtual fence to protect US-Mexico border BOEING has been chosen to build a virtual fence using sensors and cameras along the US border with Mexico and Canada to help control illegal immigration in a contract projected to be worth up to $US2billion ($3.2billion). The Secure Border Initiative, or SBInet, will be launched ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2168/virtual-fence-to-protect-us-mexico-border/ Mexico assets down on US economy, emerging markets Mexican stocks and the peso fell on Friday on concerns of a slowdown in U.S. economic growth and a slump in emerging markets. The IPC stock market index < .MXX> dropped 1.50 percent to 21,175.59 points and the peso currency was off 0.41 percent ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2167/mexico-assets-down-on-us-economy-emerging-markets/ Mexicos president-elect promises to fight for equality, jobs, justice MEXICO CITY President-elect Felipe Calderon promised Thursday he would work tirelessly to construct a nation of equal opportunities and thanked outgoing President Vicente Fox for laying the groundwork for that goal. Calderons declarations followed his second public appearance with Fox at the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2166/mexicos-president-elect-promises-to-fight-for-equality-jobs-justice/ Mexicos Asur wants new airport south of Cancun Mexican airport operator Asur has asked for a permit to build and operate a new airport in the Mayan Riviera, a popular area of spectacular Caribbean beaches south of the huge resort of Cancun. Asur (ASURB.MX: Quote, Profile, Research) (ASR.N: Quote, Profile, Research) operates ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2165/mexicos-asur-wants-new-airport-south-of-cancun/ Duane Dog Chapman Says Feds Sold Him Out to Mexico in Exchange for Drug Lord Bounty hunter Duane Dog Chapman says U.S. officials may have sold him out to Mexico in exchange for a convicted drug lord. Chapman, the star of A&#038;Es Dog the Bounty Hunter, was arrested last week by U.S. ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2164/duane-dog-chapman-says-feds-sold-him-out-to-mexico-in-exchange-for-drug-lord/ Mexico stocks slip after 5-day winning streak Mexican stocks fell over 1 percent on Tuesday after a five-day winning streak in a sell-off led by cement maker Cemex and cellular phone giant America Movil as investors moved to the sidelines ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting later this week. The IPC ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2163/mexico-stocks-slip-after-5-day-winning-streak/ Congress debates immigration bills WASHINGTON — Congress took up legislation to require voters to show proof of citizenship and to build a 700 mile fence along the Mexican border as Republicans sharpened their attacks on illegal immigration seven weeks before the midterm elections. The House of Representatives debate on a new photo ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2162/congress-debates-immigration-bills/ U.S. flights to Mexico fail to cut migrant deaths A U.S. government program that returns illegal immigrants to Mexico by flying them deep into the country is ineffective at reducing the number of deaths in the Arizona desert, analysts said on Wednesday. The Interior Repatriation Program of daily charter flights from Tucson ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2161/us-flights-to-mexico-fail-to-cut-migrant-deaths/ Aussie triathlete Jones wins in Mexico Top Australian triathlete Michellie Jones rounded out her racing preparation for the Hawaiian Ironman with a weekend win in Mexico. In her last race before the October 21 Ironman, Jones easily won a half-ironman distance event in Cancun. She clocked four hours 19 minutes and 57 seconds, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2160/aussie-triathlete-jones-wins-in-mexico/ Mexicos Slim to invest $560 mln in Peru mobiles Carlos Slim, the Mexican tycoon who controls leading Latin American cell phone company America Movil (AMXL.MX: Quote, Profile, Research) (AMX.N: Quote, Profile, Research), said on Monday he would invest about $560 million in Perus mobile phone sector in the next two years. We ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2159/mexicos-slim-to-invest-560-mln-in-peru-mobiles/ Mexico extradites drug lord suspect Alleged drug kingpin Francisco Rafael Arellano Félix was extradited to the United States on Saturday to face drug charges, becoming the first major Mexican drug lord suspect to be sent north for trial. Mexicos extradition of the man who is suspected of having once run the Arellano ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2158/mexico-extradites-drug-lord-suspect/ Mexicos uncertainty grows with parallel government The uncertainty over Mexicos political future has taken a new twist after supporters of the defeated presidential candidate elected him to lead a parallel government that will spend the next six years opposing the man who won the election. By a show of hands, hundreds ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2157/mexicos-uncertainty-grows-with-parallel-government/ Protests called off in Mexico MEXICO CITY Supporters of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the leftist candidate who narrowly lost the presidential election this summer, permanently ended on Friday the street protest that clogged the heart of the capital for two months, but they vowed to continue their civil resistance campaign. ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2156/protests-called-off-in-mexico/ US Ambassador in Mexico Warns of Increasing Crime The U.S. ambassador to Mexico is warning U.S. citizens traveling in Mexico to use caution because of increasing violence and criminal activity, especially along the 3000-kilometer border. The warning comes at a time when people in one border town are observing an ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2155/us-ambassador-in-mexico-warns-of-increasing-crime/ Tropical storm brushes Mexico, may become hurricane Tropical Storm Lane lashed Mexicos Pacific coast with rain and high winds on Thursday and may soon become a hurricane as it heads toward land near tourist resorts, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The storm, packing maximum winds of 45 mph (75 kph), was ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2154/tropical-storm-brushes-mexico-may-become-hurricane/ Miller votes in favor of fence across U.S.-Mexico border Rep. Brad Miller, D-N.C., who has been the target of criticism from a GOP opponent on immigration issues, voted Thursday in favor of a comprehensive immigration bill that includes a plan to construct 700 miles of fencing along the Mexican border. Miller has ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2153/miller-votes-in-favor-of-fence-across-us-mexico-border/ Mexico 28-day yield seen rising at weekly auction The yield on Mexicos benchmark one-month T-bills was expected to rise on Tuesday as investors rattled by recent peso volatility struggled to predict the U.S. Federal Reserves next monetary policy move. Yields on three- and six-month T-bills, or Cetes, were also seen rising, but ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2152/mexico-28-day-yield-seen-rising-at-weekly-auction/ Mexico breaks five-day losing streak; Brazil rises Major markets in the Latin America closed higher Tuesday, boosted by a robust recovery in U.S. stocks that was fueled by falling oil prices. Crude oil prices, which had strengthened on reports of an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Syria, fell below $64 ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2151/mexico-breaks-five-day-losing-streak-brazil-rises/ Mexicos August auto production up 19.5% to 179,527 units Mexico auto production and exports continued to grow at a solid pace in August, while domestic sales were little changed from the year-ago month, the Mexican Auto Industry Association, or AMIA, said Monday. AMIA said production last month rose 19.5% from August ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2150/mexicos-august-auto-production-up-195-to-179527-units/ Mexico sees growth slowing to 3.5 pct in 2007 Mexicos economic growth will slow to an insufficient rate of about 3.5 percent next year, the central bank said on Monday, adding that increased productivity and competitiveness were vital to job creation. Guillermo Guemez, the central banks deputy governor and a voting member ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2149/mexico-sees-growth-slowing-to-35-pct-in-2007/ Mexico tycoon to donate for health projects Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, the worlds third-richest man, will give away a chunk of his fortune by matching donations to health, education and social programs in Mexico, a close aide said on Wednesday. Slim, who owns a telecoms and retail empire and has a ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2148/mexico-tycoon-to-donate-for-health-projects/ Mexicos Peso Falls to Eight-Week Low Amid Inflation Concerns Mexicos peso dropped to an eight- week low against the dollar and local-currency bonds fell on expectations inflation quickened last month. The peso fell as much as 0.6 percent today before a report that is expected to show consumer prices rose 0.44 ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2147/mexicos-peso-falls-to-eight-week-low-amid-inflation-concerns/ Mexicos sore loser If the turmoil following Mexicos July 2 presidential election has shown anything, it is that Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the leftist candidate who narrowly lost, cares little about his nations fragile democracy. What other explanation is there for his claims of widespread voter fraud, refuted by Tuesdays unanimous ruling ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2146/mexicos-sore-loser/ In Mexico, a Class War Looms The seven-judge panel known as the TRIFE, charged with deciding the legitimacy of Mexicos murky July 2 election and confirming the new president, is the nations court of last resort. What the judges decree is literally the last word, the end of the line; ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2145/in-mexico-a-class-war-looms/ Valley-Dynamo to move manufacturing to Mexico, cut 90 jobs Valley-Dynamo, a division of Brunswick Corp. (BC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said it expects to reduce its workforce by 90 positions as it moves its manufacturing operations to Reynosa, Mexico from Richland Hills, Texas. The company will relocate to a new headquarters ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2144/valley-dynamo-to-move-manufacturing-to-mexico-cut-90-jobs/ Mexico confirms hurricane deaths At least three people were killed when Hurricane John swept through Mexicos Baja California peninsula at the weekend, officials say. One of them was a Briton whose camper van had been swept away by floodwaters, the states interior secretary said. Two Mexicans had drowned in strong ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2143/mexico-confirms-hurricane-deaths/ Mexico: Democracy Under Threat To get a sense of the danger hovering over Mexican democracy, consider these numbers: In the 681 years between the founding of the Aztec empire in 1325 and the present day, Mexico has lived for 196 years under an indigenous theocracy, 289 years under the absolute monarchy ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2142/mexico-democracy-under-threat/ Mexico Telmex, Spains Telefonica squabble in Chile Mexican telecommunications giant Telmex on Monday accused its Spanish-owned rival, Telefonica Chile (CTCa.SN: Quote, Profile, Research), of erecting legal roadblocks to a wireless concession it won in Chile last year. Telmex (TMX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) (TELMEXL.MX: Quote, Profile, Research) and Telefonica are battling for control ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2141/mexico-telmex-spains-telefonica-squabble-in-chile/ Mexico to Swap Bonds Today to Lower Foreign Debt Mexico will swap foreign-currency bonds for domestic securities today, the first part of a planned $3.3 billion exchange aimed at making the countrys finances less vulnerable to declines in the peso. In todays transaction, investors can turn in as much as ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2140/mexico-to-swap-bonds-today-to-lower-foreign-debt/ Grenade attack at newspaper in southern Mexico injures 3 Two grenades were thrown at the door of a newspaper Friday in southern Mexico, and one exploded, breaking windows and injuring three people, officials said. The attack against the Por Esto! office in Merida was the second against the newspaper chain ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2139/grenade-attack-at-newspaper-in-southern-mexico-injures-3/ Hurricane John Threatens Pacific Coast of Mexico Hurricane John churned northwest, lashing Mexicos Pacific coast with winds and rain, as the government prepared to provide shelter, food and other help for as many as 800,000 people. The hurricane was downgraded to a Category 2 storm on the five-tier Saffir-Simpson intensity ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2138/hurricane-john-threatens-pacific-coast-of-mexico/ ADR Report-ADRs slip before US jobs data, Mexico weighs U.S.-traded shares of overseas companies slipped on Thursday as caution ahead of U.S. payrolls data overshadowed a burst of mergers and acquisitions, including Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) deal to buy Spains biggest cruise and tour operator. Worries that Mexican ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2137/adr-report-adrs-slip-before-us-jobs-data-mexico-weighs/ Coup D Etat in Mexico A COUP DETAT IS BREWING in Mexico. Even as he runs out of legal ways to challenge the July 2 presidential election results, the contests sore loser, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, is planning to proclaim himself president and establish a parallel peoples government on the national ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2136/coup-d-etat-in-mexico/ Mexicos GCC has 7-yr, $250 mln syndicated loan Mexican cement maker Grupo Cementos Chihuahua (GCC.MX: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it obtained a seven-year syndicated loan worth $250 million that it will use to refinance other credits and fund its U.S. expansion. A group of eight local and international ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2135/mexicos-gcc-has-7-yr-250-mln-syndicated-loan/ Woodside chases Gulf of Mexico deal Woodside Petroleum Ltd will expand its interests in the Gulf of Mexico, if a $US883 million ($A1.17 billion) takeover bid for US-based explorer and producer Energy Partners Ltd (EPL) is successful. Woodside, through its wholly owned subsidiary ATS Inc, has offered $US23 cash per share for ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2134/woodside-chases-gulf-of-mexico-deal/ Mexico: Lopez Obrador Will Not Accept Election Ruling Favoring Calderón Mexicos top electoral court has thrown out allegations of massive fraud in last months presidential election, handing almost certain victory to conservative Felipe Calderón. Leftist challenger Andrés Manuel López Obrador says the judges unanimous rejection of his complaints is offensive and unacceptable ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2133/mexico-lopez-obrador-will-not-accept-election-ruling-favoring-calderon/ Calderon leads Mexico presidential race Mexicos ruling party candidate held onto his narrow lead in the disputed presidential election after a partial recount of votes, the top electoral court said Monday in a strong indication that conservative Felipe Calderon will be declared the winner. But the judges held off on naming the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2132/calderon-leads-mexico-presidential-race/ Ernesto prompts evacuations in Gulf of Mexico Hurricane Ernesto threatened Haiti with deadly floods and prompted evacuations in Florida and Cuba on Sunday as it headed for the Gulf of Mexico a year after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. Residents of the battered United States Gulf coast jazz city were breathing more ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2131/ernesto-prompts-evacuations-in-gulf-of-mexico/ Mexicos lost fishermen reunited with families The three Mexican fishermen who say they survived nine months adrift faced another storm on arrival in Mexico City -- this time of raucous welcomes and throngs of reporters asking for the lurid details of their odyssey. From the moment the men appeared at the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2130/mexicos-lost-fishermen-reunited-with-families/ Miracle of the monarch mills in Mexico They travel thousands of miles, unerringly, every year between Canada and Mexico. No one knows how they find their way. Las mariposas -- the butterflies -- come by the millions to mate and then to die. They arrive in Mexicos heartland, the Sierra Madre in ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2129/miracle-of-the-monarch-mills-in-mexico/ Mexico stocks rise as Bernanke mum on inflation Mexican stocks gained 1.2 percent on Friday and the peso fell for a fourth straight day after a speech by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke made no mention of inflation or monetary tightening pressures. The benchmark IPC stock index < .MXX> closed ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2128/mexico-stocks-rise-as-bernanke-mum-on-inflation/ In Mexico, Lopez Obradors last stand As the head of a government that purports to support democracy around the world (never mind that $2-billion-a-year hand-out to Egypts longtime, democracy-crushing dictator-president, Hosni Mubarak), George W. Bush has completely ignored democracys struggle for survival right next door, in Mexico. Many Mexicans have noticed ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2127/in-mexico-lopez-obradors-last-stand/ Perry causes a stir calling Calderon Mexicos president-elect AUSTIN Texas Governor Rick Perry made a stir at the Border Governors Conference today, calling Felipe Calderon the president-elect of Mexico and saying he had spoke with him earlier. The conservative candidate holds a narrow lead in Mexicos still-disputed presidential race. Official tallies of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2126/perry-causes-a-stir-calling-calderon-mexicos-president-elect/ New lead denied in Mexico slayings Federal prosecutors in Mexico deny they are following the trail of a hotel security guard allegedly linked to the murder of a Canadian couple in Mexico, contradicting state authorities investigating the case. For months, the state prosecutor in charge of the investigation has said federal ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2125/new-lead-denied-in-mexico-slayings/ Boca Juniors poach Lavolpe from Mexico national team Argentine soccer club Boca Juniors on Tuesday introduced Mexico former national team manager Ricardo Lavolpe to the press as the clubs new manager. The 54-year-old is replacing Alfio Basile, who will join Argentinas national team as manager on Sep. 15. It is an ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2124/boca-juniors-poach-lavolpe-from-mexico-national-team/ Mexico: 1 killed, 2 abducted in attack Chaos engulfed the southern Mexican city of Oaxaca on Tuesday as gunmen killed one man in an attack on protesters, who seized broadcasting stations and sealed off the city with burning barricades. Hospital sources said one man died of gunshot wounds. Protesters supporting the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2123/mexico-1-killed-2-abducted-in-attack/ Fox Caught in Mexicos Election Henhouse It have been over seven weeks after the July 2 elections, Mexico still does not know who will be their new president. What is certain, the coalition Por el Bien de Todos (For the Good of All) continues to denounce the pro-government fraud, while maintaining ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2122/fox-caught-in-mexicos-election-henhouse/ Mexico T-bill yields seen flat at weekly auction The yield on Mexicos benchmark one-month T-bills, or Cetes, was expected to remain flat on Tuesday as investors expect the central bank to hold interest rates steady at a meeting this week. Yields on three- and six-month Cetes were also expected to be ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2121/mexico-t-bill-yields-seen-flat-at-weekly-auction/ Two starved to death in epic Mexico sea voyage Three Mexicans who survived for nine months as their small fishing boat drifted across the Pacific Ocean tossed two other men overboard after they died of starvation during the journey, officials said on Thursday. The three were rescued last week by a ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2120/two-starved-to-death-in-epic-mexico-sea-voyagetwo-starved-to-death-in-epic-mexico-sea-voyage/ Politics Could Undercut Mexicos Gains As President Vicente Fox prepares to leave office amid political uncertainty here, he is handing his successor one of the healthiest economies in the last six years. Inflation is tame. Industrial production is sizzling. Tax coffers are bulging with oil revenue. Formal employment is rebounding. ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2119/politics-could-undercut-mexicos-gains/ An Unstable Influence in Mexicos Balancing Act For the past month Mexicans have lived under the nervous tension of not knowing what their future will bring. In fact many are anxious due to not knowing what the present holds, as they awaken each morning to the stress of a polarized and ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2118/an-unstable-influence-in-mexicos-balancing-act/ Delta Adds Nonstop Flights From LAX To Mexico, Central America Delta Air Lines announced Monday that it will add nonstop flights from Los Angeles International Airport to 11 destinations in Mexico and Central America later this winter. The new routes are part of the airlines effort to accommodate Hispanic customers, officials ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2117/delta-adds-nonstop-flights-from-lax-to-mexico-central-america/ Mexicos vote recount uncovers irregularities With a partial recount of the July 2 election winding down Friday, AndrŽs Manuel L—pez Obradors supporters said the recount was uncovering enough irregularities to challenge official results that had scored the election for Felipe Calder—n of the conservative National Action Party. And the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2116/mexicos-vote-recount-uncovers-irregularities/ Bribes: Mexicos hidden tax on progress Luis Alfonso Sanchez Contreras searched the capitas trendy Condesa neighborhood for two years to find the right spot for a pasta restaurant. He registered his business with tax authorities. He got permits to remodel his restaurants interior. He asked permission to set up sidewalk tables. ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2115/bribes-mexicos-hidden-tax-on-progress/ FIFA: Mexico Gallego shows the Midas touch To the casual observer, it sometimes appears that footballers go to absurd lengths to give their team an all-important edge. The wearing of lucky underwear, taking a statuette of the Virgin Mary to the ground, always stepping onto the pitch with a certain ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2114/fifa-mexico-gallego-shows-the-midas-touch/ Belize and Mexico talk border security issues Diplomatic ties between Belize and Mexico are strengthened tonight thanks to a bi-lateral programme designed to curb illegal activities in border areas. News Fives Janelle Chanona has the details. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Today more than forty Mexican and Belizean law enforcement officials met in the old ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2113/belize-and-mexico-talk-border-security-issues/ Mexico to Save $350 Million After Prepaying Debt, Garcia Says Mexico will save as much as $350 million after borrowing in domestic markets to pay $12.4 billion of foreign debt ahead of schedule, Deputy Finance Minister Alonso Garcia Tames said. The government yesterday sold local bonds to pay $9 billion ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2112/mexico-to-save-350-million-after-prepaying-debt-garcia-says/ Earthquake shakes Mexican capital An earthquake has rocked central Mexico, prompting the evacuation of a number of buildings in the capital. Hundreds of people are said to have run onto the streets of Mexico City as skyscrapers swayed. No injuries have been reported. The quake was estimated to have a ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2111/earthquake-shakes-mexican-capital/ Leftists in Mexico Continue Protests Leftist activists blockaded bank headquarters and called for a march on the offices of federal prosecutors, as officials recount some of the ballots from Mexicos disputed presidential election. Continuing a wave of protests against alleged electoral fraud, dozens of supporters of presidential hopeful Andres Manuel ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2110/leftists-in-mexico-continue-protests/ Protesters Barricade Banks in Mexico Protesters blocked access to foreign banks in Mexico on Wednesday to protest what they said was election fraud while judges and troops oversaw a partial recount that could decide Julys presidential vote. Supporters of Andrés Manuel López Obrador surrounded the main offices in Mexico City of U.S.-based ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2109/protesters-barricade-banks-in-mexico/ Mexico oil output to decline, analysts say Mexicos oil output will probably decline in the next two years if the country doesnt allow foreign investment to boost drilling, according to Raymond James &#038; Associates. Production in Mexico may have peaked in 2004, analysts J. Marshall Adkins and Pavel Molchanov wrote in a ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2108/mexico-oil-output-to-decline-analysts-say/ Mexico leftists shut foreign banks in protest Protesters blocked access to foreign banks in Mexico on Wednesday to protest what they said was election fraud while judges and troops oversaw a partial recount that could decide last months presidential vote. Supporters of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador surrounded main offices in Mexico ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2107/mexico-leftists-shut-foreign-banks-in-protest/ Mexicos Carso seeks to delist Sanborns retail unit Mexican conglomerate Grupo Carso said on Monday it would ask shareholders to make an offer to buy up to 100 percent of outstanding shares in retail unit Grupo Sanborns and delist the company from Mexicos stock market. Carso (GCARSOA1.MX: Quote, Profile, Research), an industrial ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2106/mexicos-carso-seeks-to-delist-sanborns-retail-unit/ Mexicos Tribunal Ruling Still Leaves People Wondering Mexicos Supreme Electoral Tribunal (known as the Trife) has decided to rejected the full recount of the countrys 130,000 precincts, and only limit the count to 11,839 precincts or (9.07%) of the ballots, beginning August 9th. The partial recount ordered by the court will ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2105/mexicos-tribunal-ruling-still-leaves-people-wondering/ Mexico Travel Myth 1: Mexico Means Super Cheap Travel Is Mexico cheaper than the US? It can be. Doing the resort thing in a Mexico resort like Cancun, for instance, can be as spendy as any high-end hot spot, but south of Cancun, super sweet Tulum is too cool and cheap ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2104/mexico-travel-myth-1-mexico-means-super-cheap-travel/ Mexico presidential challenger vows protests after court rejects full recount Mexico leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador [campaign website, in Spanish] has vowed to continue with street demonstrations after the Federal Electoral Tribunal [official website, in Spanish] on Saturday rejected his request for a full ballot-by-ballot recount [JURIST report] ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2103/mexico-presidential-challenger-vows-protests-after-court-rejects-full-recount/ Mexico orders partial recount in presidential vote Mexicos top electoral court ordered a partial recount on Saturday in a fiercely contested presidential election, angering leftists who are threatening mass protests unless all votes are counted again. The courts seven judges rejected demands to re-open every ballot box across Mexico and instead ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2102/mexico-orders-partial-recount-in-presidential-vote/ Whales wash up dead near Mexicos Baja coast Eleven beaked whales were washed up on beaches near Mexicos sparsely populated Baja California peninsula and all of them died, the countrys environmental protection agency said on Friday. The whales were found earlier this week mostly on islands in the Sea ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2101/whales-wash-up-dead-near-mexicos-baja-coast/ Turmoil batters Mexico tourism A human head washes up on an Acapulco beach. Protestors hassle visitors at makeshift checkpoints in the colonial city of Oaxaca. And in Mexico City, leftist demonstrators turn the tourist draws of Reforma Ave. and the Zocalo plaza into sprawling, ragtag protest camps. Growing political unrest and ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2100/turmoil-batters-mexico-tourism/ Will Mexicos landscape change since stars have left From the moment Pachuca hoisted the Clausura 2006 trophy last spring to the start of the Apertura 06 on Saturday, the Mexican league has gone through some unprecedented changes. The top clubs are still around, but several of the best Mexican players migrated to ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2099/will-mexicos-landscape-change-since-stars-have-left/ Senate Pushes Expanded Oil Drilling in Gulf of Mexico In the 1980s, Senators and Representatives introduced legislation to protect the Gulf of Mexico, to restrict drilling. This Congress plans to expand drilling. This week the Senate quadrupled the Presidents request (map - pdf) for new acreage in the Gulf of Mexico. ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2098/senate-pushes-expanded-oil-drilling-in-gulf-of-mexico/ Mexico should enact immigration reform MEXI-CO President Vicente Fox has spent much of his international political capital fighting the U.S. House bill passed last December that proposes felon status for illegal immigrants in the United States. Too bad illegal immigrants in his own land - mostly Central American migrants on their ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2097/mexico-should-enact-immigration-reform/ Oil climbs as storm approaches Gulf of Mexico Oil prices surged more than $1 on Wednesday as concerns about possible hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico added to fears about the conflict in Lebanon and the weekly US crude oil inventory report showed a drop in crude and petrol stockpiles. IPE ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2096/oil-climbs-as-storm-approaches-gulf-of-mexico/ FUND VIEW-Mexico protests may be buying opportunity Political uncertainty created by mass protests in Mexico may present investors with more of an opportunity than a threat, according to the head of global emerging markets equities at Aberdeen Asset Managers. Our experience has shown over the years that political uncertainty is a good ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2095/fund-view-mexico-protests-may-be-buying-opportunity/ Moderate quake shakes western Mexico An earthquake shook part of western Mexico on Monday, but there were no reports of injuries or damage. The 5.4-magnitude temblor struck shortly before 1:30 p.m. and was centered in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Michoacan state, 45 miles southeast of the port city of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2094/moderate-quake-shakes-western-mexico/ Mexico demanding a response ONE month after Mexicos elections uncertainty still remains over who actually won them, while tensions is growing in expectation of a decision by the Electoral Court of the Judicial Power of the Federation (TEPJF), which has the faculty of ordering a recount or even annulling the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2093/mexico-demanding-a-response/ Mexicos Alfa buys Bancomers Onexa stake for $51 mln Mexican conglomerate Alfa SA (ALFA.MX) said Monday it bought the 49% of its telecommunications unit Onexa that was owned by financial group BBVA-Bancomer for $51 million. Onexa is a joint-venture partner with AT&#038;T Corp. (T) in telephone company Alestra. Onexa holds 51% ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2092/mexicos-alfa-buys-bancomers-onexa-stake-for-51-mln/ Boston retiree kayaks rivers on way to Gulf of Mexico As he pitches his tent on a lone embankment on the Mississippi River, Bob Alessio of Boston is making a trek of a lifetime. The 62-year-old Alessio is retired but has plans to kayak to the Gulf of Mexico. He stopped in ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2091/boston-retiree-kayaks-rivers-on-way-to-gulf-of-mexico/ With a nod to Mexico, chorizo joins ballpark sausage race If it is possible for a sausage to strut, this one was. A 9-foot-high chorizo, with its goatee, sombrero and bandana, raised its arms in triumph Saturday night as it made its debut in the Sausage Race, a diversion during Milwaukee Brewers ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2090/with-a-nod-to-mexico-chorizo-joins-ballpark-sausage-race/ Protesters set up barricades in Mexico City Thousands of protesters set up barricades along Mexico Citys central thoroughfare Sunday night hours after the largest demonstration in Mexicos history filled the main square in support of leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obradors election challenge. Police made no effort to intervene as the protesters ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2089/protesters-set-up-barricades-in-mexico-city/ Muslim envoys in Mexico call for immediate cease-fire in Lebanon Ambassadors of Islamic countries in Mexico on Friday issued a statement, calling for the establishment of an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon and an end to Israeli attacks. They called on the Mexican government to join the international movement for establishment of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2088/muslim-envoys-in-mexico-call-for-immediate-cease-fire-in-lebanon/ Mexicos president-elect has deep Catholic roots The roots of Felipe Calderons likely ascent to Mexicos presidency lie in one of the darkest periods of the countrys history, when the public expression of religion was banned, Roman Catholic churches and chapels were closed and priests were forbidden to wear clerical ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2087/mexicos-president-elect-has-deep-catholic-roots/ World Cup boosts Mexicos Modelo net profit No. 1 Mexican brewer Modelo, the maker of top U.S. import beer Corona, posted a 4.8 percent rise in second quarter net profit on solid growth in foreign and domestic sales, aided by the World Cup. Modelo (GMODELOC.MX: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday its ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2086/world-cup-boosts-mexicos-modelo-net-profit/ High Oil Prices Benefit Mexico The high prices of Mexican oil, overvalued at nearly 20 dollars due to geopolitical factors, are temporarily benefiting the domestic economy, Energy Secretary Fernando Canales said on Friday. According to the official, such effect results from the fact that the country exports an average of 1.6 million ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2085/high-oil-prices-benefit-mexico/ Goalkeeper Rogerio penalty gives Sao Paulo win in Mexico Sao Paulo goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni converted a late penalty to give the defending champions a precious 1-0 win away to Guadalajara in the first leg of their Libertadores Cup semi-final on Wednesday. Rogerio scored in the 85th minute to put the Brazilians in ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2084/goalkeeper-rogerio-penalty-gives-sao-paulo-win-in-mexico/ Agnico-Eagle positioned for expansion in Mexico and Quebec after strong Q2 Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (TSX:AEM) says its well-positioned to move on its multi-mine expansion plans, led by projects in Mexico, after nearly tripling its profits in the second quarter. Were in the early stages of our growth story, CEO Sean ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2083/agnico-eagle-positioned-for-expansion-in-mexico-and-quebec-after-strong-q2/ MTV Latin Awards show to held in Mexico City MTV will hold its annual Latin American music awards show in Mexico City this year, marking the first time the event has come to the region. Los Premios MTV Latinoamerica will air live from Mexico Citys Palacio de los Deportes Arena on ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2082/mtv-latin-awards-show-to-held-in-mexico-city/ Brazil, Mexico Stocks End Down Mexico and Brazil stocks slid Wednesday, pulled down by weakness in U.S. equities. Traders said a late-session dip in the Dow Jones industrial average prompted some selling in Latin American markets. The Dow lost 1.20 points, or 0.01 percent, to 11,102.51 after rising a total of 230 ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2081/brazil-mexico-stocks-end-down/ Auckland Up Against Mexico The Auckland City football club will meet Mexicos Club America in the first round of the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan in December. Auckland, who won the Oceania Nations Cup, will have to get past the Concacaf champions to meet European champions Barcelona in the semi-finals. ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2080/auckland-up-against-mexico/ Mexico stocks rise 0.72 pct, peso off slightly Mexican stocks ended 0.72 percent higher on Tuesday on the back of gains from blue-chip America Movil as investors anticipated solid quarterly results from the cellular phone company. The IPC stock index < .MXX> rose 143.30 points to close at 20,082 points. America ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2079/mexico-stocks-rise-072-pct-peso-off-slightly/ Mexico Exports Rise 16% in June to $21.2 Bln on Autos (Correct) Mexicos exports surged for a second month in June as sales of automobiles helped regain U.S. market share lost to China. Exports climbed to $21.2 billion from $18.3 billion a year earlier, after reaching a record $22.71 billion ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2078/mexico-exports-rise-16-in-june-to-212-bln-on-autos-correct/ With new auto plants, Detroit South grows in Mexico For Mexico, the recent groundbreaking of a new $650 million auto factory was worth celebrating. President Vicente Fox and other dignitaries attended the event. Local executives from General Motors, the investor, flew in to the central state of San Luis Potosi, where ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2077/with-new-auto-plants-detroit-south-grows-in-mexico/ American community in Mexico faces uncertain future Grady Snell and his neighbors were working on a dead utility pole as the truck drove down the sun-soaked dirt road. A mid-summer thunderstorm hit the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental the night before knocking out power to parts of the Chamal Valley. Instead of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2076/american-community-in-mexico-faces-uncertain-future/ Loser in Mexico presidential vote adds fuel to protesters ire As he fights his election defeat in court, the losing leftist candidate in Mexico says he has been the victim of a broad conspiracy among the incumbent, election officials, other party leaders and business tycoons to rob him of the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2075/loser-in-mexico-presidential-vote-adds-fuel-to-protesters-ire/ Mexico Cager Courts Success At Empire Games Kevin Fowler was in mid-flight, readying himself to throw a dunk down the throat of Syracuse center Darryl Watkins in an exhibition game on Nov. 1 in the Carrier Dome. It was an ambitious thought, considering Fowler was playing in his first college game as ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2074/mexico-cager-courts-success-at-empire-games/ Mexico government urges respect for law as electoral dispute continues A spokesman for Mexican President Vicente Fox [official website, in Spanish; BBC profile] said Friday that citizens should show respect for the law as the Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary [official website] continues to evaluate the results of the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2073/mexico-government-urges-respect-for-law-as-electoral-dispute-continues/ Mexicos Calderon marked by struggle for religious freedom The roots of Felipe Calderons likely ascent to Mexicos presidency lie in one of the darkest periods of the countrys history, when the public expression of religion was banned, Roman Catholic churches and chapels were closed and priests were forbidden to wear clerical ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2072/mexicos-calderon-marked-by-struggle-for-religious-freedom/ Mexicos Comerci net seen up on strong operations Comercial Mexicana, one of the countrys largest retailers, will likely report a 35 percent rise in net profit for the second quarter thanks to a rise in sales and operational improvements. Known by investors as Comerci (COMERCIUBC.MX: Quote, Profile, Research) (MCM.N: Quote, Profile, Research), ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2071/mexicos-comerci-net-seen-up-on-strong-operations/ The Michael Moore of Mexico Luis Mandoki is meant to be discussing his new movie, Innocent Voices, the first film he has made in his native Mexico since going to Hollywood 15 years ago. But it soon becomes clear that he has something else on his mind. Namely electoral corruption. ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2070/the-michael-moore-of-mexico/ Runner-up in Mexico discounts election Mexicos leftist presidential candidate said Thursday that he would never recognize the results of the election he said he lost by fraud, and Catholic bishops called for a week of prayer to heal the divisions widened by the bitter dispute. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador implied that the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2069/runner-up-in-mexico-discounts-election/ Airlines flock to Mexico Lured by a growing tourist trade and hopes of generous profits, U.S. airlines are taking a new look at an old destination — Mexico. Full-fare operators including Delta Air Lines Inc. and Alaska Airlines, as well as discounters such as Frontier Airlines and JetBlue, are thirsting for ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2068/airlines-flock-to-mexico/ Plane crash in northern Iowa kills two Two people were killed and two others injured when a small plane crashed Wednesday in a northeast Iowa cornfield, a federal official said. The accident happened about 11 a.m. near Cresco just south of the Minnesota border. The victims names werent immediately released. There ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2067/plane-crash-in-northern-iowa-kills-two/ Mexico presidential candidate alleges additional voting fraud Mexican leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador [Wikipedia profile], who officially lost the July 2 presidential election [JURIST report] by .6 percent of the vote, on Thursday presented new evidence for his claims of extensive fraud, showing reporters television ads by several ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2066/mexico-presidential-candidate-alleges-additional-voting-fraud/ Mexico OKs Request to Close Copper Mine Mexican labor authorities approved Grupo Mexico SAs request to close the La Caridad copper mine and cancel the collective contract after a three-month strike, a company official said Friday. Juan Rebolledo, vice president for international affairs for Grupo Mexico, said the labor arbitration board ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2065/mexico-oks-request-to-close-copper-mine/ Mayor: Recount Not A Threat to Mexico Opposition assertions that presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is putting Mexicos stability at risk are absurd, Alejandro Encinas, head of the Federal District government, affirmed Thursday. • Lopez Obrador for Mexican Democracy • Mexico Politics on Hot Seat Encinas denied that ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2064/mayor-recount-not-a-threat-to-mexico/ Should US Cede Oklahoma To Mexico? Despite the fact that politicians in America and Mexico will not admit it, the two North American neighbor nations are engaged in war. Mexico is the aggressor as it continues to attack the US by sending millions of illiterate Mexican peasants across the border into US ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2063/should-us-cede-oklahoma-to-mexico/ Mexicos new Congress could revive stymied reforms The conservative PAN partys strong showing in Mexicos recent legislative elections could end a deadlock in Congress that stalled tax overhauls and other market-friendly reforms sought by outgoing President Vicente Fox. The PAN, or National Action Party, won about 41 percent of the seats ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2062/mexicos-new-congress-could-revive-stymied-reforms/ Media group urges Mexico to help find missing writer The international press freedom group Reporters Without Borders on Tuesday urged Mexican authorities to find a radio and newspaper reporter missing in the northern border state of Coahuila. Rafael Ortiz, 32, was last seen before dawn Saturday after leaving the offices of the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2061/media-group-urges-mexico-to-help-find-missing-writer/ Mexicos electoral divide If there isnt an agreed-upon translation for hanging chad in Spanish, it looks as if there soon will be. Mexicos watershed presidential election ended up tight as a tick, as Dan Rather would have said, and both stakes and passions are still so high that its hard to ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2060/mexicos-electoral-divide/ Mexicos Stock Index Falls on Political Concern: Latin Stocks Mexicos stocks fell for a third day on concerns a Felipe Calderon administration would lack support in Congress to pass legislation opening the energy industry to private investment and keeping the budget balanced. The Bolsa index fell 136.30, or 0.7 percent, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2059/mexicos-stock-index-falls-on-political-concern-latin-stocks/ Living in Mexico: Survival Tip #2 - Spanish Let me begin this next column in the series with a generalized statement: The Spanish you learn in a classroom in the United States, Mexico, or in your own study from some impossibly expensive Spanish language tapes WILL NOT be the Spanish you ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2058/living-in-mexico-survival-tip-2-spanish/ Delta could grow more in Brazil, Mexico Even as Delta Air Lines Inc. struggles with its own bankruptcy, the airline could capitalize on the financial troubles of two international competitors: Mexicos AeroMéxico and Brazils Varig. AeroMéxico, Mexicos biggest airline -- which is for sale -- has been reducing flights to some ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2057/delta-could-grow-more-in-brazil-mexico/ Mexican Mayhem The Washington Post leads with failed Mexican presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador firing up supporters with allegations that the election held on July 2 was rigged. In front of an estimated 200,000 people in Mexico Citys main square, López Obrador called for a vote-by-vote recount and said it ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2056/mexican-mayhem/ US resumes repatriation flights for illegal immigrants from Mexico The US Department of Homeland Security [official website] resumed its repatriation program [JURIST report; DHS backgrounder] for illegal immigrants from Mexico Friday with a flight carrying 67 people to Mexico City. This is the third straight summer that the federal government ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2055/us-resumes-repatriation-flights-for-illegal-immigrants-from-mexico/ Bradesco, Grupo Mexico, Televisa, Usiminas: Latin Equity Movers The following are the most-active stocks in Brazilian and Mexican markets today. In Brazil, the preferred share is usually a companys most-traded class of stock. The Bovespa index of the most-traded stocks on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange dropped 761.47, or 2 ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2054/bradesco-grupo-mexico-televisa-usiminas-latin-equity-movers/ Mexico Soccer Coach May Be Out Ricardo Lavolpe is not likely to continue as Mexico coach when his contract expires after the World Cup. Mexican club owners will meet soon to decide Lavolpes future, but the coach is expected to be shown the door, Mexican Football Federation president Alberto de la ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2053/mexico-soccer-coach-may-be-out/ Statement by OAS Secretary General, Jose Miguel Insulza, on the Elections in Mexico The decision taken by Mexicos Federal Electoral Institute to refrain from naming a winner until a recount of all the votes cast on Sunday July 2 can be made will prolong by several days the official announcement of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2052/statement-by-oas-secretary-general-jose-miguel-insulza-on-the-elections-in-mexico/ Conservative has narrow lead in Mexico election chaos A conservative former cabinet minister emerged as the narrow leader in Mexicos knife-edge presidential election today as the country tensed itself for an unsettling Florida-style recount. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a leftist former mayor of Mexico with a devoted urban following, trails Felipe Calderon, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2051/conservative-has-narrow-lead-in-mexico-election-chaos/ Mexicos Archundia to handle Germany-Italy semifinal Mexicos Benito Archundia was selected to handle the semifinal match between host Germany and Italy, making him the first referee to control five matches at one soccer World Cup tournament. His fellow Mexican Jose Ramirez and Canadas Hector Vergara will work the touchlines for ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2050/mexicos-archundia-to-handle-germany-italy-semifinal/ US to work with Mexicos future president The United States said on Monday that it will work with the winner in Mexicos presidential race and expressed confidence that a winner will be announced soon. The Mexican government has announced that they will declare a winner, we think ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2049/us-to-work-with-mexicos-future-president/ Professor predicts Calderon will win in Mexico I arrived in Toluca Friday morning to cloudy skies and 45-degree weather. This city is the polar opposite of Acapulco, where I left last night with 77 degrees at midnight. Last week, when I would ask an Acapulqueño who would win Sundays election, the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2048/professor-predicts-calderon-will-win-in-mexico/ FACTBOX-Some facts about Mexico Mexico holds presidential elections on Sunday. Here are some facts about the country. There are few places in the world where the rich-poor divide is so visible as in Mexico. Mexicos Carlos Slim is the worlds third-richest tycoon, with an estimated wealth of $30 billion, whereas one in ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2047/factbox-some-facts-about-mexico/ Mexico teachers clash with police in historic city Mexican police forced out thousands of striking teachers camped in the heart of this historic city on Wednesday in the latest clash between protesters and government forces ahead of July elections. Local radio said two people were killed and one was injured, although ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2046/mexico-teachers-clash-with-police-in-historic-city/ Mexico Parties to Curb Campaign Hostilities Mexicos political parties agreed Tuesday to respect the results of the July 2 presidential election and curb mudslinging to ease tensions ahead of the vote. Seven of the countrys eight political parties signed the agreement, which also asked President Vicente Fox, who has been ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2045/mexico-parties-to-curb-campaign-hostilities/ Mexico 1-month T-bill yield rises to 7.02 pct The yield on Mexicos benchmark 28-day Cetes, or T-bills, edged up 1 basis point to 7.02 percent on Tuesday amid expectations of rising U.S. interest rates. Longer-term Cetes yields ticked up from last week at a central bank auction, along with rates on Mexicos ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2044/mexico-1-month-t-bill-yield-rises-to-702-pct/ Mexicos Borgetti to miss rest of group matches Mexican striker Jared Borgetti will miss the rest of his countrys World Cup Group D matches, the teams doctor said. Borgetti, who had to be replaced with a leg injury in Monday mornings (AEST) 3-1 World Cup victory over Iran, will certainly be ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2043/mexicos-borgetti-to-miss-rest-of-group-matches/ Calderon Gains Support in Mexico Presidential Poll Felipe Calderon, Mexican President Vicente Foxs former energy minister, gained support among the countrys voters in an opinion poll taken after the June 6 presidential debate. Support for Calderon, the National Action Partys candidate, rose to 37 percent from 36 percent a week ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2042/calderon-gains-support-in-mexico-presidential-poll/ Leftist Candidate for President of Mexico Calling for Massive Aid from the U.S. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the former mayor of Mexico City and until recently the odds-on favorite to win Mexicos July 2 presidential election, promises to cut government spending while launching new welfare and public works programs to ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2041/leftist-candidate-for-president-of-mexico-calling-for-massive-aid-from-the-us/ Iran fight back to peg Mexico to 1-1 at interval Iran fought back magnificently to peg Mexico to 1-1 at the interval in their opening Group D clash on Sunday. After Mexico took the lead through Omar Bravo in the 28th minute when he flicked in after a free kick by Pavel ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2040/iran-fight-back-to-peg-mexico-to-1-1-at-interval/ World-Lavolpe decisions turn triumphant for Mexico Mexico coach Ricardo Lavolpe had the last laugh over his critics on Sunday when he made two tactical halftime substitutions and steered his team to a convincing 3-1 triumph over Iran. Lavolpe, 54, a former Argentina goalkeeper who has enjoyed an edgy relationship with the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2039/world-lavolpe-decisions-turn-triumphant-for-mexico/ Mexico Debate Sets Up Lopez Obrador to Challenge Chavez Image Mexican presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will use a nationally televised debate tonight to respond to advertisements likening him to Venezuelas President Hugo Chavez, according to his campaign. He has to show himself as someone who is secure and cordial ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2038/mexico-debate-sets-up-lopez-obrador-to-challenge-chavez-image/ Mexico not to beef up border patrol on frontier with U.S.: spokesman Mexico would not beef up its border patrols or boost security on its northern frontier with the United States despite U.S. security escalation on its side to combat illegal immigration, a Mexican government spokesman said Monday. There are no ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2037/mexico-not-to-beef-up-border-patrol-on-frontier-with-us-spokesman/ Cholestech partners with Mexico Hayward-based Cholestech Corp. (CTEC) and Nutritional Science and Technology, Cholestechs Mexican partner, agreed to supply the Mexican Ministry of Communication and Transportation with its LDX System, a cholesterol monitoring tool. Livermore-based UltraCell Corp., a manufacturer of high performance micro fuel cells for portable power, secured a contract from ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2036/cholestech-partners-with-mexico/ Veteran striker Daei to start World Cup opener against Mexico Friedrichshafen, Germany - Veteran Iran striker Ali Daei will start his sides opening World Cup match against Mexico in Nuremburg on June 11, coach Branko Ivankovic said on Monday. Though Iran beat a local team of part-time players 5-0 in Friedrichshafen ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2035/veteran-striker-daei-to-start-world-cup-opener-against-mexico/ Milwaukee cops: Picnic killer may be in Mexico An illegal immigrant suspected of fatally shooting two picnickers and wounding three others may have fled to Mexico, police said Wednesday. Police identified the suspect in Mondays shooting as Octaviano Juarez-Corro. He had not been formally charged but police Capt. Timothy Burkee ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2034/milwaukee-cops-picnic-killer-may-be-in-mexico/ Parties Battle For Mexicos Swing Vote Middle Class Torn Over Countrys Future José Luis Arriaga is the kind of voter Mexicos presidential campaigns are spending millions to reach -- or at least scare. If he makes the wrong choice on election day, they warn, his hard-earned savings might disappear into thin ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2033/parties-battle-for-mexicos-swing-vote-middle-class-torn-over-countrys-future/ Jobs could solve some Mexico woes Of all the ways to curb unauthorized human traffic across the USAs southern border, theres one remedy that few people are even discussing: creating more jobs in Mexico. The Mexican economy in 2006 is expected to post its third-consecutive year of better than 3% growth, but ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2032/jobs-could-solve-some-mexico-woes/ Migration Moves Into Mexicos Presidential Race As immigration reform progresses in Washington ahead of the 2006 mid-term elections, the issue of how Mexicans, legal and illegal, are treated in America is becoming an issue in Mexicos political arena as well. While the issue isnt as divisive for Mexican politicians - all ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2031/migration-moves-into-mexicos-presidential-race/ Mexico Legend Borgetti Wants To Use World Cup Finals To Prove Worth To Bolton Wanderers Mexicos record breaking goal-scoring legend Jared Borgetti wants to use the World Cup Finals to prove to Bolton Wanderers boss Sam Allardyce that he deserves more first-team action next season. I have unfinished business with Bolton, because ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2030/mexico-legend-borgetti-wants-to-use-world-cup-finals-to-prove-worth-to-bolton-wanderers/ The Washington Posts trouble with numbers Mexico after NAFTA On April 17, the Washington Post ran an article about Mexicos economy and the North American Free Trade Agreement, which took effect on January 1, 1994. Part of the focus was on market forces and the flight of some Mexicans to the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2029/the-washington-posts-trouble-with-numbers-mexico-after-nafta/ Aftershocks Continue To Rattle US-Mexico Border Calexico Several light aftershocks continue to rattle the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday. The U.S. Geological Survey reports the quakes were centered just south of the border, about 30 miles southeast of Calexico. A magnitude 4.2 temblor hit at 12:40 a.m. and was followed nearly two hours later ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2028/aftershocks-continue-to-rattle-us-mexico-border/ Linear Gold shares rise after gold discovery in Mexico Shares of Linear Gold Corp. (TSX:LRR) rose more than four per cent Friday after the Halifax junior miner announced it made a new gold discovery from drilling at its Ixhuatan project in Mexico. Stock in the company rose 23 cents to ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2027/linear-gold-shares-rise-after-gold-discovery-in-mexico/ Minneapolis sex criminal deported to Mexico A convicted kidnapper who sexually attacked a woman in Minneapolis five years ago was deported to Mexico this past week, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Bloomington said today. Domingo Penaloza-Cabrera, 36, was turned over to Mexican authorities on Wednesday, the office said. Penaloza-Cabrera was ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2026/minneapolis-sex-criminal-deported-to-mexico/ Fox Leaves Washington With Message Of Cooperation Mexican President Vicente Fox is again urging cooperation between Mexico and the U.S. as he awaits a Congressional decision on immigration reform. Speaking Thursday at the Rainier Club in Seattle, Fox said education and a strong economy are the keys to stemming the flow ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2025/fox-leaves-washington-with-message-of-cooperation/ Fatigue not a problem for Mexico striker Borgetti Many of the worlds top players are likely to arrive at the World Cup weary from a long hard European season. Not so, Mexico striker Jared Borgetti. The 32-year-old, his countrys all-time leading scorer with 37 goals in 74 outings, became the first Mexican to ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2024/fatigue-not-a-problem-for-mexico-striker-borgetti/ Mexico reports trade gains Mexico posted an unexpected trade surplus in April as exports climbed, buoyed by near-record high oil prices and growing U.S. demand for Mexican-made automobiles, a report said Wednesday. Exports rose 13.9 percent in April from the same month a year ago, a Finance Ministry report showed. Imports rose ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2023/mexico-reports-trade-gains/ Mexico warning on US border wall The construction of a wall is not the answer to illegal immigration into the US, the Mexican president has said. Immigration was the most pressing challenge in ties with the US but also their greatest opportunity, Vicente Fox said on the second day of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2022/mexico-warning-on-us-border-wall/ Mexicos Threatened Lawsuits Ludicrous, Says Attorney A constitutional attorney with the American Family Association says the recent threat of a lawsuit against the U.S. by the Mexican government over border security is absurd. The threatened lawsuit is in response to President Bushs pledge to use National Guard troops along the U.S.-Mexico border ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2021/mexicos-threatened-lawsuits-ludicrous-says-attorney/ Mexicos Fox to see migrants With the United States planning triple-layered fences along its border and thousands of National Guard troops likely heading south, Mexican President Vicente Fox is northbound -- to Washington state. Wednesday, with debate over immigration reform and border security roiling Congress and cities across America, Fox will tour ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2020/mexicos-fox-to-see-migrants/ Gelles Racing Monterrey, Mid-Ohio Saturday notes Gelles Racing Champ Car Atlantic driver Stephen Simpson will start from second row in Sunday morning 3rd round of the Atlantic Champ Car series held at Fundidora Park in Monterrey, Mexico. The South African was fourth in the second qualifying in his #14 Western Union ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2019/gelles-racing-monterrey-mid-ohio-saturday-notes/ Newsmakers Pachuca reigns in Mexico Uruguayan forward Richard Núñez scored on a penalty kick late in the second half, and the host Tuzos of Pachuca defeated Real San Luis 1-0 on Sunday to claim their fourth Mexican First Division championship in seven years. Both teams battled to scoreless draw Thursday in the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2018/newsmakers-pachuca-reigns-in-mexico/ Army OF Americas Forming, USA, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Kill Foreign $$ Dictators I have good news. A move is on throughout the Americas for a new Army to retake the Americas for us, the Americans, the mix breeds of the old world with no allegiance to anyone but divine conscience for ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2017/army-of-americas-forming-usa-mexico-brazil-canada-kill-foreign-dictators/ Ernesto Portillo Jr. : Mexico might want candidate who stands taller against Bush In the drive toward a new U.S. immigration policy, theres a lot of political pandering and posturing going on across the country. Its a dance in which the participants want to capture the attention of voters for ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2016/ernesto-portillo-jr-mexico-might-want-candidate-who-stands-taller-against-bush/ Mexico Calls for Probe in Border Shooting The Mexican government called for an investigation Friday into a shooting by two federal agents that left one person dead at the worlds busiest border crossing. A union representing the Border Patrol agent involved in the shooting defended the officers conduct. The shooting ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2015/mexico-calls-for-probe-in-border-shooting/ Fox Optimistic U.S. Will Adopt Compromise Plan on Mexico Border Mexican President Vicente Fox said hes optimistic the U.S. Congress will adopt a compromise immigration plan and reject the xenophobia of ultra-right wingers. Fox criticized President George W. Bushs plan to slow Mexican migrants -- who cross at a pace ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2014/fox-optimistic-us-will-adopt-compromise-plan-on-mexico-border/ Mexicos Cablemas Postpones IPO Amid Tumble in Global Markets Cablemas SA, Mexicos second-biggest cable company, postponed an initial public offering as a plunge in global stock markets eroded demand for the shares, a banker involved in the transaction said. The company and shareholders decided not to take the company public ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2013/mexicos-cablemas-postpones-ipo-amid-tumble-in-global-markets/ Mexicos Economy Hits 6-Year High Note Mexicos economy expanded at the fastest clip in six years in the first three months of 2006, a performance that analysts say could help boost the electoral chances of the ruling conservative party. The nations economic output grew 5.5% from the January-March period last year, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2012/mexicos-economy-hits-6-year-high-note/ Senate Votes for Fence Along U.S.-Mexico Border Today conservatives had their first victory in the immigration debate taking place this week on the floor of the U.S. Senate. The Senate voted 83-16 to build a 350-mile, triple-layered fence along the U.S.-Mexico border and to add a 500-mile vehicle barrier on top of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2011/senate-votes-for-fence-along-us-mexico-border/ Mexico criticised over lack of human rights progress Mexican President Vicente Foxs record on human rights has been disappointing in spite of pledges to put the issue at the top of the governments agenda, a rights group said on Wednesday. Under Mr Fox, whose six-year term ends in December, Mexico has yet ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2010/mexico-criticised-over-lack-of-human-rights-progress/ Mexico, Cdn police discuss murder of Ont. couple as family waits for news The son of an Ontario couple brutally slain in Mexico three months ago is waiting for a progress report from Canadian and Mexican investigators, but holding out little hope of hearing anything conclusive. Anthony Ianiero said he was ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2009/mexico-cdn-police-discuss-murder-of-ont-couple-as-family-waits-for-news/ Bush gets tough down Mexico way The President of the United States, having noticed that the illegal-immigrant issue has rent asunder both the nation at large and his own core constituency, proposes now to dispatch 6,000 National Guard troops to the Mexican border, thereat to provide temporary backup to an ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2008/bush-gets-tough-down-mexico-way/ Forest fire damages Yucatan ruins in Mexico Forest fire in Mexico has charred 5,800 hectares in the state of Yucatan on Mexicos Caribbean coast, damaging the ancient cities of Chichen Itza and Oxtankah, the countrys National History and Anthropology Institute (INAH) said on Sunday. The INAH chief, Federica Sodi Miranda, said ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2007/forest-fire-damages-yucatan-ruins-in-mexico/ Mexicos Calderon Leads in Universal Election Poll Mexicos Felipe Calderon, a former energy minister for President Vicente Fox, took the lead in a voter opinion poll by El Universal for the first time. Calderon, the National Action Partys candidate, led with 39 percent of voters preferences in May from 34 ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2006/mexicos-calderon-leads-in-universal-election-poll/ Language, laws, Mexico factors in immigration debate It seems to me President Bush has forgotten how this great land became America in the first place. Long before the war for independence, we acquired this land by stealing it. Bush should remember that unless one is a full blooded American Indian, he or ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2005/language-laws-mexico-factors-in-immigration-debate/ Slovakia and Mexico are World Champions -- Spirited Finals in Continental AGs In-House World Football Championship Tournament -- Biggest Sports Event in the History of the Company a Huge Success Slovakia and Mexico are world champions! The mens team at the Continental plant in ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2004/slovakia-and-mexico-are-world-champions/ Collaborator of Mexico Drug Lord Sentenced An alleged cohort of imprisoned drug lord Osiel Cardenas was sentenced Thursday to 44 years in prison on drug-related charges, authorities said. Adan Javier Medrano was convicted of smuggling drug money from the United States into Mexico and distributing cocaine north of the border, the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2003/collaborator-of-mexico-drug-lord-sentenced/ U.S. Choice Hotels Opens Three Hotels in Mexico City U.S. hotel chain Choice Hotels International Inc. opened three new hotels in Mexico City, the chain said on May 11, 2006. Choice Hotels is headquartered in Silver Spring, in the U.S. state Maryland. Two of the hotels are in the tourism zone ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2002/us-choice-hotels-opens-three-hotels-in-mexico-city/ Survey: Bribes a way of life in Mexico Bribing government officials for services from trash pickup to hearing court cases remains a way of life for Mexicans, according to a survey. Survey respondents paid bribes 10 percent of time when they asked for public services last year, roughly the same as in ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2001/survey-bribes-a-way-of-life-in-mexico/ Mexico conservative holds election lead in new poll The conservative ruling party candidate in Mexicos presidential race has a 2-point lead over his main leftist rival, according to a newspaper poll published on Thursday that confirms a recent trend. The survey by Excelsior newspaper gave Felipe Calderon 36 percent support compared with ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/2000/mexico-conservative-holds-election-lead-in-new-poll/ Grupo Mexico Shuts San Martin Mine as Strike Lingers Grupo Mexico closed its San Martin zinc mine because of a strike that has halted production since March, signaling labor disputes that have crimped world metal supplies wont end soon. Its impossible to even hope that this is going to be ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1999/grupo-mexico-shuts-san-martin-mine-as-strike-lingers/ Mexicos president to visit Utah, Washington, California Mexican President Vicente Fox plans to visit Utah on May 23-24 on a trip that also includes stops in Seattle and Sacramento, Calif. Fox sent a request Tuesday to Mexicos Congress for permission to visit the three states May 23-27. The arrangements are subject to ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1998/mexicos-president-to-visit-utah-washington-california/ Mexicos Walmex April same-store sales up 9.9 pct Leading Mexican retailer Wal-Mart de Mexico, or Walmex, said on Tuesday its same-store sales rose 9.9 percent in April, compared with a year earlier. Walmex (WALMEXV.MX: Quote, Profile, Research), controlled by U.S. retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research), said total sales ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1997/mexicos-walmex-april-same-store-sales-up-99-pct/ EZLN Out of Mexico State Conflict Sub commander Marcos, leader of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN), separated Tuesday that insurgent group from the violent social conflict that broke out in Mexico State last week. Marcos considered that the actions that followed an attempt to evict walking flower sellers are the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1996/ezln-out-of-mexico-state-conflict/ May Day Leads to More USA-Mexico Finger Pointing After the opportunity to listen to statements by American and Mexican media pundits, government spokespersons and others, as well as the ranting of extremists from both sides of the immigration issue and both Mexico and the U.S., I feel sad, mad, proud and ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1995/may-day-leads-to-more-usa-mexico-finger-pointing/ 91 Illegal Immigrants Arrested in Mexico Mexican authorities had arrested 91 illegal immigrants including 13 children, the government said on Sunday. The National Immigration Service said it had arrested 13 children from El Salvador and Honduras in the northern Mexican city of Saltillo. They were separately found in a freight ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1994/91-illegal-immigrants-arrested-in-mexico/ Musica de Mexico Roxanne Villa, 17, calmly strummed the strings of her acoustic guitar while waiting to take mainstage Saturday at Columbia Park in Kennewick. Villa was one of seven Wenatchee High School students participating in the first Mariachi Festival. Usually Villas group, Mariachi Huenachi, has 20 members dressed in ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1993/musica-de-mexico/ Mexicos Fox reverses on bill decriminalising drugs Vicente Fox, Mexicos president, has made a rapid U-turn on a bill that envisaged decriminalising the possession of small amounts of drugs such as heroin, cocaine and LSD. Mr Fox will ask Congress to undertake the necessary corrections to make it absolutely clear that in ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1992/mexicos-fox-reverses-on-bill-decriminalising-drugs/ True flavors of Mexico emerging in U.S. The tamales at Jose Avalos Mexican restaurants are wrapped and steamed in corn husks, a traditional way to give them flavor. The chiles rellenos - roasted peppers stuffed with pork or fresh Mexican cheese - are no longer made with generic green bell peppers but ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1991/true-flavors-of-mexico-emerging-in-us/ Mexico election race turns as conservative surges Mexicos ruling party presidential candidate appears to be pulling away from his leftist rival after aggressive TV ads propelled his dramatic surge in an election race being fought on economic policies. A closely watched poll in the Reforma newspaper on Wednesday showed Felipe Calderon, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1990/mexico-election-race-turns-as-conservative-surges/ Police arrest man wanted in Ill., Mexico A fugitive who is wanted in Illinois, Iowa and Mexico was arrested after forcing his way into an apartment and later falling asleep on the couch. Juan Javier Tapia, 24, who was been featured on the television show Americas Most Wanted, was arrested ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1989/police-arrest-man-wanted-in-ill-mexico/ Mexico to decriminalize drug possession Mexican President Vicente Fox will sign into law a measure that decriminalizes the possession of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and other drugs for personal use, his spokesman said Tuesday. Spokesman Ruben Aguilar defended the law, which was approved Friday by Mexicos Senate, despite criticism in ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1988/mexico-to-decriminalize-drug-possession/ Mexicos economy grew over 5 pct in first quarter Mexicos economy grew more than 5 percent in the first quarter on a sharp rise in industrial output, the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday. Its forecast was in line with a central bank estimate last week of 5.2 percent growth in the first ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1987/mexicos-economy-grew-over-5-pct-in-first-quarter/ Protests Disrupt California-Mexico Border Crossing Several hundred protesters in Tijuana, Mexico blocked vehicle traffic heading to San Diego on Monday, turning the worlds busiest border crossing into an empty parking lot for about two hours. U.S. authorities responded by closing the metal barriers in front of vehicle inspection lanes for security purposes ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1986/protests-disrupt-california-mexico-border-crossing/ A conservative takes the lead in Mexico race He seems nervous waving to crowds, uncomfortable when supporters chant his name. Uncharismatic is what hes usually called. But now Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa is the man to beat in Mexicos July 2 elections. The young, at 43, lawyer and economist was ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1985/a-conservative-takes-the-lead-in-mexico-race/ Mexico conservative says on a roll to presidency Mexicos ruling party candidate for president swaggered into his hometown on Saturday pledging to ride a new wave of momentum to victory after his solid showing in a televised debate and missteps by his main rival. Felipe Calderon was welcomed by supporters as ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1984/mexico-conservative-says-on-a-roll-to-presidency/ Five men executed on Mexico drug war Pacific coast Gunmen bound and blindfolded five men in a quiet Mexican coastal village before shooting them dead early on Sunday, police said, in the midst of an escalating struggle for territory between drug gangs. The victims were found naked and surrounded by spent ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1983/five-men-executed-on-mexico-drug-war-pacific-coast/ Pirate netters fall to Mexico If you ask Boonville Pirates tennis coach Stephanie Carey, in no shape or form did the Pirate netters play up to their potential or past performances last night against the Mexico Bulldogs. Although the Pirate netters still had an outside chance down 4-2 after singles, even that ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1982/pirate-netters-fall-to-mexico/ Mexicos Congress Legalizes Drugs for Personal Use Mexicos Congress approved a bill Friday decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana, ecstasy, cocaine and heroin for personal use — a measure sure to raise questions in Washington about Mexicos commitment to the war on drugs. The only remaining step was the signature ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1981/mexicos-congress-legalizes-drugs-for-personal-use/ Mexicos Calderon next target of election attacks Mexican presidential candidate Felipe Calderon expects rivals to make him the focus of sniping and negative campaign ads now that he has taken the lead in a closely watched poll, his campaign chief said. Calderon, a conservative, knocked leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador out ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1980/mexicos-calderon-next-target-of-election-attacks/ Mexicos economic activity grew 4.4 pct in Feb Mexicos economy expanded a healthy 4.4 percent in February compared with a year earlier, government data showed on Thursday in the latest sign that growth picked up in the first quarter. But Februarys year-on-year expansion was not as strong as Januarys 5.7 percent leap ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1979/mexicos-economic-activity-grew-44-pct-in-feb/ Mexico 1st-Qtr GDP Grew at Fastest Pace in 5 Years Mexicos economy grew at the fastest pace in five years in the first quarter as exports surged and domestic demand picked up, the central banks chief economist said. More working days in the period compared with a year ago helped ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1978/mexico-1st-qtr-gdp-grew-at-fastest-pace-in-5-years/ U.S. firms say Mexico boycott could backfire U.S. lobbyists lashed out Wednesday at the Mexican Nothing Gringo campaign timed for May 1 to coincide with the Day Without Immigrants boycott in the United States. The American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico said organizers are risking a backlash and foolishly targeting some of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1977/us-firms-say-mexico-boycott-could-backfire/ Mexicos Soriana quarterly net profit ticks up Soriana, one of Mexicos top retailers, posted a 4 percent rise in net profit for the first quarter on Tuesday, below analysts estimates, with moderate growth in sales and operating results. Soriana (SORIANAB.MX: Quote, Profile, Research) said net profit reached 548 million pesos ($50 million), ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1976/mexicos-soriana-quarterly-net-profit-ticks-up/ Most markets close lower; Mexico gains Most major markets in Latin America finished lower Tuesday, following the Wall Street trend of interest rate concerns overshadowing some strong earnings and a pullback in oil prices. But Mexicos IPC index closed a fifth straight session at an all-time high at 20,360.61, up 161.90 ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1975/most-markets-close-lower-mexico-gains/ Lightning Kills Five Children Decorating Metal Cross in Mexico Five children were killed and nine people were injured in central Mexico when lightning bolts struck a metal cross on a hillside as people decorated the cross in preparation for a May 3 religious holiday, authorities reported on Monday. The accident occurred ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1974/lightning-kills-five-children-decorating-metal-cross-in-mexico/ Schwarzenegger: Border fence with Mexico is return to the Stone Age California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has come out strongly against tough immigration proposals Monday, including the construction of a fence along the border with Mexico - an idea he called going back to the Stone Ages. I think that it will ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1973/schwarzenegger-border-fence-with-mexico-is-return-to-the-stone-age/ The Tail Wags the Dog: Mexicos Televisa Law Another Nail in the Coffin of Foxs Legacy Reforms to Mexicos media laws will likely concentrate power (and additional billions) in the hands of the already dominant Televisa juggernaut Despite wellfounded concerns over the potential effects that the changes could have on Mexican ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1972/the-tail-wags-the-dog-mexicos-televisa-law-another-nail-in-the-coffin-of-foxs-legacy/ Hillary wants to build a U.S.-Mexico fence first — and shes right Apart from a well-chosen warning about criminalizing Jesus, Sen. Hillary Clinton hasnt waded too deeply into the details of the immigration mess. Until now. In an interview Friday, she cited specific goals that could, and hopefully will, become the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1971/hillary-wants-to-build-a-us-mexico-fence-first-and-shes-right/ Study Recommends Mexico Block Crossings An immigration study partly funded by the Mexican government recommended Friday that Mexico bar its citizens from the most dangerous illegal border crossings. But Assistant Foreign Relations Secretary Geronimo Gutierrez said his country was willing to consider the recommendation that restricted access zones should be ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1970/study-recommends-mexico-block-crossings/ Mexico Lowers Benchmark Rate to 20-Month Low of 7% Mexicos central bank unexpectedly reduced its benchmark overnight rate for a ninth straight month to bolster growth in Latin Americas second-biggest economy. Policy makers said they see no room for further reductions in the foreseeable future. Banco de Mexico cut its overnight ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1969/mexico-lowers-benchmark-rate-to-20-month-low-of-7/ Mexico police storm steel plant, 2 shot dead Hundreds of Mexican police stormed a major steel plant on Thursday to force out striking workers in a violent clash that spilled onto the streets and left at least two workers dead. Steel workers and police with riot gear and shields fought a ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1968/mexico-police-storm-steel-plant-2-shot-dead/ Coyotes Openly Do Business in Mexico Sidling up to migrants who arrive at the Tijuana airport and cruising the streets in border towns, coyotes in gold chains and dark sunglasses openly find customers for nightly scrambles across the U.S. border. Mexicos president offered to crack down on smuggling at a recent ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1967/coyotes-openly-do-business-in-mexico/ Steris Leases Mexico Facility Steris Corp., a sanitizing lotions and soaps maker, said on Wednesday it signed a lease on a facility in Monterrey, Mexico, where it plans to transfer manufacturing operations from Erie, Pa. The facility _ which Steris is leasing from real-estate developer Avante Group _ will be used ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1966/steris-leases-mexico-facility/ Mexico criticizes newly approved anti-immigrant law in US The Mexican government criticized the U.S. state of Georgia on Tuesday for approving a law which imposed heavier penalties on undocumented migrants and made new demands on employers. Ruben Aguilar, spokesman for Mexican President Vicente Fox, told reporters that Mexico was worried that ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1965/mexico-criticizes-newly-approved-anti-immigrant-law-in-us/ Mexicos Urbi sells $150 mln in 10-yr bonds Mexican homebuilder Urbi (URBI.MX: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it has placed $150 million in 10-year senior bonds in the U.S. market. Urbi, one of Mexicos largest house construction firms, said it planned to use proceeds from the 8.5 percent, 2016 maturing bond ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1964/mexicos-urbi-sells-150-mln-in-10-yr-bonds/ Whats wrong with Mexico With all the ink and all the air time the problem of illegal immigration from Mexico has been receiving lately, no one is asking the right question -- namely, Whats wrong with Mexico? The United States has been a beacon of hope for immigrants for hundreds of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1963/whats-wrong-with-mexico/ FRAGILE FOUNDATION After six years illegally working construction in the United States, Martin Sanchez has come home to this mountainside village transformed. Sanchez, 23, left here an unskilled laborer with few expectations and a sixth-grade education. Hes returned as a master drywall installer with money in the bank and plans for a ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1962/fragile-foundation/ Program responds to the needs of children deported to Mexico Rita Medina waited anxiously for a glimpse of her 2-year-old daughter at the Mexican port of entry. The child was being deported from the United States after a foiled attempt to smuggle her across the border. Medinas plan had been ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1961/program-responds-to-the-needs-of-children-deported-to-mexico/ Grupo Mexico Urges Authorities to End 24-Day Copper Mine Strike Grupo Mexico SA, the worlds seventh-largest copper producer, said it is urging authorities to arrest union members blocking work at a copper mine and concentrator in Mexico after a 24-day strike threatens to leave the company short for May copper ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1960/grupo-mexico-urges-authorities-to-end-24-day-copper-mine-strike/ Last Sunday's rally was front-page news Photos of demonstrators marching through the streets of major U.S. cities as the U.S. Congress considers legalizing the status of millions of undocumented Mexicans have filled the pages of Mexicos news publications in recent weeks. In cities like Tijuana, where many residents have close and ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1959/last-sundays-rally-was-front-page-news/ Warriors to play Nuggets in Mexico during preseason The Golden State Warriors exhibition schedule will take on an international flair next season when they travel to Monterrey, Mexico, for a game against the Denver Nuggets. NBA commissioner David Stern delivered the news during a media conference call Thursday morning. Were excited to be ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1958/warriors-to-play-nuggets-in-mexico-during-preseason/ CBC students are keeping faith alive in Mexico In a towering stone-walled cathedral, a Catholic bishop leans toward his crowd, blesses them, and marks them missionaries. High school students fill the front half of the church. Most are Mexican. But 19 are from Christian Brothers College High School in Town ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1957/cbc-students-are-keeping-faith-alive-in-mexico/ Mexico's leftist candidate courts private sector The leftist candidate in Mexico's July presidential election, widely popular among the country's poor, is stepping up efforts to dispel fears among a skeptical private sector, according to a campaign official. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, candidate for the Party of the Democratic Revolution, understands the importance ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1956/mexicos-leftist-candidate-courts-private-sector/ Padres celebrate Mexico Opening Day Sunday The San Diego Padres will host their annual Mexico Opening Day, presented by the San Diego Zoo, to close out Opening Week this Sunday, April 9 at PETCO Park. A celebration of Mexican culture and international baseball will be part of the pre-game festivities prior ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1955/padres-celebrate-mexico-opening-day-sunday/ RPT-Mexico economy seen strong despite election result Mexican business leaders say the economy will continue to be strong despite a possible election win by leftist frontrunner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, but shrug off his claims that their greed has ruined the country. The former Mexico City mayor is leading in polls ahead ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1954/rpt-mexico-economy-seen-strong-despite-election-result/ Mexico's Slim not worried about Venezuela risk - spokesman Mexican telecommunications magnate Carlos Slim isnt worried about political risks in moving his Latin American communications network into Venezuela, a spokesman said Friday. Monday, Telmex (TMX) and America Movil (AMX) said they will buy Verizon Communications (VZ) 28.5% stake in Venezuelas CA ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1953/mexicos-slim-not-worried-about-venezuela-risk-spokesman/ Ford probes work conditions at parts suppliers in China, Mexico - report US automaker Ford Motor Co has been investigating companies it buys parts from in China and Mexico to ensure there are no sweatshop-like conditions at a vendor, the Wall Street Journal reported. Over the last two years Ford ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1952/ford-probes-work-conditions-at-parts-suppliers-in-china-mexico-report/ Mexico to order full disclosure on credit cards Mexican central bank Gov. Guillermo Ortiz said he will require banks to disclose all charges when they advertise credit cards, part of a bid to push down lending rates that have restrained economic growth. Banks in Mexico charge as much as 40 percent a ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1951/mexico-to-order-full-disclosure-on-credit-cards/ Telemundo links with Mexico's Xtra in new venture Telemundo, the No. 2 U.S. Spanish-language broadcaster, said on Wednesday it has teamed up with Mexican holding Grupo Xtra to boost its presence across Latin America. NBC Universal's Telemundo competes for Hispanic viewers in the United States against leader Univision Communications Inc. (UVN.N: ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1950/telemundo-links-with-mexicos-xtra-in-new-venture/ Scotiabank aims to boost Mexico mortgage lending 25% in 2006 The Mexican arm of Canada's Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) plans to make about MXN7 billion ($636 million) in mortgage loans in 2006, up 25% from the previous year as it rolls out new products aimed at middle class home buyers, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1949/scotiabank-aims-to-boost-mexico-mortgage-lending-25-in-2006/ Mexico: newspapers simultaneously publish probes into missing journalists Dozens of Mexican newspapers have been trying to uncover information concerning slain and missing journalists but have had no luck. Now they have simultaneously published the first in a series of reports on the cases. The first article printed by the new collective effort ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1948/mexico-newspapers-simultaneously-publish-probes-into-missing-journalists/ Mexico Center hosts lectures by Mexican notables The UTSA Mexico Center will host world-renowned architect Ricardo Legorreta and prominent Mexican author Dr. Bruno Estañol for lectures Thursday, April 6, at the Downtown Campus. Legorreta, who designed the "enchilada red" Central Library in San Antonio and heads Legoretta + Legorreta with his son ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1947/mexico-center-hosts-lectures-by-mexican-notables/ Mexico leftist: Banks, business leaders a "mafia" The leftist front runner to become Mexico's next president said its top business leaders and bankers make up an elite "mafia" that has cozied up to government to win favors at the expense of the masses. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador delivered the scathing attack during ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1946/mexico-leftist-banks-business-leaders-a-mafia/ MEXICO'S PLAN PUTS AMERICAN VALUES TO THE TEST Behind the illegal immigrants waving Mexican and Salvadoran flags in Los Angeles last week; behind the Mexican girl in Arlington, Va., who was quoted as saying on radio, "Citizens -- what are they for? We do all the work"; behind the antiquated ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1945/mexicos-plan-puts-american-values-to-the-test/ Although summit's tone is good, U.S.-Mexico relationship could wane Experts say that while the U.S.-Mexico relationship has matured during the administration of President Vicente Fox, they fear it could deteriorate under the next president, who will be elected this year. Luis Rubio, an analyst at a Mexico City think tank, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1944/although-summits-tone-is-good-us-mexico-relationship-could-wane/ Mexico's flood of tired and poor divides America LAST year the Pew Hispanic Centre polled Mexicans on their attitudes about migrating to the United States. Asked if they would go to live in the US if they had the means and opportunity, more than four in 10 said yes. More than 20 ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1943/mexicos-flood-of-tired-and-poor-divides-america/ Reuters Summit-Mexico's Pemex sees output flat to 2007 Mexican state oil monopoly Pemex sees crude oil production staying roughly flat this year and next, Chief Financial Officer Juan Jose Suarez said Friday. Suarez said he saw Pemex's 2007 crude oil output averaging 3.45 million barrels per day, up only a whisker from ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1942/reuters-summit-mexicos-pemex-sees-output-flat-to-2007/ PM confident Mexico won't try to extradite Canadian women Prime Minister Stephen Harper is confident Mexico will not seek to extradite two Thunder Bay women whom Mexican authorities have said are linked to the murders of a Toronto couple at a Cancun-area resort. "We're told once again, and we've been saying ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1941/pm-confident-mexico-wont-try-to-extradite-canadian-women/ Red Lake Resources options Zacatecas Mexico silver property in deal with Sterling Mining Red Lake Resources Inc. (TSXV:RL.V) has signed an option deal to earn a 100 per cent stake in the Bolshoi silver property in Mexico. The Vancouver junior miner said Friday the property in the Zacatecas area of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1940/red-lake-resources-options-zacatecas-mexico-silver-property-in-deal-with-sterling-mining/ Telmex to Cut Rates to Boost Mexico Sales, Chico Says Telefonos de Mexico SA, the nation's biggest fixed-line carrier, plans to keep cutting rates to bolster telephone use in a bid to halt a three-year decline in local revenue, Chief Executive Jaime Chico Pardo said. ``Raising rates no longer crosses ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1939/telmex-to-cut-rates-to-boost-mexico-sales-chico-says/ Chivas USA's Suarez solid in Mexico win In February, Claudio Suarez raised some eyebrows in the U.S. when he began training with Chivas USA, a move that culminated in his signing two weeks ago. Wednesday, Suarez drew even more attention to himself but this time it was from the Mexican community. ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1938/chivas-usas-suarez-solid-in-mexico-win/ Foreign bid on Dallas to Mexico rail line Louis Repa has been farming his land near Granger for almost 50 years. Ten years ago he dodged a proposed light rail line that was to run right through the middle of his corn field. Now, the Trans-Texas Corridor threatens to do the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1937/foreign-bid-on-dallas-to-mexico-rail-line/ Reuters Summit-Mexico's Homex to see free cash flow in 2006 Homex, one of Mexico's largest homebuilders, expects to see positive free cash flow in 2006 for the first year ever, and may use some of the funds to pay down debt, its chief executive said on Wednesday. Homex (HOMEX.MX: Quote, Profile, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1936/reuters-summit-mexicos-homex-to-see-free-cash-flow-in-2006/ Mexico cheers backing of immigrant bill by panel Mexicans cheered the proposal approved Monday by the Senate Judiciary Committee to legalize undocumented migrants and provide temporary work visas, and credited huge marches of migrants across the United States as the decisive factor behind the vote. President Vicente Fox of Mexico said the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1935/mexico-cheers-backing-of-immigrant-bill-by-panel/ Reed Life Sciences Expands Global INTERPHEX Portfolio to Mexico; INTERPHEX Mexico to Co-Locate with PMMI's EXPO PACK Event Reed Life Sciences, a division of Reed Exhibitions, one of the world's largest trade events producers, is bringing its flagship INTERPHEX event to Mexico City June 27-30, 2006, to be held at Centro ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1934/reed-life-sciences-expands-global-interphex-portfolio-to-mexico-interphex-mexico-to-co-locate-with-pmmis-expo-pack-event/ Copper May Rise in London on Inventory Drop, Mexico Mine Strike Copper may rise to a record in London on speculation that supply will lag behind demand after inventory declined and a strike at Mexico's largest producer continued for a fourth day. Stockpiles stored in London Metal Exchange-monitored warehouses fell ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1933/copper-may-rise-in-london-on-inventory-drop-mexico-mine-strike/ Americans buy more property in Mexico as financing options open An admirer of Mexico’s Yucután Peninsula, Kelso Ballantyne has been visiting the region for nearly a decade, longer than he’s been a mortgage broker. Years ago, he and his wife decided it would be nice to own property rather than renting when ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1932/americans-buy-more-property-in-mexico-as-financing-options-open/ La Reconquista Takes to the Streets To Regain Mexico's Stolen Lands Way back in 1847 we fought a war with Mexico, and General Winfield "Old Fuss and Feathers" Scott and the redoubtable General Zachary Taylor won handily. We conquered the country, and their government went into exile. A very sharp guy ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1931/la-reconquista-takes-to-the-streets-to-regain-mexicos-stolen-lands/ Iran's historical water constructions introduced in Mexico Iran's aqueduct civilization was introduced in Mexico international seminar which was held on March 22 on the World Water Day. Three lectures delivered speeches and five movies were screened by Iran in this seminar. "This seminar was a good opportunity for Iran to ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1930/irans-historical-water-constructions-introduced-in-mexico/ Soccer legend Valdano hurt in Mexico copter crash Retired Argentine soccer great Jorge Valdano suffered minor injuries along with seven others in a helicopter crash in Mexico City on Saturday, police said. Valdano, who was carried from the crash scene in a neck brace, would likely be discharged from the hospital on ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1929/soccer-legend-valdano-hurt-in-mexico-copter-crash/ Thomas rips Mexico in illegals’ arrest case Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas told Mexico not to meddle in his prosecution of illegal immigrants Friday, a day when thousands rallied in the streets against harsh immigration reform. Thomas had a letter hand-delivered to the Consulate General of Mexico in Phoenix telling the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1928/thomas-rips-mexico-in-illegals-arrest-case/ United States, Mexico, Canada Reiterate Commitment to NAFTA Officials from the three North American nations reaffirmed their commitment to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as the cornerstone for strengthening regional competitiveness at a March 24 meeting of the NAFTA Free Trade Commission. Since its implementation in 1994, NAFTA has facilitated ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1927/united-states-mexico-canada-reiterate-commitment-to-nafta/ Mexico rules out poor relations with Venezuela The Mexican Government downplayed Friday the possibility of worsening relations with Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, accused of intervening in the electoral process. "There is no fear that relations will be affected by these events," Rubén Aguilar, the speaker of President Vicente Fox, said during ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1926/mexico-rules-out-poor-relations-with-venezuela/ Mexico recall veteran Suarez Veteran defender Claudio Suarez was named in Mexico's squad for Wednesday's (Thursday AEDT) friendly against Paraguay. Nicknamed the Emperor, Suarez has been picked sporadically by coach Ricardo La Volpe in the last two years. His last appearance was in the 2-0 win over Hungary in December. Mexico ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1925/mexico-recall-veteran-suarez/ Mexico hopes cargo looks south Mexico is expanding plans to improve its ports so they can handle growing trade with Asia that now is clogging ports in California. The latest proposal involves Punta Colonet, a sparsely populated, wind-blown bay on the Baja Peninsula 150 miles south of the U.S. border. Mexican officials in ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1924/mexico-hopes-cargo-looks-south/ Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela: Latin America Local Bond Preview The following events and economic reports may influence trading in Latin American local-currency bonds today. Bond yields are from the previous session. Argentina {ARGENT }: Argentina's central bank plans to step up oversight over foreign-exchange trading, seeking to block bond trades ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1923/mexico-argentina-venezuela-latin-america-local-bond-preview/ FBI arrests man wanted for murder in Mexico An illegal immigrant residing in Watertown who was arrested last week in the murder of a Mexican police officer was turned over to Mexican authorities Tuesday, according to a federal immigration spokeswoman. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Gail Montenegro said Hector Cepeda-Vargas, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1922/fbi-arrests-man-wanted-for-murder-in-mexico/ Fourth World Water Forum in Mexico Discusses Critical Issues At the Fourth World Water Forum in Mexico City, 11,000 people representing 130 nations have been looking for ways to protect the vital resource so that it will be available to future generations, rich and poor. While most of the official business ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1921/fourth-world-water-forum-in-mexico-discusses-critical-issues/ Mexico, top private interests look to revamp Pacific ports south of the border Mexico and major shipping interests are bolstering Pacific ports south of the border, hoping to catch future runoff as an increasing tide of Asian cargo sails toward already clogged ports in California. Mexican officials in coming weeks ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1920/mexico-top-private-interests-look-to-revamp-pacific-ports-south-of-the-border/ Metro to start newspaper in Mexico Metro International and Mxshares SA de C.V. are entering a joint venture to publish a new edition of the free Metro newspaper in Mexico City. Metro International SA, which publishes newspapers from Santiago to Helsinki, will publish a new edition of its free Metro newspaper in ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1919/metro-to-start-newspaper-in-mexico/ U.S. urges Mexico to act on border tunnels A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has asked the Mexican government to enact legislation to criminalize the construction or financing of border tunnels between the United States and Mexico. In letters to Mexican President ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1918/us-urges-mexico-to-act-on-border-tunnels/ ATP Apparent High Bidder on Gulf of Mexico Lease Block ATP Oil &#038; Gas Corporation (NASDAQ:ATPG) today announced it was the apparent high bidder out of three bids submitted to the Minerals Management Service (MMS) on Green Canyon Block 37 at the Central Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Offshore Lease Sale held ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1917/atp-apparent-high-bidder-on-gulf-of-mexico-lease-block/ N. Mexico upsets Florida; Utah rallies for big win Florida traveled all the way from the swamp to the desert only to get blown out by New Mexico's best night of basketball this season. Jana Francis scored a career-high 25 points on 10-of-14 shooting and the 11th-seeded Lobos got off to ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1916/n-mexico-upsets-florida-utah-rallies-for-big-win/ Angolan Prime Minister In Mexico Mexico City, 03/19 - Prime Minister, Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos is in Mexico City leading an Angolan delegation attending the IV World Water Forum being held until March 22. Fernando da Piedade is in Mexico representing the Angolan Head of State, José Eduardo dos Santos. ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1915/angolan-prime-minister-in-mexico/ Mexico: Plainclothes police gunned down Four plainclothes police officers were shot and killed in the notoriously violent border town Nuevo Laredo by unknown gunmen, El Universal reported Friday. The officers -- members of the intelligence branch of the Mexican Federal Preventative Police -- had their vehicle sprayed with gunfire, said witnesses. Nuevo Laredo, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1914/mexico-plainclothes-police-gunned-down/ Miners file murder charges against Grupo Mexico A Mexican union has filed murder charges against mining company Grupo Mexico and the government after 65 miners were killed last month in an explosion at a coal mine. Mexico's miners' and metalworkers' union said late on Thursday it formally accused Grupo Mexico, Labor Minister ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1913/miners-file-murder-charges-against-grupo-mexico/ Mexico 2, United States 1 Roger Clemens bid goodbye to baseball in uncharacteristic fashion - with a loss. Oliver Perez and seven relievers combined to pitch a three-hitter, leading Mexico to a 2-1 victory over the Rocket and Team USA on Thursday night, eliminating the Americans from the inaugural World Baseball Classic ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1912/mexico-2-united-states-1/ Mexico proven oil reserves dip to 16.470 bln bce State oil monopoly Pemex said Thursday that Mexico's proven oil and gas reserves dipped to 16.470 billion barrels of crude oil equivalent (bce) at the end of 2005, down from 17.6 billion bce a year earlier. Earlier this week Pemex, one of the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1911/mexico-proven-oil-reserves-dip-to-16470-bln-bce/ Mexico may open niche for private business Mexico has edged closer to opening a narrow loophole in its legal framework to allow natural gas exploration and production by private companies. But the opening in Pemex's monopoly over gas rights applies only to Mexican coal mining companies. Mexico's Chamber of Deputies overwhelmingly approved ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1910/mexico-may-open-niche-for-private-business/ Japan beats Mexico 6-1 in WBC Jim Allen Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter With its back to the wall, Japan remained alive in the World Baseball Classic with an inspiring 6-1 victory over Mexico at Angel Stadium on Tuesday. Japan will qualify for a berth in Saturday's semifinals by beating South Korea on ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1909/japan-beats-mexico-6-1-in-wbc/ Health Net and Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles Address Health Care Gap among Latinos; First-Ever Cross-Border Plans for Individuals and Families Health Net of California, in collaboration with theConsul General of Mexico, today introduced new and innovative productsand services specifically addressing the Latino health care gap inCalifornia. The Mexi-Plan program ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1908/health-net-and-consulate-general-of-mexico-in-los-angeles-address-health-care-gap-among-latinos-first-ever-cross-border-plans-for-individuals-and-families/ Mexico Strikes Oil Under Sea Mexican President Vicente Fox said Monday that his country had made a new deep-water oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico that could exceed reserves at the giant offshore field Cantarell, Mexico's largest oil source. The find, to be formally announced today, is under 3,117 feet of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1907/mexico-strikes-oil-under-sea/ Televisa, Grupo Mexico, Petrobras: Latin America Equity Preview The following stocks may make significant gains or losses in Latin America today. Symbols are in parentheses after the company name and stock prices are from the last session. Grupo Televisa SA (TLEVICPO MM): The world's largest producer of Spanish-language television programming ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1906/televisa-grupo-mexico-petrobras-latin-america-equity-preview/ Korean Baseball Aces Beat Mexico at WBC Riding the momentum of a headstart two-run homer by "the people's slugger" Lee Seung-yeop, Korea's national baseball team beat Mexico 2-1 in the second round of the World Baseball Classic at the Angels Stadium in Anaheim, California on Sunday. Korea’s first second-round victory ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1905/korean-baseball-aces-beat-mexico-at-wbc/ Mexico's Bonds Have `Value' After Yields Climb, ABN Amro Says Mexico's peso-denominated bonds may rebound after yields on the 10-year security rose 42 basis points since March 1, said Siobhan Manning-Morden, director of Latin American strategy at ABN Amro Inc. Bond yields, which move in the opposite direction from prices, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1904/mexicos-bonds-have-value-after-yields-climb-abn-amro-says/ Winning debut: Sorenstam repeats in Mexico For the second year in a row Annika Sorenstam opened her season with a victory at the MasterCard Classic, shooting a two-under 70 on Sunday to win by one shot. Sorenstam finished the tournament at eight-under-par 208 for her 67th career title. Her win ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1903/winning-debut-sorenstam-repeats-in-mexico/ "Indestructible" leftist challenges Mexico's big two The leftist candidate leading Mexico's presidential race on Sunday brushed off growing criticism that he is a populist ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, saying he was "politically indestructible." Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who leads opinion polls by up to 9 percentage points, responded to his ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1902/indestructible-leftist-challenges-mexicos-big-two/ Mexico calls for migrant plan, not troops at border Mexico on Thursday called for immigration reform that was "orderly and respectful of human rights" after Arizona announced plans to expand the presence of the National Guard on the Mexico-U.S. border. Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano issued an executive order on Wednesday expanding the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1901/mexico-calls-for-migrant-plan-not-troops-at-border/ Sorenstam shares lead with Cavalleri after one round at Mexico's MasterCard Classic Annika Sorenstam shot a 5-under 67 in her first competitive round of the year Friday to finish tied for the lead with Italy's Silvia Cavalleri in the MasterCard Classic. The world No. 1 stayed consistent, hitting fairways and reaching greens ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1900/sorenstam-shares-lead-with-cavalleri-after-one-round-at-mexicos-mastercard-classic/ Will Mexico come clean? PRESIDENT VICENTE FOX of Mexico took office in 2000 vowing to finally prosecute officials responsible for the deaths, "disappearing" and torturing of hundreds in that nation's "dirty war" of the 1970s. Victims' families have waited for decades to uncover what happened to their loved ones. Although plenty ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1899/will-mexico-come-clean/ Drug violence extends beyond Mexico's traditional smuggling routes Until seven corpses turned up here a few weeks ago, residents of this hamlet nestled near the coffee-rich mountains of southern Mexico thought they were immune from the drug violence that's long plagued the gritty northern border with the United States. Now they ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1898/drug-violence-extends-beyond-mexicos-traditional-smuggling-routes/ Evidence recovered in Mexico killings: reports Investigators in Mexico recovered evidence from the body of an Ontario woman who was brutally slain along with her husband at a luxury resort, media reports say. The Toronto Sun is reporting that investigators lifted traces of hair from Nancy Ianiero's hand before her body was ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1897/evidence-recovered-in-mexico-killings-reports/ Mexico will eliminate soft-drink tax Mexico will eliminate a 20 percent soft-drink tax following a World Trade Organization ruling that it violated global trade rules, officials said Wednesday. On Monday, a WTO panel rejected an appeal by Mexico and supported U.S. claims that Mexico was in breach of international law ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1896/mexico-will-eliminate-soft-drink-tax/ DaimlerChrysler upgrades Mexico plant DaimlerChrysler AG said Wednesday its Toluca facility will have the capability to build more than one model on its assembly line as part of the automaker's $1 billion investment in its Mexican operations. In addition to enhancing the Toluca plant, which currently builds the Chrysler PT Cruiser, the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1895/daimlerchrysler-upgrades-mexico-plant/ Mexico's Ortiz Says Market `Correction Is Healthy' Mexican Central Bank Governor Guillermo Ortiz described this week's decline in emerging market bonds and currencies as a ``healthy correction.'' ``The markets can't always be going in only one direction,'' Ortiz told reporters after speaking at a conference on competitiveness in Mexico City ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1894/mexicos-ortiz-says-market-correction-is-healthy/ Four police dead in shootout in Mexico border city Suspected drug hit men on Tuesday killed four policemen in a shootout in this crime-ridden Mexican city on the U.S. border, police and witnesses said. One of the dead was the second-in-charge of a state police force sent to Nuevo Laredo last year ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1893/four-police-dead-in-shootout-in-mexico-border-city/ Rape Victims Denied Legal Abortion Mexican officials actively prevent rape victims from gaining access to legal and safe abortion, and they fail to punish rape and sexual violence inside and outside the family, said Human Rights Watch in a report released today. The 92-page report, "The Second Assault: Obstructing Access to ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1892/rape-victims-denied-legal-abortion/ U.S., Mexico sign pact ending 16-year cement dispute The United States and Mexico Monday formally ended a 16-year-old cement trade dispute, allowing increased imports of Mexican cement to help in the reconstruction of the U.S. Gulf Coast. Top U.S. and Mexican officials signed an agreement allowing Mexico to export 3 ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1891/us-mexico-sign-pact-ending-16-year-cement-dispute/ Mexico City: TRG Porsche race report Steve Johnson and Robert Nearn drove their number 66/TRG/Comfort Systems/Porsche 997 to a ninth place finish today at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in round two of the Grand American Rolex Series presented by Crown Royal Reserve. The team battled setup issues with the changing track conditions ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1890/mexico-city-trg-porsche-race-report/ Hamlin takes second NASCAR Busch Series race in Mexico Denny Hamlin pitted early, then stayed out of trouble Sunday to hold on and win the second NASCAR Busch Series race in Mexico. It was the first career Busch win for the 25-year-old Hamlin, who started second and pitted during the first caution, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1889/hamlin-takes-second-nascar-busch-series-race-in-mexico/ Mexico City: Derhaag Motorsports race report The #40 Preformed Line Products Derhaag Motorsports Daytona Prototype had a very promising weekend at the Mexico City Grand American race at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. The car started in the eighth row and moved up quickly with Randy Ruhlman at the helm for the first ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1888/mexico-city-derhaag-motorsports-race-report/ Lopez Vows to Make Mexico Self Sufficient in Fuels Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the frontrunner in presidential polls for more than two years, pledged to make Mexico self sufficient in natural gas and gasoline in three years by increasing spending on the energy industry. ``Within three years, it's our promise ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1887/lopez-vows-to-make-mexico-self-sufficient-in-fuels/ Mexico City Officials Try to Close Hotel City officials moved Tuesday to shut down a U.S.-owned hotel that angered many Mexicans when it kicked out a Cuban delegation under pressure from Washington. Virginia Jaramillo Flores, head of the city borough where the upscale Sheraton Maria Isabel Hotel is located, said authorities ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1886/mexico-city-officials-try-to-close-hotel/ 100 freeze to death in Europe The freezing Arctic weather sweeping across northern and eastern Europe claimed nearly 100 lives over the weekend, with unusually low temperatures predicted to continue for the next few days. Twenty-seven people have perished from exposure in Poland since Friday in temperatures hovering below -5°C, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1836/100-freeze-to-death-in-europe/ Hirvonen confident for Mexico Mikko Hirvonen says he is confident of securing a strong result as the World Rally Championship heads to Mexico next weekend for the third round of the year. After the tarmac of Monte Carlo and the snow of Sweden, Rally Mexico will be the first gravel event on ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1885/hirvonen-confident-for-mexico/ Mexico Says 65 Miners Were Killed in Blast, Universal Reports The 65 miners trapped inside a northern Mexico mine on Feb. 19 died instantly when an explosion elevated temperatures to more than 600 degrees Celsius (1,112 Fahrenheit), El Universal reported, citing Labor Minister Francisco Javier Salazar. Salazar said yesterday in ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1882/mexico-says-65-miners-were-killed-in-blast-universal-reports/ Once-mighty party in Mexico on skids A secretly recorded telephone conversation and a stumbling presidential campaign have Mexicans asking if the country's long-dominant Institutional Revolutionary Party finally may be headed to the grave. All major opinion polls show the party, more commonly known by its Spanish initials PRI, a distant third in ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1883/once-mighty-party-in-mexico-on-skids/ Mexico's Femsa 4th-qtr net profit falls 14 pct Mexico's Femsa, Latin America' largest beverage company, posted a 14 percent drop in fourth-quarter net profit due to the absence of tax benefits it enjoyed a year earlier. Femsa, which runs the world's No. 2 Coke bottler and also brews Tecate and Sol beers, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1881/mexicos-femsa-4th-qtr-net-profit-falls-14-pct/ Mexico 'dirty war' crimes alleged The Mexican government and military committed "crimes against humanity" in the so-called "dirty war" against left-wing rebels, a leaked report says. The report was prepared for current President Vicente Fox but has not been released. A US NGO has printed material saying Mexicans had a ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1880/mexico-dirty-war-crimes-alleged/ Crucial evidence may be lost in Mexican resort murder: coroner The bodies of a Canadian coupled murdered in Mexico were returned to Canada on Monday. But the delay in returning the bodies may lead to the loss of crucial evidence, Toronto's regional coroner says. Doctor David Evans said an autopsy may ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1879/crucial-evidence-may-be-lost-in-mexican-resort-murder-coroner/ Living by the US-Mexico barrier An intense debate is under way in the United States over what to do about illegal immigration. The Senate is soon to take up the issue, studying a controversial bill that would see the construction of 1,130km (700 miles) of fencing along parts of the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1878/living-by-the-us-mexico-barrier/ Mexico's Modelo 4th-qtr net drops 22 pct No. 1 Mexican brewer Modelo, maker of Corona beer, said on Monday its fourth-quarter net profit declined 22 percent as it was hit by higher tax payments, although a jump in exports boosted sales. Modelo (GMODELOC.MX: Quote, Profile, Research), half-owned by U.S. brewer Anheuser Busch ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1877/mexicos-modelo-4th-qtr-net-drops-22-pct/ Bodies of Canadian tourists slain in Mexico expected in Toronto on Monday Forensic investigators in Canada were expected to get their chance Monday to examine the bodies of two Canadians who were brutally slain in Mexico, where authorities have come under fire for their handling of the case. Officials in Canada ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1876/bodies-of-canadian-tourists-slain-in-mexico-expected-in-toronto-on-monday/ Mexico's water chief hints at Bajagua OK Mexico's top water official said this week that his agency would probably back a controversial proposal by a San Diego company to build and operate a sewage treatment plant in Mexico. “We would need to see the actual plans, but I believe the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1874/mexicos-water-chief-hints-at-bajagua-ok/ All declared dead in Mexican mine blast The 65 men trapped by a Mexican coal mine explosion six days ago cannot have survived their ordeal underground and are all dead, mine owners say. The Grupo Mexico company said that while no bodies have yet been found, tests showed there was almost no ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1873/all-declared-dead-in-mexican-mine-blast/ Spain defends former PM against meddling charges by Mexico The Spanish government said on Friday it would back former Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar involved in a recent spat with the Mexican government. The former Spanish prime minister has been accused of interfering in Mexico's political ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1875/spain-defends-former-pm-against-meddling-charges-by-mexico/ Mexico call-up for Argentines Mexico have called up uncapped Argentine-born forward Guillermo Franco and striker Luis Angel Landin for a World Cup warm-up against fellow finalists Ghana next Wednesday (Thursday AEDT). Coach Ricardo La Volpe also recalled Bolton Wanderers striker Jared Borgetti to an 18-man squad but he overlooked the experienced ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1872/mexico-call-up-for-argentines/ Mexico's Penoles 4th-qtr net profit jumps 37 pct Mexico's Penoles, the world's top silver producer, said on Friday its fourth-quarter net profit rose 37 percent, helped by high world silver prices. Penoles (PENOLES.MX: Quote, Profile, Research) said its profit in the October through December period hit 555 million pesos ($52 million), and ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1871/mexicos-penoles-4th-qtr-net-profit-jumps-37-pct/ Mexico mine rescue faces new obstacles on 5th day A struggling operation to save 65 Mexican miners trapped in a coal mine faced new obstacles on Thursday as underground air quality and digging conditions worsened. Rescuers came across piles of rubble from collapsed roofs where two of the men were working when ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1870/mexico-mine-rescue-faces-new-obstacles-on-5th-day/ Mexico retailers seek antitrust law to slow Walmex Mexico's long-established retailers want the Congress to strengthen antitrust laws to stop Wal-Mart's expansion juggernaut from devouring smaller businesses, a sector leader said on Thursday. Vicente Yanez, head of the retail association ANTAD that includes about 100 top retailers other than Wal-Mart Mexico, said ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1869/mexico-retailers-seek-antitrust-law-to-slow-walmex/ Mexico airport privatization seen as high as $1 bln Mexico's government could reap $1 billion this week when it lists airport operator GAP on the stock market in the biggest privatization in years. The government is expected to sell its 85 percent stake in Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, which operates 12 airports ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1867/mexico-airport-privatization-seen-as-high-as-1-bln/ Two women prime suspects in Mexico slayings Two Canadian women, their whereabouts unknown, are the primary suspects in the brutal double slaying of an Ontario couple at a luxurious seaside resort near Cancun, a Mexican State Attorney spokesman confirmed Wednesday. In a phone interview from his office in Chetumal, Mexico, Felipe Duran ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1868/two-women-prime-suspects-in-mexico-slayings/ Team India to miss A1 GP Mexico race Team India is all set to miss the next race of the A1 Grand Prix to be held in Mexico this weekend. A1 Grand Prix was expected to find sponsors for the Indian team which had lost its backing of Sahara Computers a few ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1866/team-india-to-miss-a1-gp-mexico-race/ Mexico Mining Rescue Efforts Going SlowlyMexico Mining Rescue Efforts Going Slowly Rescue workers searching for 65 coal miners trapped deep beneath the desert scrub of northern Mexico made excruciatingly slow progress Tuesday, working with picks and shovels as anguished relatives demanded information. More than two days after a gas explosion ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1865/mexico-mining-rescue-efforts-going-slowly/ Bush, Fox Discuss Mexico Border Security President Bush and President Vicente Fox of Mexico exchanged ideas Monday on how to stop violence and improve security along the two countries' mutual border, the White House said. Press secretary Scott McClellan said that Bush telephoned Fox while traveling here to give a speech and ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1864/bush-fox-discuss-mexico-border-security/ Mexico's Lopez Obrador Slips in Polls; Maintains Lead Former Mexico City Mayor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the frontrunner in presidential opinion polls for more than two years, slipped in two surveys released today while maintaining his lead over rivals. Lopez Obrador, of the Party of the Democratic Revolution, led a ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1863/mexicos-lopez-obrador-slips-in-polls-maintains-lead/ Explosion traps dozens of miners in northern Mexico An explosion Sunday at a mine in northern Mexico injured several miners and trapped dozens more below ground, an emergency official said. The explosion occurred just before dawn at a coal mine near the town of Sabinas, 85 miles southwest of Eagle ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1862/explosion-traps-dozens-of-miners-in-northern-mexico/ Mexico tourism rises despite hurricanes Nearly 22 million foreign tourists visited Mexico last year, 6.5 percent more than in 2004, according to Tourism Department data. The visitors spent a total of $11.8 billion in Mexico, the department said in a news release Saturday. The rise in tourists came despite three ferocious hurricanes that ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1861/mexico-tourism-rises-despite-hurricanes/ Mexico and U.S. sharing giant eye on the sky In the biggest Mexico-U.S. scientific venture ever, builders are finishing a huge telescope atop a volcano to let astronomers look back 13 billion years and uncover secrets of the creation of the universe. President Vicente Fox and Mexico's scientific community have championed the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1860/mexico-and-us-sharing-giant-eye-on-the-sky/ Spain to build Latin America's largest tourism resort in Mexico The Spanish tourism firm, Mall, will invest 450 million U.S. dollars in Mexico to build the largest resort in all of Latin America, the firm's President Julio Fernando Noval said in a statement on Friday. Land has been reserved for the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1859/spain-to-build-latin-americas-largest-tourism-resort-in-mexico/ Defense overtones clouds U.S.-Mexico scientific venture In the biggest joint Mexico-U.S. scientific venture ever, builders are finishing a monster telescope on top of a volcano that will let astronomers look back 13 billion years and uncover secrets about the creation of the universe. President Vicente Fox and Mexico's scientific community have championed ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1858/defense-overtones-clouds-us-mexico-scientific-venture/ Mexico's Absentee Total Low Fewer than 57,000 Mexican migrants have requested absentee ballots for the presidential election, officials said Thursday — a showing many say reflects serious flaws in the effort to include millions living abroad. Migrants have argued that they received little information about the program. They also complained that ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1857/mexicos-absentee-total-low/ Korea Beats Football Legends Mexico 1-0 The South Korean football team finished up its overseas training on a high note with a victory over FIFA sixth-ranked Mexico. Lee Dong-gook was in luck 15 minutes into the friendly at Los Angeles’ Memorial Coliseum, netting the winning goal in the 1-0 game. ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1856/korea-beats-football-legends-mexico-1-0/ China, Mexico sign cultural development agreement The governments of Mexico and China on Tuesday signed an agreement to promote the teaching of the Chinese language and culture in Mexico through a series of teaching institutions named after Chinese philosopher Confucius. Mexican Education Secretary Reyes Tamez and his Chinese counterpart Zhou ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1854/china-mexico-sign-cultural-development-agreement/ China, Mexico sign cultural development agreement The governments of Mexico and China on Tuesday signed an agreement to promote the teaching of the Chinese language and culture in Mexico through a series of teaching institutions named after Chinese philosopher Confucius. Mexican Education Secretary Reyes Tamez and his Chinese counterpart Zhou ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1855/china-mexico-sign-cultural-development-agreement/ Two police chiefs gunned down in Mexico Two Mexican police chiefs were gunned down near the U.S. border in what authorities believed were drug-related killings, El Universal reported Tuesday. The chiefs were killed in two separate incidents by unknown gunmen, said local authorities. Violence along the U.S.-Mexican border has been on ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1853/two-police-chiefs-gunned-down-in-mexico/ Baker Receives Gulf of Mexico Contract From Stone Energy Corporation Baker Energy, a unit of Michael Baker Corporation (Amex: BKR), announced today it has been awarded a two-year, multimillion dollar contract from Stone Energy Corporation for the provision of more than 50 operations and maintenance (O&#038;M) labor personnel for Stone Energy's ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1852/baker-receives-gulf-of-mexico-contract-from-stone-energy-corporation/ Mexico warns of long drug fight, more deaths ahead Mexico warned on Tuesday of a long fight against drug traffickers and more deaths among security forces after two police chiefs were shot dead near Texas. A spokesman for President Vicente Fox said the fatal shootings on Monday would not deter the government ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1851/mexico-warns-of-long-drug-fight-more-deaths-ahead/ Mexico leftist knocks Fox in conservative heartland Left-wing Mexican presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador lashed out at conservative rivals on their home turf on Saturday by saying President Vicente Fox betrayed the hopes of millions. Lopez Obrador, leading opinion polls by up to 10 points, told a rally in the central ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1848/mexico-leftist-knocks-fox-in-conservative-heartland/ Wal-Mart and Li ka-Shing seen key to Mexico port expansion Top retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Hong Kong magnate Li ka-Shing are key players in a $300 million expansion of Mexico's Pacific port of Lazaro Cardenas aimed at ensuring goods reach U.S. shelves, according to the U.S. railroad that serves the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1847/wal-mart-and-li-ka-shing-seen-key-to-mexico-port-expansion/ Fewer Gray Whales Migrating to Warmth of Mexico The number of gray whales making a yearly migration from the icy North Pacific to breed in Mexico's warm lagoons has dropped this year, possibly because of changing weather patterns, scientists say. Whale food shortages near Canada and Alaska mean that some of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1850/fewer-gray-whales-migrating-to-warmth-of-mexico/ Violence breaks out in parts of Mexico Assailants lobbed a grenade at a hotel and a prison director and police chief barely survived separate attempts on their lives in an outbreak of violence in several parts of Mexico. The grenade attack happened early Saturday in the resort city of Zihuatanejo, 240 kilometers ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1849/violence-breaks-out-in-parts-of-mexico/ Mexico's Bolsa Falls for Week on Profit Concerns: Latin Stocks Mexico's Bolsa index fell, heading for a second straight weekly decline, on concern that earnings growth may slow and the government may become less favorable to investors after this year's election. Mexico's Bolsa fell 319.21, or 1.7 percent, to 18,199.12 ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1846/mexicos-bolsa-falls-for-week-on-profit-concerns-latin-stocks/ Sempra builds 1st LNG terminal in Mexico In late 2003, Sempra Energy's bid to build the first liquefied natural gas terminal in western North America was in deep trouble. Plans to import gas from Bolivia sparked a popular uprising that killed dozens of people and toppled the government there. Today, Sempra is ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1845/sempra-builds-1st-lng-terminal-in-mexico/ Rubbish-pickers see red as Mexico goes green Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico, Feb 09: When Mexico city housewives began separating kitchen leftovers from non-organic trash to protect the environment, Juan Santos was devastated. ''You used to find roast chickens, raw chicken, sausages, ham, butter, all kinds of fruit,'' said ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1844/rubbish-pickers-see-red-as-mexico-goes-green/ Hotel closure after Mexico-US row Local authorities in a district of Mexico City have announced the imminent closure of a US-owned hotel at the centre of a diplomatic row. It said the branch of the Sheraton chain had committed irregularities such as unauthorised building work and failure to provide a ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1843/hotel-closure-after-mexico-us-row/ Fresh calls for probe in Mexico after gunmen storm newspaper An attack on a newspaper in the violence-plagued border city of Nuevo Laredo brought renewed demands yesterday for investigations into the slayings and disappearances of Mexican journalists covering the country's escalating drug war. Jaime Orozco Tey, a veteran reporter for ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1842/fresh-calls-for-probe-in-mexico-after-gunmen-storm-newspaper/ Anti-US protest blocks hotel in Mexico City Protesters waving Cuban flags blocked the entrance to a US-owned Sheraton hotel in Mexico City yesterday, calling for it to be closed because it evicted Cuban officials on orders from Washington. About 30 people shouted "Yankees out" as they demonstrated outside the hotel ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1841/anti-us-protest-blocks-hotel-in-mexico-city/ Senators push for drilling in Eastern Gulf of Mexico A bipartisan group of powerful senators on Tuesday proposed opening up a large chunk of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico to energy production that would come to within 100 miles of Florida's shores Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., who chairs the Senate Energy ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1840/senators-push-for-drilling-in-eastern-gulf-of-mexico/ Grupo Mexico, America Movil, Braskem: Latin Equity Preview The following stocks may make significant gains or losses in Latin America today. Symbols are in parentheses after the company name and stock prices are from the last session. Commodity prices yesterday had their biggest drop in seven months after a drop ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1839/grupo-mexico-america-movil-braskem-latin-equity-preview/ Mexico-US row over Cuban eviction The authorities in Mexico say a US-owned hotel in Mexico City may have broken the law by expelling a group of Cuban officials. The delegation was ordered out of the Hotel Maria Isabel Sheraton last week at the behest of Washington, because of the US ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1838/mexico-us-row-over-cuban-eviction/ Once-mighty party in Mexico on skids A secretly recorded telephone conversation and a stumbling presidential campaign have Mexicans asking if the country's long-dominant Institutional Revolutionary Party finally may be headed to the grave. All major opinion polls show the party, more commonly known by its Spanish initials PRI, a distant third in ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1884/once-mighty-party-in-mexico-on-skids/ Europe and US still split over next Doha move The US and European Union remain starkly divided over who must take the initiative to end the deadlock in the Doha round of world trade talks, as trade ministers approach their next opportunity to make progress at the World Economic Forum in ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1837/europe-and-us-still-split-over-next-doha-move/ Canada tops Mexico in U20 women's soccer Canada's under-20 women's soccer team continued its run towards another CONCACAF title with a 3-2 victory over host Mexico on Sunday. Canada topped Group A and now awaits a semifinal opponent. Kara Lang from the Vancouver Whitecaps scored seconds into the match, and captain ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1835/canada-tops-mexico-in-u20-womens-soccer/ Mexico's Penoles Workers Postpone Strike Date to Vote Offer Miners at Industrias Penoles SA, Mexico's largest silver miner, deferred a strike date scheduled for yesterday at a silver-and-lead mine to vote on a salary offer, the union said in a statement. The strike at the mine in Naica, Chihuahua, was delayed ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1834/mexicos-penoles-workers-postpone-strike-date-to-vote-offer/ MEXICO CITY (AP) - The Mexican government on Tuesday defended its expropriation of 27 sugar mills in 2001, but said it will abide by a Supreme Court decision reversing the takeover. The expropriation "was the most viable decision in order to maintain social peace and harmony in the sugar industry," President ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1833/mexico-backs-expropriation-of-sugar-mills/ MINNEAPOLIS and MEXICO CITY -- NextNet Wireless, the world leader in commercially deployed NLOS fixed, nomadic and mobile plug &#038; play broadband wireless access systems, and MVS Net, Mexico’s leading wireless broadband service provider, announced today that they are delivering Mexico’s first carrier class broadband data + VoIP bundled services, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1832/mvs-delivers-voip-to-mexico/ WASHINGTON -- Bowing to opposition from border communities and from the travel industry, the Bush administration said yesterday that it will not require US citizens who frequently cross between the United States and Canada or Mexico to carry a passport, and will instead issue a more simple ''passport card." Secretary of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1831/canada-mexico-travel-rule-dropped/ U.S. liquor bottlers took a shot at Mexican tequila and won. Tequila trade talks ended on Tuesday with Mexican officials agreeing to allow U.S. distributors and bottlers to continue importing the libation in bulk for bottling later in the United States. Nearly two years ago, Mexican government officials accused U.S. bottlers ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1830/mexico-us-reach-tequila-agreement/ MEXICO CITY, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Mexican government has condemned the killing of a second undocumented migrant by U.S. police officers, Presidential Spokesman Ruben Aguilar said on Tuesday. "We regret and condemn the killing of our countryman," Aguilar said, referring to Ismael Segura who was ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1829/mexico-condemns-killing-of-2nd-migrant-by-us/ CPJ urges Mexico's Fox to move on special prosecutor for free expressio crimes The Committee to Protect Journalists is disappointed that a special prosecutor has not been appointed to investigate crimes against free expression despite your pledge to seek the position in response to a wave of murderous violence against ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1828/cpj-urges-mexicos-fox-to-move-on-special-prosecutor-for-free-expressio-crimes/ Almaden Minerals Ltd. and Horseshoe Gold Mining Inc.: Drilling Confirms Fuego Vein System, Mexico and Will Recommence in January 2006 Almaden Minerals Ltd. ("Almaden") (TSX:AMM)(AMEX:AAU) and Horseshoe Gold Mining Inc. ("Horseshoe") (TSX VENTURE:HSX) are pleased to announce that Horseshoe will restart a diamond drill program after a Christmas break, on Almaden's ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1827/almaden-minerals-ltd-and-horseshoe-gold-mining-inc-drilling-confirms-fuego-vein-system-mexico-and-will-recommence-in-january-2006/ Airbus jets for Italy and Mexico Airbus has received firm orders for 46 passenger aircraft from airlines in Italy and Mexico. Air One, a carrier with 25% of the Italian market, ordered 30 Airbus A320 and announced options to buy a further 60 of the 159-seater planes. Mexican start-up airline Volaris will ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1826/airbus-jets-for-italy-and-mexico/ Police set to bring back teacher who fled to Mexico with 14-year-old boy Police from a small Kentucky town are on a 1,500-mile trek to Laredo, Texas, to bring back a former middle-school teacher and her 14-year-old suspected lover, authorities said. Mexican authorities found Angela Comer, 26, and the eighth-grade student on ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1825/police-set-to-bring-back-teacher-who-fled-to-mexico-with-14-year-old-boy/ (PZ) Bienvenidos! Delta Welcomes Customers to Mexico with 12 New Routes Planned by June Schools retain teachers better, but face crunch Chicago public schools have cut their new-teacher dropout rate in half over the past six years, but face an even greater challenge in the next few years as droves of Baby ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1824/pz-bienvenidos-delta-welcomes-customers-to-mexico-with-12-new-routes-planned-by-june/ UPDATE 1-Mexico central bank sees 2006 growth near 3.5 pct Mexico's central bank governor Guillermo Ortiz said on Thursday the economy will grow close to 3.5 percent this year, a lukewarm performance with presidential elections looming in July. Ortiz said he expected gross domestic product to rise between 3 and 3.5 percent. ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1823/update-1-mexico-central-bank-sees-2006-growth-near-35-pct/ UPDATE 2-US cuts duty rate on Mexico cement maker Cemex The United States said on Thursday it was cutting anti-dumping duties on Mexico's leading cement maker, a routine administrative move that could proceed a deal soon to end a 15-year fight over cement trade. The U.S. construction industry has long battled ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1822/update-2-us-cuts-duty-rate-on-mexico-cement-maker-cemex/ Mexico cenbank to keep monetary 'short' for now Mexico has no plans to abandon the money market 'short' it once used to fix monetary policy even though it now sets interest rates more directly, central bank governor Guillermo Ortiz said on Thursday. "We now have two (instruments), an interest rate floor ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1821/mexico-cenbank-to-keep-monetary-short-for-now/ Mexico says 2005 inflation was at record low Mexico produced yet another sign of consolidating macroeconomic stability this week after it announced 2005 inflation was the lowest on record. Prices increased a slightly higher-than-expected 0.61 per cent in December but ended the year up at only 3.3 per cent - lower than ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1820/mexico-says-2005-inflation-was-at-record-low/ Mexico school vandal photocopies face for cops Vandals who broke into and wrecked a northern Mexican primary school over the Christmas holidays were thoughtful enough to leave the photocopied mug shot of one of their gang at the scene of the crime. Mexican television showed a black-and-white print on Tuesday of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1819/mexico-school-vandal-photocopies-face-for-cops/ Tunnel Under U.S./Mexico Border Found In San Diego (AP) SAN DIEGO American and Mexican authorities are investigating a tunnel found near the San Ysidro border crossing. U-S Border Patrol agents made the discovery on Monday after it caved in and the asphalt roadway above it collapsed. The 35-foolong tunnel began in an area ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1818/tunnel-under-usmexico-border-found-in-san-diego/ Cuban youth delegation continues visit to Mexico A delegation of Cuban young people who travelled to Mexico to pay tribute to the founder of the Federation of University Students (FEU by its Spanish acronym) of the Island, Julio Antonio Mella, continues to develop an intense program of activities this Wednesday. On ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1817/cuban-youth-delegation-continues-visit-to-mexico/ UPDATE 3-Mexico nears cement deal with US after epic battle Mexico is close to a deal with Washington to end a 15-year cement fight over U.S. duties after cement shortages in the United States forced the neighbors to end the dispute. A Mexican government source said on Tuesday the deal would triple ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1816/update-3-mexico-nears-cement-deal-with-us-after-epic-battle/ Protiviti Opens Office in Mexico City Protiviti Inc., a leading internal audit and business and technology risk consulting firm, today announced it has opened an office in Mexico City. The new location is Protiviti's first formal office in the region and will enable the company to better serve its global ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1815/protiviti-opens-office-in-mexico-city/ Mexico's Gil Sees Limited Risks To 2006 Growth Outlook Mexican Finance Minister Francisco Gil said Wednesday he sees limited risk to government expectations of 3.6% to 3.7% economic growth in 2006, although sustained high growth isn't be likely until structural reforms are carried out. The main risk is a slowdown ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1814/mexicos-gil-sees-limited-risks-to-2006-growth-outlook/ Officials discover tunnel at U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego U.S. Border Patrol agents stumbled on a cross-border tunnel after it caved in and the asphalt roadway above it collapsed, officials said. The 35-foot-long tunnel, which was found Monday, ended in a patch of vacant land on the U.S. side near the San ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1813/officials-discover-tunnel-at-us-mexico-border-in-san-diego/ Mexico Industrial Output Probably Rose 3.9 Percent in November Mexico's industrial output probably grew at its fastest pace in seven months in November, led by a surge in construction and automobile production. Industrial output rose 3.9 percent in November from the same month last year after increasing 2.6 percent in ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1812/mexico-industrial-output-probably-rose-39-percent-in-november/ Border agents seize $95,000 from driver going to Mexico A man faces smuggling charges after officers in Hidalgo confiscated almost 95-thousand dollars from the vehicle he was driving to Mexico. Customs and Border Protection Monday announced the seizure occurred Friday at the Hidalgo International Bridge. At the bridge, 42-year-old Benjamin Vargas-Betanacio of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1811/border-agents-seize-95000-from-driver-going-to-mexico/ NAFTA environmental commission finds Mexico slow to respond to illicit logging Mexican authorities were sometimes slow to respond to complaints by Indians about illegal logging on their lands, and enforcement was hampered by mountainous terrain, language barriers and limited personnel, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation found in a report issued ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1810/nafta-environmental-commission-finds-mexico-slow-to-respond-to-illicit-logging/ UPDATE: Mexico 2005 Auto Production Up 6.6% To 1.6 Million Units MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- Mexico's auto production rose 6.6% last year to 1.6 million units, reversing four years of declines in a key manufacturing sector, the Auto Industry Association said Tuesday. AMIA, as the trade group is known, said exports ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1809/update-mexico-2005-auto-production-up-66-to-16-million-units/ Lobbyist's Ex-Girlfriend Tells Of Ryan's Junkets To Mexico, Lake Tahoe A lobbyist's one-time girlfriend says former Governor George Ryan went on holiday trips with the lobbyist to Mexico, New York and Lake Tahoe. But witness Sandra McAvoy Tuesday told Ryan's racketeering and fraud trial that she didn't know if high-rolling lobbyist ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1808/lobbyists-ex-girlfriend-tells-of-ryans-junkets-to-mexico-lake-tahoe/ Mexico to seek new deal with U.S. on agricultural products Mexico will seek a new accord with the United States to protect part of its agricultural products from impacts of the North American Free Trade Agreement, a presidential spokesman said on Monday. Mexican Economy Minister Sergio Garcia ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1807/mexico-to-seek-new-deal-with-us-on-agricultural-products/ Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru: Latin America Local Bond Preview The following events and economic reports may influence trading in Latin American local-currency bonds today. Bond yields are from the previous session. Argentina {ARGENT }: Argentina's currency weakened 0.2 percent, its fifth straight decline, to 3.06 pesos per U.S. dollar as ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1806/brazil-chile-mexico-peru-latin-america-local-bond-preview/ Mexico auto output, exports soar in December Mexico's auto industry output and exports soared in December as the sector continued a dramatic rebound after months of weakness. Production in December rose 33.3 percent from the same month last year, while exports climbed 63.5 percent, the Mexican Automotive Industry Association (AMIA) said ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1805/mexico-auto-output-exports-soar-in-december/ Mexico says 2005 inflation at historic low Mexico this week produced yet another sign of consolidating macroeconomic stability after it announced 2005 inflation was the lowest on record. Prices increased a slightly higher-than-expected 0.61 per cent in December but ended the year at only 3.3 per cent; lower than at any time ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1804/mexico-says-2005-inflation-at-historic-low/ UPDATE 1-Mexico 28-day T-bill yield falls to 7.92 pct The yield on Mexico's benchmark 28-day Cetes, or T-bills, dropped six basis points to 7.92 percent on Tuesday as investors saw the central bank cutting interest rates further despite an uptick in inflation. The rate on 90-day Cetes fell 12 basis points ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1803/update-1-mexico-28-day-t-bill-yield-falls-to-792-pct/ Lionsgate acquires Spanish film rights from Mexico's Mach 8 Lionsgate is beefing up its position in the Latino market, acquiring the North American home video and video-on-demand distribution rights to films from Mexican production house Mach 8. Financial terms were not disclosed. The company will get access to Mach 8's coming ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1802/lionsgate-acquires-spanish-film-rights-from-mexicos-mach-8/ Mexico's contradictions playing U.S. for fools Since the 1910 Mexican Revolution, our neighbor to the south has chosen exactly one leader in a fair election, current President Vicente Fox. He presides over a nation where disparities of wealth between the working poor and the politically connected corrupt are as disheartening as ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1801/mexicos-contradictions-playing-us-for-fools/ Two small quakes rattle along California-Mexico border Two small earthquakes rattled just south of the U.S.-Mexico border Friday, but there were no reports of injuries or damage. Two magnitude-3.3 temblors struck at 4:21 p.m. and 4:49 p.m. centered about 19 miles south-southeast of the border city of Calexico, according to the U.S. ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1800/two-small-quakes-rattle-along-california-mexico-border/ Mexico controls bird flu outbreak: official Mexican Health Minister Julio Frenk said Friday that his country had controlled the outbreak of bird flu in Chiapas state on the Guatemala border, adding there was no risk for human health. Speaking at a Mexico City press conference, Frenk said that Mexico had been ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1799/mexico-controls-bird-flu-outbreak-official/ Australia, Mexico to explore FTA Australia and Mexico will explore the viability of a free trade agreement between the two countries. Foreign ministers Alexander Downer met Mexican counterpart Luis Ernesto Derbez in Mexico City, who said both countries would have to study whether such an accord would benefit their bilateral trade. "In March ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1798/australia-mexico-to-explore-fta/ Mexico, Brazil, Argentina send messages of support to Sharon The governments of Latin America's economic powers -- Mexico, Brazil and Argentina -- have sent messages of support on Friday to Israeli leader Ariel Sharon, who has been suffering a brain hemorrhage this week. Argentine President Nestor ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1797/mexico-brazil-argentina-send-messages-of-support-to-sharon/ Teen sought in fatal shooting may be headed for Mexico A shooting early Saturday in the Semmes community near Mobile left one man dead and his brother wounded, a sheriff's spokeswoman said. Abel Perez Jimenez, 23, was killed in the 3:30 a.m. shooting. His brother, Marcario Perez Jimenez, 19, was hospitalized ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1796/teen-sought-in-fatal-shooting-may-be-headed-for-mexico/ Argentine may change nationality, play for Mexico in soccer World Cup Argentine soccer player Walter Gaitan told Mexican sports daily Record on Friday, that he is willing to change nationality and play for Mexico in the soccer World Cup, after an invite from Mexico coach Ricardo Lavolpe. "I love Argentina, but ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1795/argentine-may-change-nationality-play-for-mexico-in-soccer-world-cup/ Irish girl missing in Gulf of Mexico A search operation is continuing off Mexico's Yucatan peninsula for an Irish teenager who fell overboard from a cruise ship in the early hours of yesterday morning. 15-year-old Lynsey O'Brien from Dublin, a pupil of the Loreto High School, Beaufort, in Dublin, was on ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1794/irish-girl-missing-in-gulf-of-mexico/ Cdn. reportedly home after being held in Mexico A Mississauga, Ont. man who was forced to spend a night in a Mexican jail because his name appears on a U.S. no-fly list is reportedly back home on Saturday. American fighter jets tailed an Air Transat flight earlier this week, following 38-year-old Canadian ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1793/cdn-reportedly-home-after-being-held-in-mexico/ A space at the table For Mexico's sake, right teams need to win InterLiga For nearly a decade, Mexican clubs have been competing against South America's elite for true international glory. Now, eight clubs are doing battle in the InterLiga for the right to represent the Mexican league in the illustrious ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1792/a-space-at-the-table-for-mexicos-sake-right-teams-need-to-win-interliga/ Macarena Hernández: Goodbye, uelito, my last tie to Mexico They called my grandfather el rey sin corona, the king without a crown. Around the humble but sprawling Mexican ranchos where he was born, uelito Jose María Reyna spent a lifetime fueling legends. For nearly 40 years, my mother's father was a ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1791/macarena-hernandez-goodbye-uelito-my-last-tie-to-mexico/ Mexico: Training Center Helps Teenage Mothers Care for Children In Mexico City, one of the world's largest cities, where more than 22 million people reside, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is providing hope to a small group of adolescent mothers and children. ADRA Mexico recently opened a training center ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1790/mexico-training-center-helps-teenage-mothers-care-for-children/ In Mexico, a man and his 'Penguin' seek office SAN CRISTÓBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico This is the oddest political campaign to emerge in Mexico in many a year. The candidate is a Marxist rebel leader who once started a civil war, wears a ski mask, smokes a pipe, keeps a ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1789/in-mexico-a-man-and-his-penguin-seek-office/ Telmex, Grupo Mexico, Dasa, Renner: Latin Equity Preview The following stocks may make significant gains or losses in Latin America today. Symbols are in parentheses after the company name and stock prices are from the last session. Mexico Telefonos de Mexico (TELMEXL MM): Latin America's largest fixed-line telephone company cut ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1788/telmex-grupo-mexico-dasa-renner-latin-equity-preview/ Canada flat; Mexico, Brazil retreat After a strong surge to open 2006, stocks in the Americas cooled down on Thursday. Shares in Canada were little changed, while Brazil and Mexico posted small retreats. Toronto stocks closed flat, as a surge in techs cushioned downward pressure on the oil and gold groups. The S&#038;P/TSX ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1787/canada-flat-mexico-brazil-retreat/ Irish girl missing in Gulf of Mexico A search operation is continuing off Mexico's Yucatan peninsula for an Irish teenager who fell overboard from a cruise ship in the early hours of yesterday morning. 15-year-old Lynsey O'Brien from Dublin, a pupil of the Loreto High School, Beaufort, in Dublin, was on ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1786/irish-girl-missing-in-gulf-of-mexico/ Immigrants unite to keep dreams alive--and in Mexico Fernando Fernandez was 17 when he learned that, in Mexico, dreams are too often cast aside. His dream was to become a veterinarian, but reality forced him to migrate to the United States to help support his nine siblings. Two decades later, he and ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1785/immigrants-unite-to-keep-dreams-alive-and-in-mexico/ Gay kiss in pool causes stir in Mexico A gay kiss in a swimming pool, which two men say got them thrown out of a luxury hotel, has caused a stir in traditionally macho Mexico, where open displays of homosexuality are frowned upon. Gerardo Eliud and his partner, Samir Habdu, told ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1784/gay-kiss-in-pool-causes-stir-in-mexico/ Mexico hit by new naturalisation row Mexico's national team has been hit by another row over naturalised players after coach Ricardo La Volpe said he was interested in the services of Argentine-born midfielder Walter Gaitan. La Volpe already has two naturalised players in his squad -- Brazilian-born midfielder Antonio Naelson ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1783/mexico-hit-by-new-naturalisation-row/ Royal Gold buys royalties in Nevada, Mexico Mineral royalty company Royal Gold Inc. said Thursday it will buy two royalties on mining operations in Nevada and Mexico from Kennecott Minerals Co. for $25 million. Royal Gold (NASDAQ: RGLD) is based in Denver. Kennecott is based in Salt Lake City. Royal Gold doesn't ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1782/royal-gold-buys-royalties-in-nevada-mexico/ Man Who Ran To Mexico With L.I. Teen Pleads Guilty To Sex Charges A convicted sex offender who ran off to Mexico with a 16-year-old Long Island girl has pleaded guilty to third-degree rape and sodomy. Lester Joy, 25, of Morristown, N.J., said he met the girl on the Internet and ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1781/man-who-ran-to-mexico-with-li-teen-pleads-guilty-to-sex-charges/ School Squatter Heads Back To Mexico Francisco Javier Serrano, 21, flew home to Mexico City. Last fall, an immigration judge gave him 120 days to leave the United States. Several reporters met Serrano as he arrived at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Thursday afternoon. "I'm nervous. I'm waiting to see my ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1780/school-squatter-heads-back-to-mexico/ Mexico's GCC buys concrete companies in Minnesota, South Dakota Mexican cement company Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua SA said Thursday it bought four ready-mix concrete companies in the northern United States. In a press release, Chihuahua-based GCC said the companies - Consolidated Ready Mix Inc., Henrich and Sons Inc., Huron Steel Structures ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1779/mexicos-gcc-buys-concrete-companies-in-minnesota-south-dakota/ Mexico stun Brazil, Germany 2006 takes shape Mexico claimed a FIFA World Championship crown for the first time in their history as they won the U-17 title at the start of October with an emphatic 3-0 win over reigning champions Brazil at Peru 2005. Mexico's Carlos Vela struck for the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1778/mexico-stun-brazil-germany-2006-takes-shape/ Brazil, Mexico, Canada hit highs Markets in the Americas continued their bull run into 2006 on Wednesday, with a second day of record-setting closes in both Brazil and Mexico. Brazilian shares surged to another record-high close with the help of foreign and domestic funds snapping up blue chips and building portfolios ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1777/brazil-mexico-canada-hit-highs/ Mexico pushing for probe in deaths of 2 immigrants Their ire stoked by plans in Washington for tougher border enforcement, Mexican officials and politicians are pressing for investigations of the deaths of two young men while they were crossing illegally into the United States. The men's deaths, one near San Diego ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1776/mexico-pushing-for-probe-in-deaths-of-2-immigrants/ Suspect held in Mexico By Hugh Dellios and David Heinzmann, Tribune staff reporters. Tribune foreign correspondent Hugh Dellios reported from Mexico, and staff reporter David Heinzmann reported from Chicago. The FBI and Mexican authorities on Wednesday arrested a man charged in the January 2005 slaying of a restaurant hostess and Evanston ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1775/suspect-held-in-mexico/ Mr. Mexico's goodwill crusade IT WASN'T surprising that the Mexican government would hire an American public-relations firm to improve its image in the United States. Nor was it surprising that Mexican President Vicente Fox tapped my friend, Dallas-based political consultant Rob Allyn, to be Mexico's goodwill ambassador. Allyn worked on Fox's ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1774/mr-mexicos-goodwill-crusade/ US agents shot at, tension mounts on Mexico border U.S. Border Patrol agents have come under fire twice along the Rio Grande in Texas in recent days amid rising tension on the frontier with Mexico, although no one was reported wounded, U.S. authorities said on Thursday. A Border Patrol spokesman said unknown ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1773/us-agents-shot-at-tension-mounts-on-mexico-border/ Mexico`s Televisa is branching out Mexico`s Televisa studio is branching out in 2006 with its first ever cartoon, it was reported Tuesday. The network will roll out an animated version of its successful 1970s children`s comedy 'El Chavo del ocho' during the National Association of Television Program Executives meeting in Las Vegas ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1772/mexicos-televisa-is-branching-out/ Mexico's prophet picks home team Mexico's self-proclaimed "Grand Warlock" predicts host Germany will win soccer's World Cup this summer, avenging its loss four years ago to Brazil in the final. This isn't necessarily good news for the Germans, The Associated Press notes. Antonio Vazquez has been making annual predictions since 1980 based ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1771/mexicos-prophet-picks-home-team/ GLOBAL MARKETS-Safe haven assets rally on quake off Mexico coast Reports of an earthquake in Mexico's Gulf of California boosted demand for safe-haven government bonds on Wednesday, lifting U.S, euro zone bond futures and the Swiss franc sharply higher. The Gulf of California is a body of water that separates the Baja ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1770/global-markets-safe-haven-assets-rally-on-quake-off-mexico-coast/ Mexico wants U.S. probe in killing of man Family members of a Mexican man killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent over the weekend gazed solemnly at the coffin of Guillermo Martínez Rodríguez during a Mass yesterday. Martínez, a father of two children, was shot near the San Ysidro Port ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1769/mexico-wants-us-probe-in-killing-of-man/ (BW) Anadarko Announces Another Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Discovery Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC) today announced its successful participation in another new deepwater oil discovery, at the Big Foot prospect in Walker Ridge block 29, about 225 miles south of New Orleans. Anadarko holds a 15 percent working interest in the block. Operated ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1768/bw-anadarko-announces-another-deepwater-gulf-of-mexico-discovery/ (BW) TGS Announces New Gulf of Mexico Multi-Client 3D Survey -- Eastern Delta TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company (TGS) announced today that it will acquire a new multi-client 3D seismic survey in the Main Pass and Viosca Knoll areas of the Gulf of Mexico. The company has contracted Reservoir Exploration Technology AS (RXT) ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1767/bw-tgs-announces-new-gulf-of-mexico-multi-client-3d-survey-eastern-delta/ Mexico hires biometrics companies to beef up prison security The Mexican government has purchased $400,000 worth of biometrics systems, including fingerprint-, iris- and face-recognition technology, San Diego-based ImageWare announced Wednesday. The purchase is designed to increase security at Mexican prisons, according to a December release by another biometrics company involved in the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1766/mexico-hires-biometrics-companies-to-beef-up-prison-security/ Strong 6.7 magnitude earthquake occurs off Mexico's Baja California coast A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake occurred in the pre-dawn hours off the coast of the Baja California peninsula in the Sea of Cortes, also known as the Gulf of California, the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Center in Golden, Colorado reported. The ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1765/strong-67-magnitude-earthquake-occurs-off-mexicos-baja-california-coast/ Zapatistas start political tour of Mexico The leader of the military group promises to advance its socialist, pro-Indian cause through peaceful means. Twelve years after a short but violent New Year's uprising in Chiapas, Mexico's poorest state, the Zapatistas have launched a new campaign to reshape the nation - a political campaign. ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1764/zapatistas-start-political-tour-of-mexico/ Mexico's Zapatista rebels head into jungle region marked by violence Ski-masked rebel chief Marcos left San Cristobal de las Casas on Tuesday and led his campaigning band of Zapatistas toward the ancient Mayan temples of Palenque, a jungle region marked by violence between the rebels and paramilitary groups. Leaving the motor ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1763/mexicos-zapatista-rebels-head-into-jungle-region-marked-by-violence/ Americans Can Now Finance Homes in Mexico For the first time in history, Americans can finance homes or condos in Mexico with an American mortgage company. Expatriate home buyers in Mexico are not just retirees. Many Americans are retiring to Mexico, but many more are in their 50's, seeking a ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1762/americans-can-now-finance-homes-in-mexico/ The View from Mexico If the Bush administration doesn't revise its border control legislation or enact a guest worker program by Jan. 18, it will force Mexico's next president to adopt the rhetoric of anti-American nationalism. Mexicans high and low are piqued because of a measure by Republicans James Sensenbrenner and ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1761/the-view-from-mexico/ Mexico rescues 18 Cubans adrift in flimsy boat The Mexican Navy rescued 18 Cubans adrift in the Caribbean Sea on a flimsy vessel that was blown off course in a failed bid to reach Florida, the immigration department said on Monday. A one-year-old baby was among the passengers in the boat, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1760/mexico-rescues-18-cubans-adrift-in-flimsy-boat/ Mexico, Brazil, Argentina: Latin America Local Bond Preview The following events and economic reports may influence trading in Latin American local-currency bonds today. Bond yields are from the previous session. Argentina {ARGENT }: Argentina's tax collection rose 41 percent to 11.3 billion pesos in December, led by a surge in ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1759/mexico-brazil-argentina-latin-america-local-bond-preview/ Shooting condemned by Mexico Mexican officials from San Diego to Mexico City yesterday condemned the fatal shooting of a teenager by a U.S. Border Patrol agent and announced a homicide investigation into the migrant's death. The Mexican federal Attorney General's Office said in a statement yesterday that the investigation would involve ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1758/shooting-condemned-by-mexico/ UPDATE 1-Mexico 28-day T-bill yield edges down to 7.98 pct The yield on Mexico's benchmark Cetes, or T-bills, edged down for the 23rd straight week on Tuesday amid investor expectations that the central bank will push interest rates lower again this month. The rate on 28-day paper fell four basis points ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1757/update-1-mexico-28-day-t-bill-yield-edges-down-to-798-pct/ Mexico City: great dining, shopping, museums and history What's it like to live in a far-off place most of us see only on a vacation? Foreign Correspondence is an interview with someone who lives in a spot you may want to visit. Victor Bustamante, 35, is a native of Mexico City, where ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1756/mexico-city-great-dining-shopping-museums-and-history/ Alcan acquires packaging plant in Monterrey, Mexico; price not disclosed Alcan Inc. has acquired a 250-employee packaging business in northern Mexico as the Montreal-headquartered company expands in the Mexican market. Alcan said Tuesday it paid an undisclosed price for the packaging assets of Recubrimientos y Laminaciones de Papel, S.A. de C.V., ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1755/alcan-acquires-packaging-plant-in-monterrey-mexico-price-not-disclosed/ Mexico opens investigation into U.S. shooting of migrant Mexico took the unusual step of opening an investigation into the killing of a man officials said was shot while sneaking into California, using the death to again draw attention to a contentious U.S. anti-immigration measure. The death of the 18-year-old came as ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1754/mexico-opens-investigation-into-us-shooting-of-migrant/ Zapatistas' "Marcos" begins motorbike tour through Mexico Subcomandante Marcos, the leader of the Zapatista National Liberation Army, or EZLN, on Sunday began a motorcycle tour of Mexico with the aim of uniting leftist civil organizations before this year's national elections. At about 11:25 a.m. (1725 GMT), the EZLN ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1753/zapatistas-marcos-begins-motorbike-tour-through-mexico/ Mexico, Venezuela, Chile: Latin America Local Bond Preview The following events and economic reports may influence trading in Latin American local-currency bonds today. Bond yields are from the previous session. The central bank raised its growth forecast for the economy next year to 6.2 percent from 4 percent on Dec. 29. The ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1752/mexico-venezuela-chile-latin-america-local-bond-preview/ Mexico's 'boutique wine' renaissance The school band practises noisily outdoors in the sleepy town of Porvenir, where olive trees line the dusty roads. Directly opposite, there is a school of a different kind, where locals are learning the true value of the grape vines that festoon the landscape in the beautiful but ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1751/mexicos-boutique-wine-renaissance/ A Mini Boutique Wine Boom in Mexico Could the Valley of Guadalupe in Mexico be the next Napa? That's the slant of a BBC article that looks at Porvenir, a small town that is becoming a new spot for boutique wines and wine tourism. The area is now home to a ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1750/a-mini-boutique-wine-boom-in-mexico/ Hurricane damaged cars could end up in Central America, Mexico HARR, Texas Officials warn that motorists in Mexico and Central America could unknowingly end up buying cars damaged by hurricanes that struck the Gulf Coast and East Texas. Steve Ahlenius is the president and C-E-O of the McAllen Chamber of Commerce. He ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1749/hurricane-damaged-cars-could-end-up-in-central-america-mexico/ Mexico peasants take up machetes against Acapulco dam A two-hour Jeep ride inland from Acapulco, with its fast-food chains and high-rise seafront hotels, Gregorio Garcia's family lives a simpler life in the tropical forest of southwestern Mexico. A stream provides water, the soil bursts with squash and fruit trees and the forest ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1748/mexico-peasants-take-up-machetes-against-acapulco-dam-02-jan-2006-130046-gmt/ Mexico peasants take up machetes against Acapulco dam A two-hour Jeep ride inland from Acapulco, with its fast-food chains and high-rise seafront hotels, Gregorio Garcia's family lives a simpler life in the tropical forest of southwestern Mexico. A stream provides water, the soil bursts with squash and fruit trees and the forest ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1747/mexico-peasants-take-up-machetes-against-acapulco-dam-02-jan-2006-130046-gmt/ Update 6: Zapatistas Begin Tour to Reshape Mexico Zapatista rebels met Monday with leaders of poor and Indian groups at the start of a campaign that has carried them from their jungle strongholds for the first time in four years in a bid to reshape Mexico's politics. The rebels' ski-masked spokesman, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1746/update-6-zapatistas-begin-tour-to-reshape-mexico/ Mexico demands U.S. probe fatal border shooting Mexico demanded a U.S. investigation on Monday into the death of an undocumented Mexican shot by a U.S. Border Patrol agent as he tried to cross into California last week. Raul Martinez, a spokesman for the U.S. Border Patrol in San Diego, confirmed that an ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1745/mexico-demands-us-probe-fatal-border-shooting/ Beach towns, glitzy resorts await on Mexico's Pacific coast It's about time to pitch the sweaters, pack your swimsuit and sunscreen and head south to one of the beach resorts along Mexico's sunny Pacific Coast. You could go straight to the well-known Acapulco, but there are several other spots worth your ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1744/beach-towns-glitzy-resorts-await-on-mexicos-pacific-coast/ 2006, A Complex Year for Mexico Mexico has begun a year that points to be a complex one on the political field with one of the most disputed electoral campaigns, while very discouraging economic predictions are raising people´s concerns. The forthcoming July 2 general elections will undoubtedly draw national attention due ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1743/2006-a-complex-year-for-mexico/ Mexico's Zapatista rebels to start 6-month campaign tour Mexico's Zapatista rebels were to launch a six-month nationwide campaign tour on Sunday aimed at attracting more support from citizens. The Zapatistas, who were emerging from their jungle hideouts, said they would carry out the tour in a ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1742/mexicos-zapatista-rebels-to-start-6-month-campaign-tour/ State hopes float brings attention to New Mexico New Mexico is hoping a float in the Tournament of Roses parade Monday in Pasadena, Calif., brings attention to the state. New Mexico’s entry, called “Land of Enchantment,” is the latest in an aggressive effort by New Mexico officials to market the state ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1741/state-hopes-float-brings-attention-to-new-mexico/ They had right to stay but were sent to Mexico Carlos Guerra was only 3 years old when Los Angeles County authorities came to his family's house in Azusa and ordered his mother, a legal U.S. resident, and her six American-born children to leave the country. It was 1931. The administration of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1740/they-had-right-to-stay-but-were-sent-to-mexico/ General Cable Acquires Mexico-Based Business General Cable Corp., a leading global supplier of wire and cable products for the energy, specialty, industrial, and communications markets, announced Friday that it has acquired Beru S.A. de C.V. (Beru) based in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Beru operates an automotive aftermarket assembly and distribution operation with annual ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1739/general-cable-acquires-mexico-based-business/ Mexico City's enticing art Western Hemisphere's Biggest Metropolis Is Coming Into Its Own The cows are here already. Can the bus loads of art aficionados be far behind? Unfortunately, in this undervalued art capital, the answer is ``probably yes.'' Because although this city is basking this winter in a number of world-class museum ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1738/mexico-citys-enticing-art/ Mexico asks neighbors‘ help to halt US fence plan Mexico‘s foreign minister will meet with counterparts in Central America to seek their backing against a U.S. plan to build a high-tech border fence aimed at holding back illegal immigrants. Mexicans are incensed by the proposal in the U.S. Congress to ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1737/mexico-asks-neighbors-help-to-halt-us-fence-plan/ The Mexico Equity and Income Fund, Inc. Announces Expiration of, and Subscription Price of the Rights Offering The Mexico Equity and Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE:MXE) (the "Fund") announced today the successful completion of nontransferable rights offering (the "Offer") conducted by the Fund, which commenced on November 17, 2005, expired on December ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1736/the-mexico-equity-and-income-fund-inc-announces-expiration-of-and-subscription-price-of-the-rights-offering/ 3 arrested in Mexico rape, killing of teen Three men have been arrested in the Christmas Eve rape and slaying of a 17-year-old girl in this violent city on Mexico's northern border, authorities said Thursday. According to statements from two of the suspects, the three men were drinking with Claudia Flores Javier ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1735/3-arrested-in-mexico-rape-killing-of-teen/ Pandey for enhanced Nepal-Mexico ties Minister for Foreign Affairs Ramesh Nath Pandey and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the United Mexican States, Luis Ernesto Derbez Bautista, have on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Nepal and Mexico exchanged messages, expressing ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1734/pandey-for-enhanced-nepal-mexico-ties/ U.S. pays Mexico for border security U.S. officials repeatedly have praised Mexico's efforts to bolster security on its side of the border as the countries try to present a united face against criminals and terrorists in the wake of Sept. 11. But much of Mexico's increased border vigilance is bankrolled by ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1733/us-pays-mexico-for-border-security/ GE Unit Wins Contract From Mexico Utility GE Energy said Thursday it was awarded a contract by Mexico's state-owned electric utility to expand output capacity at the country's only nuclear power plant. In a news release, the unit of General Electric Co. said the contract from the Federal Electricity Commission, or ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1732/ge-unit-wins-contract-from-mexico-utility/ BERU to Sell Cable Production in Mexico and Establish a New Subsidiary For NAFTA Sales BERU Aktiengesellschaft (FWB: BZL), Ludwigsburg, has sold its Mexican BERU subsidiary BERU S.A. de C.V. to the Mexican corporations General Cable Holdings Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Mexico and General Cable de Latinoamerica, S.A. de C.V., both ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1731/beru-to-sell-cable-production-in-mexico-and-establish-a-new-subsidiary-for-nafta-sales/ Mexico, Venezuela, Chile: Latin America Local Bond Preview The following events and economic reports may influence trading in Latin American local-currency bonds today. Bond yields are from the previous session. Chile {BCPCL }: Chile's jobless rate fell to a nine-month low of 7.6 percent in November, the government reported yesterday, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1730/mexico-venezuela-chile-latin-america-local-bond-preview/ Mexico arrests former police official in 1975 kidnap, disappearance of leftist rebel Police on Thursday arrested Carlos Solana Macias, a former police director in the northern state of Nuevo Leon, for the 1975 kidnapping of leftist rebel Jesus Piedra Ibarra, who was never seen again. It was the latest chapter ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1729/mexico-arrests-former-police-official-in-1975-kidnap-disappearance-of-leftist-rebel/ Mexico's Bolsa Has Third-Straight Yearly Gain: Latin Stocks Mexico's Bolsa fell on the last trading day of 2005 as the index approached its third straight annual gain. America Movil SA, up 60 percent this year, and Cemex SA, up 55.9 percent, led declines today as investors sold to take advantage of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1728/mexicos-bolsa-has-third-straight-yearly-gain-latin-stocks/ Mass eviction to Mexico in 1930s spurs apology Carlos Guerra was only 3 years old when Los Angeles County authorities came to his family's house in Azusa and ordered his mother, a legal United States resident, and her six American-born children to leave the country. It was 1931. The administration of President ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1727/mass-eviction-to-mexico-in-1930s-spurs-apology/ Mexico's Grupo Modelo plans beer price hike Grupo Modelo, a Mexican brewery half owned by Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc., plans to raise its beer prices in Mexico Jan. 1, according to published reports. The increase will be in line with expected inflation, the Mexico City-based brewer reportedly said in a Dec. 23 filing ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1726/mexicos-grupo-modelo-plans-beer-price-hike/ Pulte Homes Sells Mexico Operations Pulte Homes, Inc., based in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., has sold its Mexico homebuilding operation to a group of investors led by affiliates of Walton Street Capital, a Chicago based real estate investment company, and advised by Banc of America Securities and Hipotecaria Su Casita, Mexico’s largest ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1725/pulte-homes-sells-mexico-operations/ GE Energy's Nuclear Business Wins Contract to Boost Mexico Nuclear Plant's Output GE Energy's nuclear business has been awarded a contract to support the next phase of a Mexico utility's preparations for an extended power uprate (EPU) at the Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant in Mexico. Originally designed by GE, each ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1724/ge-energys-nuclear-business-wins-contract-to-boost-mexico-nuclear-plants-output/ Mexico Lacks Clear Migratory Policy The lack of a clear Mexican migratory policy puts it at a real disadvantage in defending the rights of its migrants that cross the US border against the northern nation´s repressive practices, La Jornada editorialized Thursday. Referring to the US House-approved law that includes building a long ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1723/mexico-lacks-clear-migratory-policy/ Exorcisms Rise in Mexico, Keeping Father Mendoza, Healers Busy Father Pedro Mendoza Pantoja, the Roman Catholic Church's highest-ranking exorcist in Mexico City, has never been busier. Mendoza, 70, takes 15 phone calls a day from people who say they are possessed by the devil and sees about five of them ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1722/exorcisms-rise-in-mexico-keeping-father-mendoza-healers-busy/ Potters' town booming in northern Mexico For decades this dusty high-plains Mexican village of ranchers and railroad workers was rich only in burial sites and ruins left by the area's long-dead Paquime Indians. But now almost every family in Mata Ortiz, a collection of 300 adobe houses and ranches several hours ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1721/potters-town-booming-in-northern-mexico/ Container ship still stuck on sand bar off Ensenada A private U.S. company was working Thursday to rescue a container ship that has been hung up on a beach off Mexico's northern Pacific coast since Christmas Day, a Mexican port captain confirmed. The Antigua &#038; Barbuda-registered barge, bearing the name APL ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1720/container-ship-still-stuck-on-sand-bar-off-ensenada/ Body of young girl found in suitcase in Mexico Police discovered the body of a young girl on Thursday that had been stuck inside a suitcase and left on a busy sidewalk in Mexico City. Investigators were working to identify the girl, thought to be between 5 and 6 years old, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1719/body-of-young-girl-found-in-suitcase-in-mexico/ Cuban Educational Program a Success in Mexico Over 266,000 Mexicans have been taught to read and write using the Cuban method "Yo si puedo"(Yes, I can), which is currently being implemented in 10 municipalities of that country. According to Granma newspaper, some 10,500 young voluntary twelfth graders under the supervision of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1718/cuban-educational-program-a-success-in-mexico/ Mexico seeks international support against deadly US border wall US lawmakers proposed to build some 700 miles of barriers to stop illegal immigration from the South. Sixteen years after the fall of the Berlin wall, another barrier of bricks is being fuelled to separate two nations and stop immigration. A proposal by ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1717/mexico-seeks-international-support-against-deadly-us-border-wall/ Mexico has nothing to say about wall The article ("The other side of the fence," Dec.21, Page A-1) about Mexico's reaction to a proposed bill to tighten border security was very enlightening. I was dumbfounded by Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez's comment that "Mexico is not going to bear, it ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1716/mexico-has-nothing-to-say-about-wall/ In Mexico, Taking Fizz Out of the Cola Giants The founders of the upstart cola maker Ajegroup know a thing or two about guerrilla marketing. When Shining Path rebels took to hijacking Coca-Cola Co. trucks in the late 1980s during Peru's civil war, the Ananos family started peddling its own line of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1715/in-mexico-taking-fizz-out-of-the-cola-giants/ Pulte Homes sells Mexico operations Pulte Homes has sold its Mexico home-building business to a group of investors in a move toward curtailing its international operations to focus more on the U.S. market, the home builder said today. The group of investors is led by affiliates of Walton Street Capital, a Chicago ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1714/pulte-homes-sells-mexico-operations/ Mexico Fixed-Rate Bond Yields to Rise on Inflation, Moreno Says Mexico's fixed-rate peso bond yields may rise in 2006 as the inflation rate climbs from a record low, said Salvador Moreno, chief economist at ING Groep NV's Mexican unit. The yield on fixed-rate bonds may rise as much as 30 ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1713/mexico-fixed-rate-bond-yields-to-rise-on-inflation-moreno-says/ Stocks Close Higher in Argentina, Lower in Mexico, Brazil Latin America's three major stock markets closed mixed on Monday. The Buenos Aires stock market closed with the Merval index up by 1.42 percent and ended at 1,550.96 points. The trade volume was 14 million U.S. dollars. Mexico City's stock market ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1712/stocks-close-higher-in-argentina-lower-in-mexico-brazil/ Lázaro Bruzón Wins International Chess Event in Mexico Lázaro Bruzón won the annual Carlos Torre Repetto International Chess Tournament that concludes Thursday in the Mexican city of Mérida. Bruzón, the Cuban national champion and the best-ranked Latin American player with an ELO rating of 2677 units that places him 26th in ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1711/lazaro-bruzon-wins-international-chess-event-in-mexico/ Mexico Volcano Spews Ash Stream Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano spewed out a large stream of ash and rocks in a three-minute exhalation. "The recent activity is within the expected scenarios, and there is no evidence of a major risk in the following days," says the disaster prevention center CONAPRED. "No reports ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1710/mexico-volcano-spews-ash-stream/ Mexico steps up border fight Mexican President Vicente Fox promises to mount an international campaign to coerce the United States not to add to the fence along our common border. "Shameful" is the word he used. Parroting his leader, Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez said last week that "Mexico ... will ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1709/mexico-steps-up-border-fight/ Weddings bring love and cash back to Mexico Emerging from church the bride blushed, the groom strutted, the confetti fluttered and the mariachis crooned. Up the road, huge cauldrons of chilli were set to bubble and bottles of tequila readied for the imminent onslaught. Another knot had been tied in the old ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1708/weddings-bring-love-and-cash-back-to-mexico/ Mexico's Congress seeks support against US wall The Mexican Congress is asking legislatures in Spain, Portugal and Latin American countries to join a coalition against a proposal by U.S. lawmakers to build some 700 miles of barriers along their nation's southern border as part of efforts to stop illegal immigration. ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1707/mexicos-congress-seeks-support-against-us-wall/ Bradesco, Petrobras, Grupo Mexico, Geo: Latin Equity Preview Mexico's largest homebuilder by market value is the best performer in the country's benchmark stock index this year to date, with a 66 percent gain. The shares fell 10 centavos, or 0.3 percent, to 36.90 pesos yesterday. America Movil SA (AMXL MM): ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1706/bradesco-petrobras-grupo-mexico-geo-latin-equity-preview/ Pulte sells Mexico operations to investment firm Home builder Pulte Homes Inc.(PHM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said it sold its Mexico home-building operation to investors led by affiliates of Walton Street Capital, allowing the company to focus on its U.S. expansion. Pulte, the No. 2 U.S. home builder, did not ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1705/pulte-sells-mexico-operations-to-investment-firm/ TNA News: iMPACT!, Japan/Mexico Stars, Sting, More News The first iMPACT! taping of the new year will take place on January 3rd, 2006. As noted here before, there are plans to bring in international talent from Japan and Mexico. PWI also reports that there are plans for TNA to take the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1704/tna-news-impact-japanmexico-stars-sting-more-news/ Lázaro Bruzón Wins International Chess Event in Mexico Lázaro Bruzón won the annual Carlos Torre Repetto International Chess Tournament that concludes Thursday in the Mexican city of Mérida. Bruzón, the Cuban national champion and the best-ranked Latin American player with an ELO rating of 2677 units that places him 26th in the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1703/lazaro-bruzon-wins-international-chess-event-in-mexico/ Mitsubishi to Build Power Plant in Mexico Mitsubishi Corp. of Japan signed a contract to build a $611-million coal-fired power plant for Mexico's government-owned electricity company. The plant will have the capacity to generate 651 megawatts of power and will take three years and eight months to complete, the Federal Electricity Commission ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1702/mitsubishi-to-build-power-plant-in-mexico/ Mexico Volcano Spews Ash Stream Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano spewed out a large stream of ash and rocks in a three-minute exhalation. "The recent activity is within the expected scenarios, and there is no evidence of a major risk in the following days," says the disaster prevention center CONAPRED. "No reports of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1701/mexico-volcano-spews-ash-stream/ Mexico steps up border fight Mexican President Vicente Fox promises to mount an international campaign to coerce the United States not to add to the fence along our common border. "Shameful" is the word he used. Parroting his leader, Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez said last week that "Mexico ... will ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1700/mexico-steps-up-border-fight/ Weddings bring love and cash back to Mexico Emerging from church the bride blushed, the groom strutted, the confetti fluttered and the mariachis crooned. Up the road, huge cauldrons of chilli were set to bubble and bottles of tequila readied for the imminent onslaught. Another knot had been tied in the old ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1699/weddings-bring-love-and-cash-back-to-mexico/ Mexico's Congress seeks support against US wall The Mexican Congress is asking legislatures in Spain, Portugal and Latin American countries to join a coalition against a proposal by U.S. lawmakers to build some 700 miles of barriers along their nation's southern border as part of efforts to stop illegal immigration. ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1698/mexicos-congress-seeks-support-against-us-wall/ Pulte sells Mexico operations to investment firm Home builder Pulte Homes Inc.(PHM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said it sold its Mexico home-building operation to investors led by affiliates of Walton Street Capital, allowing the company to focus on its U.S. expansion. Pulte, the No. 2 U.S. home builder, did not release ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1697/pulte-sells-mexico-operations-to-investment-firm/ Walling out or walling in Mexico won’t work Many supporters in the United States, plus their legislators, are desperately pushing for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. But the time has come to think about this a little more strategically. After all, what is a wall? Obviously walls enclose our homes and ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1696/walling-out-or-walling-in-mexico-wont-work/ Crown Princess may attend water confab in Mexico Crown Princess Masako may visit Mexico together with Crown Prince Naruhito in March to attend the Fourth World Water Forum, according to sources. It would mark the first overseas trip for the Crown Princess in four years. The couple last went abroad in 2002, traveling ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1695/crown-princess-may-attend-water-confab-in-mexico/ Grupo Mexico, ICA, Vale do Rio, Ultrapar: Latin Equity Preview The following stocks may make significant gains or losses in Latin America today. Symbols are in parentheses after the company name and stock prices are from the last session. Mexico Empresas ICA SA (ICA* MM): Mexico's second-largest construction company fell for ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1694/grupo-mexico-ica-vale-do-rio-ultrapar-latin-equity-preview/ Should the United States shut the door to Mexico? The history of the relationship between Mexico and the United States, especially since each country gained independence in 1821 and 1776 respectively, has seen more than enough ups and downs. Geographic proximity has brought about an assimilation of neighbors, and when something important ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1693/should-the-united-states-shut-the-door-to-mexico/ Two D.C. Teens Rescued Off Coast of Mexico Two young men from the District are lucky to be alive after nearly drowning in Mexico on Christmas Day. Police there say 17-year-old Carolos Rivera and 18-year-old Antonio Rivera were pulled from the water more than 800-feet away from the beach at a ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1692/two-dc-teens-rescued-off-coast-of-mexico/ Sasken plans development center in Mexico Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd has announced its plans to set up its international Development and Support Center in Nuevo Leon in Mexico, where it a wholly owned subsidiary, Sasken Communication Technologies Mexico. Sasken Mexico's 12,000 sq ft development and support centre in Monterrey, in ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1691/sasken-plans-development-center-in-mexico/ Orphanage in Mexico gets Lions' share of gifts Christmas celebrations came early for an orphanage in Tecate, Mexico, when more than a dozen members of the Montebello Lions Club arrived bearing gifts, food and money. In its first Orphanage Christmas Party on Dec. 10, the club showered toys, games, clothes, books and ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1690/orphanage-in-mexico-gets-lions-share-of-gifts/ A Clarion Call: Do what's Best for America, NOT Mexico! By engaging a PR firm to represent Mexico against American interests in the debate on illegal immigration, Vicente Fox &#038; his gang of banditos have escalated the attack on America to an unprecedented level. It now includes nefarious meddling in US ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1689/a-clarion-call-do-whats-best-for-america-not-mexico/ National Pork Board to meet in Mexico City Members of the National Pork Board will get a first-hand look at one of the fastest-growing markets for U.S. Pork when they travel to Mexico Jan. 8-11 for their first meeting of 2006. Board members will meet with trade officials and tour retail ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1688/national-pork-board-to-meet-in-mexico-city/ Mexico's 'methamphetamine kings' sent to jail A Mexican court handed down prison sentences on Thursday to two brothers convicted of leading a gang that controlled much the country's black market amphetamine trade. Prosecutors say a cartel run by the Amezcua brothers, known as the "Methamphetamine Kings" in criminal circles, used laboratories ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1687/mexicos-methamphetamine-kings-sent-to-jail/ N.Hydro drops oilfield in Gulf of Mexico-report Norwegian energy and metals group Norsk Hydro (NHY.OL: Quote, Profile, Research) has dropped plans to develop the Telemark deep water oilfield in the Gulf of Mexico because of high costs, Oslo-based oil and gas weekly Upstream said on Friday. Hydro officials were not immediately available ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1686/nhydro-drops-oilfield-in-gulf-of-mexico-report/ Mexico slams border fence Mexico’s foreign secretary Monday leveled his country’s sharpest criticism yet at U.S. proposal for a fence along parts of its southern border, condemning it as “stupid” and “underhanded.” In a radio interview, Luis Ernesto Derbez said U.S. legislators who approved the bill were turning a blind eye to ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1685/mexico-slams-border-fence/ Mexico's Ixe Selling 49 Percent of Fincasa Mexican financial services company Ixe Grupo Financiero SA said Friday it reached agreement to sell a 49 percent stake in mortgage company Fincasa Hipotecaria to Deutsche Bank AG. In a filing with the Mexican Stock Exchange, Ixe said the agreement is subject to regulatory approval. Soure: ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1684/mexicos-ixe-selling-49-percent-of-fincasa/ Mexico City combats sidewalk pornography Mexico City launched an uphill battle this week against street vendors who have turned many of the city's sidewalks and subway entrances into in-your-face displays of graphic, triple-X movies and magazines. Some 600 city police confiscated thousands of pirated pornographic videos from a five-block stretch Tuesday in ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1683/mexico-city-combats-sidewalk-pornography/ Bus drives into ravine in southern Mexico OAXACA, Mexico A bus that went out of control in southern Mexico ended up in a ravine -- killing at least 12 people. Police say two children were among the victims.It wasn't immediately clear if the driver fled or was among the nearly 20 people ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1682/bus-drives-into-ravine-in-southern-mexico/ Mexico, Latin America rally against U.S. fence Mexico's ambassador to the U.S. said Thursday, many Americans are opposed to a proposal to build a fence along the U.S.-Mexico border. Carlos de Icaza told W Radio in Mexico City that U.S. businesses, church groups and politicians have shown opposition to measures he ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1681/mexico-latin-america-rally-against-us-fence/ Currency Strategists: BNP Says Mexico's Peso May Fall The Mexican peso, up 4.5 percent versus the dollar this year, will drop in 2006 as the central bank cuts its benchmark interest rate amid slowing inflation, said Rafael de la Fuente, chief economist for Latin America at BNP Paribas SA. The ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1680/currency-strategists-bnp-says-mexicos-peso-may-fall/ A leftist victor in Mexico race would be no trouble, U.S. says Mexico's presidential election is more than six months away, but officials in Washington already are sizing up how the three leading candidates would mesh with the United States - including the possibility that the leftist former mayor of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1679/a-leftist-victor-in-mexico-race-would-be-no-trouble-us-says/ Mexico to return Denver murder suspect A Mexican suspect in the shooting death of a Denver detective has not appealed his extradition and will be sent back from his Mexico City jail cell. Raul Gomez-Garcia, 20, did not appeal the Mexican government`s extradition decision issued on Thanksgiving Day, and the 15-day ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1678/mexico-to-return-denver-murder-suspect/ After decades of waiting, Mexico's former guest workers collect pension payment After decades of waiting and protesting, thousands of Mexicans who worked in the United States more than 40 years ago began to receive one-time pension payments of about US$3,500 (euro2,948.11). The first nineteen former guest workers, known here as braceros, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1677/after-decades-of-waiting-mexicos-former-guest-workers-collect-pension-payment/ France to play Mexico and Denmark in warm-up games France are to take on Mexico and Denmark in World Cup warm-up matches next year. Les Bleus will host Mexico, one of the eight seeds in the World Cup, at the Stade de France in Paris on May 27, the French Football Federation ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1676/france-to-play-mexico-and-denmark-in-warm-up-games/ Sasken to open support centre in Mexico Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd has announced that the company will launch its international development &#038; support centre in Nuevo Leon in Mexico, where it has just established a wholly owned subsidiary Sasken Communication Technologies Mexico. Sasken Mexico's 12,000 sq ft development and support ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1675/sasken-to-open-support-centre-in-mexico/ Mexico's ambassador to the United States says many Americans opposed to border wall Many Americans are opposed to a U.S. proposal to build 1,100 kilometers (700 miles) of additional fences along the U.S.-Mexico border, Mexico's ambassador to the United States said Thursday. Carlos de Icaza told W Radio in Mexico City ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1674/mexicos-ambassador-to-the-united-states-says-many-americans-opposed-to-border-wall/ Wall irks Mexico The Mexican government, angered by a U.S. proposal to extend a wall along the border to keep out migrants, pledged yesterday to block the plan and organize an international campaign against it. The Mexican government has taken out ads urging Mexican workers to denounce rights violations in the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1673/wall-irks-mexico/ Mexico Border Retail the Highlight of Conference An inside look at current and future trends in cross-border retailing, including the impacts of peso swings and increased border security, is the focus of a January conference in San Antonio. "Cross-Border Shopping Activity" will be Friday, January 13, 2006, at the Holiday Inn Select, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1672/mexico-border-retail-the-highlight-of-conference/ Mourning, gratitude in Mexico As a mother and her children are laid to rest, family members brace themselves for the ordeal ahead On an overcast day in a Mexican cemetery more than 2,000 miles from northeast Indiana, one chapter of a family’s anguish came to a peaceful end with the funeral ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1671/mourning-gratitude-in-mexico/ Fewer Arizona families going to Mexico during Christmas break PHOENIX Fewer families seem willing to take their annual Christmas trek to Mexico if they aren't in the U-S legally. And that means fewer children are missing school when classes resume in January.At most schools, the break starts Friday and ends January 9th.Three ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1670/fewer-arizona-families-going-to-mexico-during-christmas-break/ South of the Border, the Christmas Bonus Is Sacred As a gardener, Carlos Bonilla Torres endures a series of indignities much of the year. Clients order him to scoop dog droppings, tote furniture and wash their cars for no extra pay. Some never speak to him except to complain that ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1669/south-of-the-border-the-christmas-bonus-is-sacred/ Smugglers Selling Sick Puppies From Mexico Smugglers are buying puppies at rock-bottom prices in Mexico and selling them in the United States for up to $1,000, often to owners who later discover the canines are too sick or too young to survive on their own, authorities said. The Border Puppy Task ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1668/smugglers-selling-sick-puppies-from-mexico/ Vinci sells stake in Mexico's SETA airport operator for nearly 38 mln usd Vinci said it has sold its holding in Mexican airport operator SETA to Mexico's ICA for just under 38 mln usd, completing the French company's withdrawal from the country's airport sector. SETA operated 13 airports in North ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1667/vinci-sells-stake-in-mexicos-seta-airport-operator-for-nearly-38-mln-usd/ BHP strikes oil in the Gulf of Mexico BHP Billiton's oil and gas division has broken its run of bad news by coming up with a big oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico, with the drilling of the Knotty Head exploration well in deep waters off New Orleans. The well encountered ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1666/bhp-strikes-oil-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/ Mexico angrily vows to block proposed U.S. border wall The Mexican government, angered by a U.S. proposal to extend a wall along the border to keep out migrants, pledged Tuesday to block the plan and organize an international campaign against it. Facing a growing tide of anti-immigrant sentiment north of the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1665/mexico-angrily-vows-to-block-proposed-us-border-wall/ Being Mexico's Good Neighbor: Bad for America? Common sense appears to have gone missing in Washington, D.C recently, particularly in efforts to combat the tandem evils of terrorism &#038; illegal immigration. But, Joy to the World! Common sense may be staging a dramatic comeback, as signaled by legislation passed last week ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1664/being-mexicos-good-neighbor-bad-for-america/ Frontier Continues March Through Mexico With Launch of Acapulco and Cozumel Service Post-Hurricane Wilma, Cozumel is 'Open for Business'; Frontier is First and Only Airline to Offer Non-Stop Service From Denver The past weekend was busy for Denver-based Frontier Airlines (Nasdaq: FRNT - News) as the airline launched its latest two ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1663/frontier-continues-march-through-mexico-with-launch-of-acapulco-and-cozumel-service/ Mexico's problems now our own When two Arizona Border Patrol agents were shot by suspected drug smugglers in June, the attack was widely believed to have been perpetrated by deserters from the Mexican military. U.S. officials say highly trained former military servicemen calling themselves the Zetas have become deadly players in ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1662/mexicos-problems-now-our-own/ Bulgarian Murder in Mexico Goes Unpunished for 2 Years The murder of Bulgaria-descended Marika Dimitrova, who was shot dead in the Mexican city of Leon at the end of 2003, has remained unpunished for two years already, the Mexican online edition "A.M." reported. The incident took place near the school where ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1661/bulgarian-murder-in-mexico-goes-unpunished-for-2-years/ The Conference Board(R) Mexico Business Cycle Indicators(SM) Mexico Leading Economic Indicators and Related Composite Indexes for October 2005 The leading index was unchanged in October following four consecutive gains. Oil prices and stock prices were the main contributors to this month's weakness in the leading index, but in recent months ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1660/the-conference-boardr-mexico-business-cycle-indicatorssm/ Cancún and Mexico’s Maya Riviera resurrected Cancún, Mexico’s flagship tourist destination is steaming back. A number of its popular resort hotels, restaurants, bars, shops, and area attractions are in fact already back in business and receiving guests. And rapid pace work continues on other visitor sites and services – all damaged ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1659/cancun-and-mexicos-maya-riviera-resurrected/ DiaSys Corporation Announces $11.75 Million Order in Mexico for the Company's Parasitology Products DiaSys Corporation (AMEX:DYX) a global healthcare products company, announced today that it has signed a three year exclusive distribution agreement with DICIPA in Mexico. The agreement guarantees minimum purchase orders of $11.75 million for the Company's fully integrated ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1658/diasys-corporation-announces-1175-million-order-in-mexico-for-the-companys-parasitology-products/ US Sends Offensive Signal to Mexico House approval of a restrictive law that criminalizes immigration without papers is officially seen in Mexico as a "terrible sign" from the US government and legislature to the neighbor country. Mexican President Vicente Fox affirmed that what had been decided is "appalling" and "does not speak ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1657/us-sends-offensive-signal-to-mexico/ Mexico's Fox Raps U.S. on Plan for Fence Mexican President Vicente Fox Calls U.S. Plans to Build Fence on Southern Border 'Shameful' Mexican President Vicente Fox stepped up his attacks on the United States plan to build a fence along its southern border on Sunday, saying it was a "shameful" initiative for ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1656/mexicos-fox-raps-us-on-plan-for-fence/ Fog closes Mexico City airport, disrupting 71 flights A blanket of fog closed Mexico City's airport for several hours early Monday, disrupting 71 international and domestic flights during the travel industry's busiest season, the airport spokesman said. Authorities shut down the airport from 5:10 a.m. until 8:32 a.m., said Jose Luis ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1655/fog-closes-mexico-city-airport-disrupting-71-flights/ Iran's artifacts selected to Mexico Museum The selected articles by the experts of Iranian and Mexican museums have been sent to the restoration workshop of Iran?s National Museum to be examined whether or not they can be sent to Mexico to be displayed, said CHN. The exhibition of the ?10,000 Years ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1654/irans-artifacts-selected-to-mexico-museum/ As America builds security wall with Mexico to stop illegal immigration, it forgets the real culprit – outsourcing from Asia The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Dec. 16 to build a wall along the United States'' border with Mexico to stop illegal immigration. But American has forgotten the real culprit ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1653/as-america-builds-security-wall-with-mexico-to-stop-illegal-immigration-it-forgets-the-real-culprit-outsourcing-from-asia/ Eight sent to asylum after horror exorcism killings in Mexico A judge ordered eight adults committed to a prison psychiatric facility for 40 years on Thursday for the grisly exorcism slayings of a seven-month-old baby and a 13-year-old girl in a remote mountain community in western Mexico. The brutality of the Dec. ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1652/eight-sent-to-asylum-after-horror-exorcism-killings-in-mexico/ Mexico targets loggers in battle over butterflies With assault rifles over their shoulders and body armor strapped to their chests, Roberto Paleo and his 17 officers are among the world's most heavily armed park rangers. Yet they guard one of nature's most delicate creatures -- the monarch butterfly. The rangers say ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1651/mexico-targets-loggers-in-battle-over-butterflies/ Bribery scandal fugitive caught in Mexico A real estate broker who fled after being indicted on charges related to a bribery scandal at the state Office of General Services was captured in Mexico this week. The arrest of Richard B. Sawyer, 55, a former Clifton Park resident, caps a federal investigation ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1650/bribery-scandal-fugitive-caught-in-mexico/ Mexico Criticizes U.S. Immigration Bill The Mexican government slammed the U.S. Congress for approving an immigration bill that would tighten border controls and make it harder for undocumented immigrants to get jobs. The House of Representatives voted 239-182 in favor of measures that would enlist military and local law enforcement to ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1649/mexico-criticizes-us-immigration-bill/ Steroid crackdown results in indictments in U.S. and Mexico Federal officials on Thursday announced the indictments of 23 people and eight Mexico-based manufacturers of anabolic steroids on federal drug trafficking and money laundering charges. The indictments are the result of a two-year investigation, dubbed "Operation Gear Grinder," that targeted Mexican companies ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1648/steroid-crackdown-results-in-indictments-in-us-and-mexico/ Mexico's Suarez equals record Veteran defender Claudio Suarez made a record-equalling 173rd international appearance as Mexico beat Hungary 2-0, their first win over a European side since the 2002 World Cup. Striker Francisco Fonseca and defender Joel Huiqui scored in each half before a 25,000 crowd at the Chasefield stadium in ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1647/mexicos-suarez-equals-record/ U.S. Treasury secretary lauds Mexico for strong macroeconomic policies U.S. Treasury Secretary John W. Snow lauded Mexico on Thursday for instituting strong macroeconomic policies, saying that under the leadership of President Vicente Fox and Mexican Treasury Secretary Francisco Gil, "the finances of Mexico have improved dramatically." Snow also said it would ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1646/us-treasury-secretary-lauds-mexico-for-strong-macroeconomic-policies/ Mexico's Cemex sees Q4 EBITDA up 63 pct Mexico's Cemex, the world's third biggest cement maker, expects a 63 percent rise in fourth-quarter earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization to $950 million after a major acquisition boosted sales, the company said on Friday. Cemex (CX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) (CEMEXCPO.MX: Quote, Profile, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1645/mexicos-cemex-sees-q4-ebitda-up-63-pct/ Mexico's presidential race marked by mudslinging Campaign seen as test of democratic progress The race for Mexico's presidency has featured mudslinging, backstabbing, revelations of a questionably obtained Miami penthouse, videotapes of cash-filled suitcases, and allegations of Communist leanings. All this before the campaign has even officially begun -- and with the election ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1644/mexicos-presidential-race-marked-by-mudslinging/ Mexico resorts getting back in the swim Tourism officials in the hurricane-battered Mexican state of Quintana Roo hope to have 80 percent of the accommodations and amenities in the affected Caribbean coast resorts fully operational by February. The Yucatan Peninsula state, home to tourism magnets Cancun, Cozumel and the Riviera Maya, accounts ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1643/mexico-resorts-getting-back-in-the-swim/ Mexico criticizes U.S. immigration bill focusing mostly on border security The Mexican government Friday slammed the U.S. Congress for approving the construction of a fence along the U.S.-Mexico border, while Mexican human rights groups said it will only cause more deaths. The U.S. House of Representatives late Thursday approved building ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1642/mexico-criticizes-us-immigration-bill-focusing-mostly-on-border-security/ Kansas City Southern tries to halt Mexico rail deal U.S. rail operator Kansas City Southern (KSU.N: Quote, Profile, Research) asked Mexico's anti-trust body on Friday to stop Grupo Mexico (GMEXICOB.MX: Quote, Profile, Research) merging its Ferromex rail operations with those of recently purchased Ferrosur. In a statement, Kansas City Southern's Mexican ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1641/kansas-city-southern-tries-to-halt-mexico-rail-deal/ Mexico assails US border fence immigration bill A bill moving through the U.S. Congress that demands security fencing with lights and cameras be built along the Mexico-U.S. border will not stop the flood of illegal immigrants, Mexico said Friday. The House of Representatives voted 260-159 late Thursday to require the high-tech fencing ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1640/mexico-assails-us-border-fence-immigration-bill/ Mexico to hire consultant on oil project Mexico and nine other countries mostly from Central America will choose by Jan. 20 a firm to help them study the best location for a regional oil refinery, said Mexico´s Energy Secretary at a news conference. Presidents from the group of countries, which include ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1639/mexico-to-hire-consultant-on-oil-project/ International Meat Review: Mexico Largest Market For U.S. Beef On December 14, the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) published October 2005 U.S. red meat export figures. According to the data, during October, U.S. exports of beef and veal cuts and beef variety meats totaled 41,920 MT. This was 33.7 percent ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1638/international-meat-review-mexico-largest-market-for-us-beef/ Mexico, U.S. Break Up Counterfeit Ring Mexico and the United States broke up a counterfeiting ring that printed an estimated $5 million in fake $100 bills in Mexico and sold them across the border, officials said Wednesday. The ring, based in the western state of Jalisco, operated more than four ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1637/mexico-us-break-up-counterfeit-ring/ (PRN) ATP Awarded the Third of Three Gulf of Mexico Lease Blocks ATP Oil &#038; Gas Corporation (Nasdaq: ATPG) today announced that it was awarded High Island Block A-589, the third of three blocks for which it was the apparent high bidder at the August 2005 Western Gulf of Mexico ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1636/prn-atp-awarded-the-third-of-three-gulf-of-mexico-lease-blocks/ Mexico May Double Stock Listings in Five Years, Zorrilla Says Mexico's new securities law may help double the size of the stock market within five years by encouraging more companies to list shares, an official at the bourse said. The law, approved by Congress last week, makes it easier for smaller ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1635/mexico-may-double-stock-listings-in-five-years-zorrilla-says/ Grupo Mexico, Usiminas, Brasil Telecom: Latin Equity Preview The following stocks may make significant gains or losses in Latin America today. Symbols are in parentheses after the company name and stock prices are from the last session. Mexico TV Azteca SA (TVAZTCPO MM): Mexico's second-largest television broadcaster yesterday said its Azteca ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1634/grupo-mexico-usiminas-brasil-telecom-latin-equity-preview/ Mexico to play five exhibition games in U.S. next year before World Cup Mexico will play five international friendlies in the United States next year before the World Cup, including a March matchup against Ghana, a first-round opponent of the U.S. team. Mexico will play Ghana on March 1 in the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1633/mexico-to-play-five-exhibition-games-in-us-next-year-before-world-cup/ Mexico beats Hungary in friendly Francisco Fonseca and Joel Huiqui both scored goals in each half and Mexico beat Hungary 2-0 Wednesday night in an exhibition match. The win was the first in seven games against a European team for Mexico since Ricardo La Volpe took over as national coach ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1632/mexico-beats-hungary-in-friendly/ US-Mexico border wall would be 'disgraceful' - Fox Mexican President Vicente Fox denounced as "disgraceful and shameful" yesterday a proposal to build a high-tech wall on the US-Mexico border to stop illegal immigrants. Concerned about the huge numbers of illegal immigrants streaming across the border and worried it could be an ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1631/us-mexico-border-wall-would-be-disgraceful-fox/ Mexico top retailers say Nov. same-store sales fell Mexico's top retailers' group ANTAD said on Thursday its members' same-store sales fell 0.4 percent in November, as market leader Wal-Mart de Mexico again rolled over its rivals. The National Association of Supermarkets and Department Stores, ANTAD, which includes about 100 of the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1630/mexico-top-retailers-say-nov-same-store-sales-fell/ Mexico's Bolsa Rises to Record, Led by Walmex: Latin Stocks Mexico's Bolsa stock index rose above 18,000 for the first time, led by Wal-Mart de Mexico SA, Latin America's largest retailer, on expectations that the central bank will continue cutting interest rates early next year. The index rose to a record ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1629/mexicos-bolsa-rises-to-record-led-by-walmex-latin-stocks/ GMAC-RFC Mexico and Founding Shareholders of Credito Inmobiliario Purchase Majority Ownership Interest in Credito Inmobiliario GMAC-RFC Auritec, S.A (GMAC-RFC Mexico), a leading residential real estate finance company in Mexico, along with the original shareholders of Credito Inmobiliario (led by shareholder Mr. Gerardo Sierra), have purchased a majority ownership interest (approximately 55 ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1628/gmac-rfc-mexico-and-founding-shareholders-of-credito-inmobiliario-purchase-majority-ownership-interest-in-credito-inmobiliario/ Arum Shoots The Breeze in Mexico Veteran Promoter Bob Arum was in Mexico cut through the pre-Christmas smog in high altitude Mexico City with some very candid views on upcoming fights, and other issues. Firstly he announced the much anticipated fight between Floyd Mayweather and Zab Judah, is shaping up for ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1627/arum-shoots-the-breeze-in-mexico/ Mexico, United States Sign New Aviation Agreement More airlines now can fly between U.S. cities and 14 Mexican destinations The United States and Mexico have signed a new aviation accord that increases the number of airlines that can fly between U.S. cities and 14 destinations in Mexico. The U.S. Department of Transportation said ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1626/mexico-united-states-sign-new-aviation-agreement/ Energy Summit Takes Place in Mexico Mexico, Central America, the Dominican Republic and Colombia held a summit in Cancun to analyze the so-called Mesoamerican Energy Initiative and committed to progress in integration. Host president, Vicente Fox, made the proposal for an agreement among 10 countries of seven projects, among them a ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1625/energy-summit-takes-place-in-mexico/ Gulfsands Announces Offshore Discovery in the Gulf of Mexico Exploration Discovery and Drilling Update for the Gulf of Mexico Gulfsands participated at a 12.5% working interest in an exploration well on Eugene Island 58. This well has been drilled to a total measured depth of 11,655 feet and the wireline ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1624/gulfsands-announces-offshore-discovery-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/ Money transfers to Mexico targeted by scam artists The Texas Attorney General’s office issued a warning for anyone sending money to Mexico with a wire transfer Anyone thinking of sending money to their family in Mexico should be very careful. The Texas Attorney General’s office issued an alert to make sure people ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1623/money-transfers-to-mexico-targeted-by-scam-artists/ CentAm Energy Summit in Mexico Central American presidents are meeting this Tuesday in Cancun, Mexico, to discuss energy plans and agree on a project to build a refinery and a 1,625-mile gas pipeline, as well as a regional power generating plant. The project, according to the Foreign Affairs Ministry, also includes ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1622/centam-energy-summit-in-mexico/ SSA Global Customer, HSBC Mexico, Wins Gartner CRM Excellence Award SSA Global(TM) (Nasdaq: SSAG), a leading provider of extended enterprise solutions and services, today announced that HSBC Mexico has won the 2005 Gartner CRM Excellence Award based on its comprehensive customer relationship management (CRM) strategy. HSBC Mexico leverages SSA CRM, powered by ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1621/ssa-global-customer-hsbc-mexico-wins-gartner-crm-excellence-award/ Newfield Reports on Resumption of Gulf of Mexico Production Following '05 Storms Newfield Exploration Company (NYSE: NFX - News) today provided a progress report on the resumption of its production in the Gulf of Mexico following 2005 storms and hurricanes. Newfield estimates that the storms will result in the deferral of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1620/newfield-reports-on-resumption-of-gulf-of-mexico-production-following-05-storms/ Mexico stocks hit record high, T-bill yields tumble Mexican stocks rose to a record high close on Tuesday, driven by telecoms and retailer Wal-Mart de Mexico, while the peso recovered some recently lost ground and T-bill yields tumbled. The IPC leading index jumped 1.51 percent to end at 17,819.68 points, bringing ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1619/mexico-stocks-hit-record-high-t-bill-yields-tumble/ The faithful honor Mexico's holy patroness Mexicans and Mexican-Americans celebrated a holy day Monday dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe. According to tradition, the Virgin Mary appeared to a 55-year-old peasant named Juan Diego near Mexico City on December 12, 1531. Juan Diego was instructed to gather roses and place them ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1618/the-faithful-honor-mexicos-holy-patroness/ Mexico 28-day T-bill yield tumbles to 8.14 percent The yield on Mexico's benchmark 28-day Cetes, or T-bills, tumbled 28 basis points to 8.14 percent on Tuesday as markets reacted to a sharp central bank interest rate cut last week aimed at boosting growth. Longer-term rates also fell at the central bank ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1617/mexico-28-day-t-bill-yield-tumbles-to-814-percent/ Police dumbfounded as serial killer stalks Mexico This much they know: Someone has been murdering older women in Mexico City, strangling them in their homes, pocketing a keepsake and vanishing into the city's streets. But investigators do not know whether the killer is a man or a woman, whether there is an ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1616/police-dumbfounded-as-serial-killer-stalks-mexico/ Pawning Helps Pay for the Piñata in Loan-Poor Mexico Aurora Rico Torres is hosting a big holiday party this week, part of a nine-day celebration leading up to Christmas. Before buying the pozole, punch and piñatas, she took part in another Mexican tradition: pawning. On a recent afternoon, the young homemaker went ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1615/pawning-helps-pay-for-the-pinata-in-loan-poor-mexico/ Mexico aims new law at old profession She arrived at the clinic at noon, dark sunglasses covering her eyes and a baseball cap pulled down low. She clutched a small pink book with her picture stapled inside. The dates of her examinations for venereal diseases were stamped in inks ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1614/mexico-aims-new-law-at-old-profession/ In Mexico, young authors look beyond El Boom Little is known about the following people: David Toscana, Ignacio Padilla, Mario Bellatín and Mónica Lavín. But to followers of Mexico's literary scene, their names serve as a guide to a growing movement led by young writers. They are Mexican, but few ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1613/in-mexico-young-authors-look-beyond-el-boom/ Morgan Stanley Ups Mexico's Soriana To Overweight Morgan Stanley raised its recommendation Monday on Mexican retailer Organizacion Soriana SA (SORIANA.MX) to overweight from equal weight, citing the attractive valuation of the shares. Morgan Stanley said Soriana remains one of the better-valued retailers in Latin America, while downplaying risks from the company's ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1612/morgan-stanley-ups-mexicos-soriana-to-overweight/ Lalo Acquires Two More IOCG Projects in Baja, Mexico Lalo Ventures Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:LAL) is pleased to announce that it has added to its portfolio two more Iron Oxide Copper Gold ("IOCG") projects in Baja Mexico. The two mineral concessions enclose ground underlain by Late Cretaceous intrusions belonging to the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1611/lalo-acquires-two-more-iocg-projects-in-baja-mexico/ Mexico officers wary of crossing drug cartels On the front lines of the drug cartel wars, feigned ignorance can be bliss. In an environment in which speaking too boldly against drug traffickers can prove deadly — an outspoken police chief was killed here in June only hours after taking office — ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1610/mexico-officers-wary-of-crossing-drug-cartels/ The Blessed Mother's miracle in Mexico Every year, pilgrims from around the world travel to Mexico to visit a temple on a hill at Tepeyac. The heaviest traffic comes from Dec. 9 to 12, the days during which the devout believe the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to a poor Indian named ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1609/the-blessed-mothers-miracle-in-mexico/ Electoral coalitions formed in Mexico The Mexican Green Ecological Party (PVEM) has traditionally been a party of alliances. In the 2000 campaign it joined the National Action Party (PAN), when Vicente Fox won Mexico’s presidential election, although subsequently it was the first party to abandon the so-called “alliance for change.” That ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1608/electoral-coalitions-formed-in-mexico/ Shorts' Mexico plan slammed A trade union leader today described plans by Bombardier Aerospace to develop a new plant in Mexico as a "veiled threat" to the workforce at Shorts, Belfast. Peter Williamson, regional secretary of Amicus, said they were concerned that the project could ultimately lead to the outsourcing of work ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1607/shorts-mexico-plan-slammed/ Killings spook Mexico City This much they know: Someone has been murdering older women in Mexico City, strangling them in their homes, pocketing a keepsake and vanishing into the city's streets. But investigators do not know whether the killer is a man or a woman, whether there is an accomplice or ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1606/killings-spook-mexico-city/ Mexico predicts 3 percent GDP growth Mexico's finance minister said Monday that the government expects to end the year with gross domestic product growth of about 3 percent, a slowdown from 4.4 percent in 2004. At a news conference, Francisco Gil Diaz said economic growth "isn't what we would have wanted, and ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1605/mexico-predicts-3-percent-gdp-growth/ U.S.-Mexico pact limits lagoon development They have already passed San Diego: thousands of gray whales making their annual 10,000-mile voyage from feeding grounds in the Arctic circle to the warm winter waters of Baja California. By now, many of them, the males ahead, the females straggling behind, are arriving in Laguna ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1604/us-mexico-pact-limits-lagoon-development/ To Think of Leaving Mexico Hearts and minds merge when people decide where their hopes lie Saul climbs out of a pile of cotton. He wants to be a doctor. His teachers at the local elementary school skipped out after lunch. ''I won't learn my medicine very well," Saul says. The ''lagoon ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1603/to-think-of-leaving-mexico/ Mexican official Morocco, an open gate for Mexico to the Arab world The Secretary of the Justice commission on Human Rights at the Mexican House of representatives, Amalin Yabur Elias, described Morocco as an open gate for Mexico to access the Arab world, reported MAP news agency. Elias said, on the occasion ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1602/mexican-official-morocco-an-open-gate-for-mexico-to-the-arab-world/ U.S. rules stalling trucks from Mexico The United States government is still negotiating safety requirements for Mexican trucks 18 months after the Supreme Court gave the green light for the trucks to drive on U.S. roads. In the meantime, Mexican trucks are taking better and better care of their rigs, data from ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1601/us-rules-stalling-trucks-from-mexico/ Mexico axes death penalty Mexico has outlawed its long-dormant death penalty, setting itself apart from its northern neighbour - the United States. President Vicente Fox announced the decree, based on a constitutional change approved by the Mexican Senate in a 79-2 vote last March. "Through the reform of our constitution, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1600/mexico-axes-death-penalty/ Thousands pack Mexico City plaza as ex-mayor accepts leftist coalition's presidential nomination Tens of thousands filled the Mexican capital's massive main plaza Saturday as a fiery former mayor considered the 2006 presidential race's front-runner formally accepted the nomination of a coalition of leftist parties. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who stepped down ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1599/thousands-pack-mexico-city-plaza-as-ex-mayor-accepts-leftist-coalitions-presidential-nomination/ The Mexico Fund, Inc. Declares Largest Dividend in its History; Announces Terms of Upcoming In-Kind Repurchase Offer The Mexico Fund, Inc. (NYSE: MXF - News) announced that the Board of Directors has declared the payment of the Fund's largest cash distribution per share since its inception in June 1981. The ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1598/the-mexico-fund-inc-declares-largest-dividend-in-its-history-announces-terms-of-upcoming-in-kind-repurchase-offer/ Mexico Gains In Foreign Investment Confidence - Survey Mexico's attractiveness as a destination for foreign direct investment rose this year, but the country remained outside of the top 10 for the second straight year, global consulting company AT Kearney said Wednesday. Mexico placed 16th on AT Kearney's 2005 FDI Confidence ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1597/mexico-gains-in-foreign-investment-confidence-survey/ Mexico Wins With Lower House Approval of Securities Market Law Initiative Grupo Salinas, a group of dynamic, fast growing and technologically advanced companies deeply committed to the modernization of Mexico, announced today that it welcomes the approval of the initiative to enact a new Mexican Securities Law by the Chamber of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1596/mexico-wins-with-lower-house-approval-of-securities-market-law-initiative/ Mexico Min To Skip Mercosur Summit; Seeks Membership-Envoy Mexico's foreign minister will not attend this week's summit of Mercosur nations as originally planned, although the nation remains interested in gaining an associate membership in South America's main trade block, the Mexican ambassador said Wednesday. "Minister (Luis Ernesto) Derbez has an ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1595/mexico-min-to-skip-mercosur-summit-seeks-membership-envoy/ Grupo Mexico, Axtel, Gol, Tractebel: Latin Equity Preview The following stocks may make significant gains or losses in Latin America today. Symbols are in parentheses after the company name and stock prices are from the last session. Mexico Grupo Mexico (GMEXICOB MM): Mexico's antitrust agency may block Grupo Carso SA, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1594/grupo-mexico-axtel-gol-tractebel-latin-equity-preview/ Illegal migrants had jobs back in Mexico, survey finds Most illegal immigrants from Mexico had jobs there before they entered the United States, according to a report released Tuesday. That conclusion undercuts a long-held explanation for illegal immigration: that people can't find work at home. Instead, illegal Mexican immigrants are driven ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1593/illegal-migrants-had-jobs-back-in-mexico-survey-finds/ Mexico's best is still in action, just not in the playoffs Turns out the best team in Mexico won't get the chance to prove it against its peers. With the playoffs lacking the big-name clubs, Pumas UNAM have all but stolen the spotlight from their fellow, weaker Mexican comrades. Right now, there ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1592/mexicos-best-is-still-in-action-just-not-in-the-playoffs/ Mexico promotes absentee ballot on U.S. TV Mexico's electoral institute will use a 21-hour show on U.S. television on Wednesday to convince more Mexicans living north of the border to vote in next year's presidential election. The July election will be the first time Mexicans living abroad will be allowed to cast ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1591/mexico-promotes-absentee-ballot-on-us-tv/ Maldonado rises to home challenge in Mexico MUCH to the delight of the local crowd, Mexico golfer Antonio Maldonado won the 48 Abierto Mexicano Corona, the first event of the 2006 European Challenge Tour season, in some style with a final round of four-under-par 67 at the Club de Golf La ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1590/maldonado-rises-to-home-challenge-in-mexico/ Most migrants had jobs in Mexico, survey finds A new survey of migrant Mexicans shatters the myth they are largely unemployed farmworkers who struggle to pick up jobs on street corners. Only 5 percent of the most recent migrants were unemployed before they crossed the border, and only an equal percentage ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1589/most-migrants-had-jobs-in-mexico-survey-finds/ Mexico stocks hit record close Mexico's stock prices rallied Monday after a sluggish start to a third straight record-high close, continuing to benefit from lower domestic interest rates and a spate of positive U.S. economic readings. The IPC index of 35 leading issues closed up 0.7%, or 120.07 points, to 17271.06. ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1588/mexico-stocks-hit-record-close/ Asur, Grupo Mexico, Vale do Rio, Usiminas: Latin Equity Preview The following stocks may make significant gains or losses in Latin America today. Symbols are in parentheses after the company name and stock prices are from the last session. Mexico Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SA (ASURB MM): The operator of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1587/asur-grupo-mexico-vale-do-rio-usiminas-latin-equity-preview/ Mexico pig manure project enters Kyoto pollution scheme A scheme to cut greenhouse gas emissions from pig manure has become Mexico's first project to win approval under the Kyoto Protocol rules on investing in poor countries, the project's developer said on Tuesday. The scheme, which covers 23 farms, has gained United ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1586/mexico-pig-manure-project-enters-kyoto-pollution-scheme/ Mexico's Grupo TMM Sells 18 Mln Kansas City Shares Grupo TMM SA, Mexico's largest transportation company, said it sold 18 million shares of Kansas City Southern common stock at $22.25 a share, about 10 percent lower than the U.S. railway's closing price yesterday. Mexico City-based Grupo TMM said in a statement ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1585/mexicos-grupo-tmm-sells-18-mln-kansas-city-shares/ Mexico 28-day T-bill yield down to 8.42 pct The yield on Mexico's benchmark 28-day Cetes, or T-bills, shed 8 basis points to 8.42 percent on Tuesday on expectations the central bank will push interest rates lower this week. Longer-term rates also fell at the central bank auction. The fall in interest rates ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1584/mexico-28-day-t-bill-yield-down-to-842-pct/ Drug gangs corrupt Mexico's elite "FBI" Despite a five-year battle that has put several top Mexican drug capos behind bars, the cartels' power and reach is so great that they can still corrupt elite police at will to stay ahead of the law. Faced with rampant police graft when he took ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1583/drug-gangs-corrupt-mexicos-elite-fbi/ From Long Island to Mexico, with Love The electrical system in rural Tenango, Mexico, was so bad Martha Bernal Estrada couldn't iron clothes and watch television at the same time. She used to have a refrigerator, but that burned out, too. So she stores food on a shelf and makes sure her ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1582/from-long-island-to-mexico-with-love/ Former Mexico City police chief named mayoral candidate Mexico's leftist Democratic Revolution Party has nominated a controversial former Mexico City police chief as its candidate for mayor. The party selected Marcelo Ebrard over Jesus Ortega, a former Mexican senator, in internal elections held yesterday.Ebrard was dismissed last year as Mexico City police ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1581/former-mexico-city-police-chief-named-mayoral-candidate/ Chilean president calls Mexico’s international voice crucial Mexico and Chile have been called to play a crucial role in encouraging the union of Latin American nations, through innovative instruments such as the Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) said President Vicente Fox Quesada. Events have proved that both countries have the will to ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1580/chilean-president-calls-mexicos-international-voice-crucial/ Stockton-Mexico airline service may be approved AeroMexico Airlines could begin flights from Stockton to Guadalajara, Mexico, in the spring if San Joaquin County supervisors vote to approve the plan on Tuesday. At issue is whether the county should accept a $2 million loan from the San Joaquin Council of Governments to build ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1579/stockton-mexico-airline-service-may-be-approved/ Thacher Proffitt's Mexico Office Announces New Partner Luis Enrique Graham Thacher Proffitt &#038; Wood LLP, a 150-year- old law firm, announced today that Luis Enrique Graham has joined its Mexico City office as a Partner, effective December 5, 2005. Luis Enrique will lead the litigation and arbitration department in Mexico. ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1578/thacher-proffitts-mexico-office-announces-new-partner-luis-enrique-graham/ BHP could face write-offs from Gulf of Mexico hurricane damage BHP Billiton may be forced to write off its Typhoon oil and gas platform after extensive damage caused by hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this year, the Age reported, citing analysts. The newspaper said that analysts downgraded their forecasts ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1577/bhp-could-face-write-offs-from-gulf-of-mexico-hurricane-damage/ How is immigration reform none of Mexico's business? Diehard optimists still hoping for a forward-looking binational migration accord based on mutual respect and regional cooperation got hit with a cruel dose of reality last week. As a flood of xenophobia-tinged border security and immigrant-crackdown bills work their way through both houses ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1576/how-is-immigration-reform-none-of-mexicos-business/ Mexico says drug trafficking DVD won't cost federal investigators their jobs Mexico's top anti-drug prosecutor will not lose his job despite doubts about whether federal agents were involved in the videotaped beating and torture of four drug hit men, a government spokesman said Monday. Ruben Aguilar, chief spokesman for President ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1575/mexico-says-drug-trafficking-dvd-wont-cost-federal-investigators-their-jobs/ Mexico fugitive nabbed in Del Rio The local U.S. Marshals Service office has picked up a man wanted in the killing of a prostitute in Mexico. The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force took David Antonio Garza Muniz, 37, into custody Thursday as he left his home in Del Rio. Marshals were ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1574/mexico-fugitive-nabbed-in-del-rio/ Trade Mission In Mexico Governor Dirk Kempthorne is ready to leave the country to visit Idaho's ninth largest trade partner. The delegation of 70 departs in the morning for Mexico. Companies like Premier Technology will visit Monterrey, Guadalajara, and Mexico City over the next week. Many Eastern Idaho-based companies are pursuing ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1573/trade-mission-in-mexico/ Mexico approved as an enhanced enterprise zone City Manager Tanna Parish said it best. "Whoopee!" was his reaction to the good news that came in the form of a press release from the office of Gov. Matt Blunt stating the Missouri Department of Economic Development has approved Mexico's enhanced enterprise zone ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1572/mexico-approved-as-an-enhanced-enterprise-zone/ Wall will protect U.S. and Mexico President Bush is determined to stay the course in Iraq, but he is willing to change course on U.S. border security. Sometimes flexibility is both rewarded and required. The president has long been reluctant to address border security. That reluctance has been found in both parties. Republicans ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1571/wall-will-protect-us-and-mexico/ Mexico envoy's visit draws demonstration Mexico's ambassador to the United States pressed for a political solution for the U.S. immigration problem in a visit Friday with Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman. The diplomat, Carlos de Icaza, endorsed a guest worker program for his countrymen and a fair resolution for the millions of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1570/mexico-envoys-visit-draws-demonstration/ Mexico, Chile to sign strategic association accord Chile and Mexico will sign a strategic association accord in January in an effort to bring the two countries closer politically, culturally and technically, presidents of the two countries said at a joint press conference on Friday. The visiting Chilean ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1569/mexico-chile-to-sign-strategic-association-accord/ Mexico's PRI Whips Up Passions for Victory, Whoever the Candidate Micaela Padilla was shouting to be heard over the mariachi singer during a boisterous campaign rally Thursday night for Roberto Madrazo, presidential candidate of Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party. "I support Madrazo first because it's my party," she said, "and second because he's ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1568/mexicos-pri-whips-up-passions-for-victory-whoever-the-candidate/ Bergman grabs pole position at the halfway stage in Mexico Sweden’s Oskar Bergman moved into pole position at the halfway stage of the 48 Abierto Mexicano Corona, the first event of the 2006 European Challenge Tour. The 28 year old carded a second round 67 at the Club de Golf La ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1567/bergman-grabs-pole-position-at-the-halfway-stage-in-mexico/ Mexico seeks rearrest of agents freed in drug case Mexico is seeking to get back into custody five Mexican federal agents who were charged in the kidnapping of suspected drug hit men but released by a judge in September, officials said on Saturday. Mexico arrested eight federal agents on Aug. 31, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1566/mexico-seeks-rearrest-of-agents-freed-in-drug-case/ With Family Planning, Mexico Takes Giant Leap Toward Future With nearly a million Mexicans desperately trying to escape to the United States every year -- and probably 20 million illegal aliens already in America -- most Americans have, not without reason, blamed Mexico's traditionally high birth rate and large families for ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1565/with-family-planning-mexico-takes-giant-leap-toward-future/ Mexico stock index hits all-time high The heady growth of Mexico's stock market over the last three years continued unabated on Thursday as the benchmark IPC index broke through the key psychological 17,000 level for the first time ever. After rising by 1.8 per cent in Thursday's trading, the IPC has now ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1564/mexico-stock-index-hits-all-time-high/ Mexico arrests 8 agents in filmed drug execution Mexico said on Thursday it had arrested 10 people, including eight federal agents, in the kidnapping of four suspected drug gang hitmen and the filmed execution of at least one of them. The case has thrown the spotlight on the often cosy relations ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1563/mexico-arrests-8-agents-in-filmed-drug-execution/ Volcano Sends Plume of Ash Into Air Outside Mexico City Mexico's Popocatepetl Volcano sent a gritty cloud billowing into the sky outside Mexico City early Thursday. Officials warned nearby residents to protect themselves against the rain of ash the eruption will likely cause, and some was reported to have fallen on ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1562/volcano-sends-plume-of-ash-into-air-outside-mexico-city/ Blunt heading to Mexico on trade trip Gov. Matt Blunt is heading to Mexico on Sunday for his first international trade trip, which includes a meeting with Mexican President Vicente Fox. Blunt said his goal is to increase sales of Missouri products to Mexico, as well as to discuss the creation of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1561/blunt-heading-to-mexico-on-trade-trip/ Flavorful Mexico on Masa menu The bright room with sleek lines and big views of the Nicollet Mall is a long way from Saul Chavez's birthplace in Morelia, Mexico. But it probably felt very much like home on a recent Saturday night. The aroma of roasting poblano peppers filled the kitchen during ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1560/flavorful-mexico-on-masa-menu/ Mexico's Imsa to spin off units, list new company Mexican conglomerate Imsa plans to spin off its plastics and aluminum units and list them in a new holding company on the local bourse, a restructuring that separates out its steel business. Imsa said its plastics and aluminum subsidiaries, which make products like ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1559/mexicos-imsa-to-spin-off-units-list-new-company/ Mexico bread maker Bimbo to keep buying in 2006 Mexico's Bimbo, the world's No. 3 bread maker, will keep up a strategy of small-scale takeovers in 2006 to strengthen its operations and boost growth, analysts say. The company, which is starting to reap the rewards of investments in sales technology in Mexico ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1558/mexico-bread-maker-bimbo-to-keep-buying-in-2006/ Mexico: No Fences On Borders Mexico opposes putting fences along borders, Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Ernesto Derbez said Dec. 1. U.S. President George W. Bush recently announced the construction of more physical barriers between Mexico and the United States. Mexico is also opposed to the fence Israel build in the Gaza ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1557/mexico-no-fences-on-borders/ Mexico's Ambassador Visits Utah Local Business Leaders Hope To Have Dialogue On Immigration Issues SALT LAKE CITY Some Utah business leaders hope the visit by Mexico's ambassador to the US will spark some dialogue on immigration issues. Ambassador Carlos de Icaza is expected to meet with business leaders at a luncheon on ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1556/mexicos-ambassador-visits-utah/ Mexico opposes US plan to build more barriers along border Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez said Wednesday that Mexico opposed the US plan to build more separation walls along the border between the two countries. The plan will not help resolve the problem of illegal migration that bothers the two ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1555/mexico-opposes-us-plan-to-build-more-barriers-along-border/ Popocatepetl volcano sends plume of ash into air outside Mexico City The Popocatepetl Volcano sent a gritty cloud billowing into the sky outside Mexico City early Thursday. Officials warned nearby residents to protect themselves against the rain of ash the eruption will likely cause. The 5,450-metre volcano, which has been erupting ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1554/popocatepetl-volcano-sends-plume-of-ash-into-air-outside-mexico-city/ Mexico's Peso Rises to 28-Month High on Interest Rate Outlook Mexico's peso rose to its strongest against the dollar since July 2003 on speculation that the yield advantage of the country's securities relative to the U.S. will remain high, helping to attract increased investment. Interest-rate reductions by MexicO'S central bank ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1553/mexicos-peso-rises-to-28-month-high-on-interest-rate-outlook/ Women's murders rise in city on U.S.-Mexico border - The number of women murdered in this notorious city on the U.S. border has surged this year, despite a government effort to crack down on crime, prosecutors said on Thursday. More than 340 women have been strangled, beaten and stabbed to death in ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1552/womens-murders-rise-in-city-on-us-mexico-border/ Mexico rejects US border fences Mexico says it opposes a US plan to build more fences along the border in order to control illegal immigration. Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez said his country "does not believe physical barriers are the solution". President George W Bush announced the construction of more fences ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1551/mexico-rejects-us-border-fences/ Mexico Loses Appeal on Its Rice Tariffs A World Trade Organization appeals panel ruled that Mexico had unfairly imposed anti-dumping tariffs on U.S. rice, rejecting Mexico's argument against a previous ruling. Mexico imposed the tariffs on U.S. white long-grain rice in 2002, claiming that it was being sold in Mexico at ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1550/mexico-loses-appeal-on-its-rice-tariffs/ Mexico Calls for New Approach on Immigration Issue Mexican President Vicente Fox says serious discussions and cooperation between the United States and Mexico, rather than reinforcing the entire border with a fence, is the way to organize orderly migration, while insuring security. President Bush toured the American Southwest states of Arizona ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1549/mexico-calls-for-new-approach-on-immigration-issue/ Mexico's former finance minister appointed OECD chief Mexico's former Finance Minister Angel Gurria, has been formally appointed chief of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the OECD said in a statement. Gurria, 55, is to replace Canadian Donald Johnston as the research institution's secretary general ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1548/mexicos-former-finance-minister-appointed-oecd-chief/ Official sees growth in Mexico economy Mexico's economy could grow by 4 to 4.5 percent in the fourth quarter and 3.2 to 3.3 percent for the year, and the government will be able to offer pensions for the elderly poor in 2006, a government official said Wednesday. Government institutions "have begun to ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1547/official-sees-growth-in-mexico-economy/ Mexico posts 3.3 bln pesos public surplus in Oct Mexico posted a public-sector surplus of 3.3 billion pesos ($310 million) in October thanks to higher tax and oil income, the government said on Wednesday. The October surplus brought the accumulated January-October surplus to 104.9 billion pesos, it said. Mexico, among the world's top ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1546/mexico-posts-33-bln-pesos-public-surplus-in-oct/ Mexico's Calderon Vows to Avoid Fox Errors, Will Seek Allies Felipe Calderon, the 2006 presidential candidate from President Vicente Fox's National Action Party, said he will avoid the incumbent's errors and build the alliances needed to push legislation through Congress. Calderon said in an interview that he would consider appointing ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1545/mexicos-calderon-vows-to-avoid-fox-errors-will-seek-allies/ Mexico overturns extradition ban The Mexican Supreme Court has overturned a ban on extraditing suspects facing life sentences, allowing them to be sent to the United States. The ruling followed a decision by the Chihuahua state government to modify its penal code to include life sentences for those convicted homicide ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1544/mexico-overturns-extradition-ban/ Mexico pushes on with airline sales, shares tumble Mexico's state-owned airline holding company Cintra vowed on Wednesday to push ahead with the troubled privatization of its carriers despite weak interest and low bids that have sent its share price tumbling. Cintra (CINTRAA.MX: Quote, Profile, Research) agreed late on Tuesday to sell ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1543/mexico-pushes-on-with-airline-sales-shares-tumble/ MEXICO: Mexico may overtake US on obesity rate Mexico probably will surpass the US in obesity rates for the first time next year as it adopts the fast food and sedentary lifestyles of its neighbour, according to the Bloomberg news agency. The health crisis prompted Mexico's congress this month to move toward ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1542/mexico-mexico-may-overtake-us-on-obesity-rate/ Agents at Mexico City Airport Seize 585 Kilograms of Cocaine Federal agents searching the cargo hold of a flight from Venezuela on Monday discovered at least 585 kilograms (1,290 pounds) of cocaine tucked inside 13 cardboard boxes - one of the largest cocaine seizures in the history of the Mexican capital's ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1541/agents-at-mexico-city-airport-seize-585-kilograms-of-cocaine/ Front-runner in Mexico's presidential race suddenly has competition Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a fiery leftist who captured the hearts of Mexico's poor and disenfranchised, has been the man to beat in the early race for Mexico's president. But three out of four polls released in the past two weeks show his ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1540/front-runner-in-mexicos-presidential-race-suddenly-has-competition/ Mexico to Let Police Pursue Drug Smugglers Mexico changed its constitution on Monday to allow state and local police to pursue drug traffickers, removing a major stumbling block in anti-drug efforts that had long been the exclusive realm of federal officers. The measure is part of a package of bills that ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1539/mexico-to-let-police-pursue-drug-smugglers/ Hurricane reshapes Mexico's resort scene The most frazzled, flustered, frantic people in Cabo San Lucas these days may be the wedding planners. Thousands of vacationers are flocking to Cabo and other western Mexican resorts to relax and say their "I do's." That's because more than a month after Hurricane Wilma thrashed Cancun ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1538/hurricane-reshapes-mexicos-resort-scene/ Non-stop flight service between Mexico and Baltimore announced Passengers looking for a non-stop flight service between Mexico and the Baltimore-Washington area need look no more. Mexicana de Aviacion, a leading carrier serving the Mexico-U.S. market, announced on Monday that it will launch a new service this week with daily, non-stop ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1537/non-stop-flight-service-between-mexico-and-baltimore-announced/ WTO panel: Mexico unfairly imposed tariffs A World Trade Organization panel ruled Tuesday that Mexico had unfairly imposed antidumping tariffs on U.S. rice, rejecting a Mexican appeal against a previous ruling. Mexico imposed the tariffs on U.S. white long grain rice in June 2002, claiming it was being sold in Mexico ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1536/wto-panel-mexico-unfairly-imposed-tariffs/ Bush vows to make U.S.-Mexico border more secure President Bush rekindled a debate Monday in his own party, proposing a crackdown on illegal aliens at the Mexican border while allowing some undocumented immigrants to work in the United States. "We are going to protect the border," Bush vowed in a speech ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1535/bush-vows-to-make-us-mexico-border-more-secure/ Mexico searching trees for illegal bugs Mexican officials are searching pine trees to keep some unwanted immigrants from crossing the border from the United States. Mexico has strengthened controls on imports of U.S. and Canadian Christmas trees to avoid foreign plant bugs such as gipsy moths and pine shoot beetles, the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1534/mexico-searching-trees-for-illegal-bugs/ Mexicana to Introduce New Non-Stop Service Between Mexico City and Baltimore-Washington International Mexicana de Aviacion, the first airline of Mexico and the leading carrier serving the Mexico-U.S. market, announced today that it will launch a new service between Mexico and the Washington D.C. area starting December 1st with daily, non-stop service between ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1533/mexicana-to-introduce-new-non-stop-service-between-mexico-city-and-baltimore-washington-international/ Canplats to Acquire New Gold Project in Mexico Canplats Resources Corporation (TSX VENTURE:CPQ) is pleased to report that the company is assembling extensive properties in the Mecatona gold-silver district in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico approximately 20 kilometers south of Parral. The properties cover the principal veins of the district where ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1532/canplats-to-acquire-new-gold-project-in-mexico/ Corel Strikes WordPerfect Office Bundling Relationship in Mexico WordPerfect Office 12 Bundled With New Blue Light Brand of PCs From Elektra Corel Corporation today announced a new bundling agreement in Latin America, offering WordPerfect® Office 12, the world's preferred alternative to Microsoft Office, on the new Blue Light brand of PCs from ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1531/corel-strikes-wordperfect-office-bundling-relationship-in-mexico/ In Mexico, women's advocates make slow but steady gains against violence Sandra Garcia says her father beat her when she was a child. Now 18, she isn't afraid to talk about it, unlike her mother, who kept quiet even as the same man brutalized her and rarely let her leave the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1530/in-mexico-womens-advocates-make-slow-but-steady-gains-against-violence/ Mexico May Overtake U.S. as Fattest Nation Amid Junk Food Binge Mexico probably will surpass the U.S. in obesity rates for the first time next year as the Latin American nation adopts the fast food and sedentary lifestyles of its neighbor to the north. The brewing health crisis prompted Mexico's ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1529/mexico-may-overtake-us-as-fattest-nation-amid-junk-food-binge/ Idaho officials heading to Mexico to boost trade with state Idaho business and political leaders traveling to Mexico next month for a trade mission want to lure more rich foreign tourists to the state, boost exports of products such as software and help put an end to Mexican trade restrictions ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1528/idaho-officials-heading-to-mexico-to-boost-trade-with-state/ Bush to tackle immigration on Mexico border President George W. Bush on Monday tackles the thorny problem of illegal immigration on the Mexico border with his own Republican Party split over whether undocumented workers already in the United States should be allowed to stay. Fueled by fears of terrorists slipping into ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1527/bush-to-tackle-immigration-on-mexico-border/ Mel Gibson Donates Pyramids to Mexico Mel Gibson came to Mexico to learn about and film Mayan history. In gratitude, he’s decided to leave a little something behind. Gibson will donate the sets from his movie, "Apocalypto,” when he is done filming in Veracruz, Mexico. The sets include six replicas of Mayan ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1526/mel-gibson-donates-pyramids-to-mexico/ Saving some baby sea turtles in Mexico I'm on an isolated Mexican beach in the dark, waves crashing, yet all I'm thinking about is the first time I sent each of my kids off to school. There are no brave 5-year-olds getting on yellow school buses anywhere near this remote spot two ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1525/saving-some-baby-sea-turtles-in-mexico/ Old and new collide in Mexico’s metropolis I’ve been a city-dweller my entire life. I grew up in New York City, attended college and currently work in Boston, and studied abroad in Sydney, Australia. In a lifetime spent hiking through concrete streets and navigating public transportation systems, I never thought ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1524/old-and-new-collide-in-mexicos-metropolis/ 'Made in Mexico' uniforms miff border cops The labels inside the U.S. Border Patrol uniforms have been making many federal agents feel uneasy. It's not the fit or feel of the olive-green shirts and pants, but what their labels read: "Made in Mexico." "It's embarrassing to be protecting the U.S.-Mexico border ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1523/made-in-mexico-uniforms-miff-border-cops/ Exchange brings exhibit of art from Mexico The first art exchange between Austin and its sister city of Saltillo, Mexico, has opened at Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin. "Hermanados en el Arte 2005: Austin/Saltillo" has had a short stay at Mexic-Arte, closing there today before reopening at the nearby La Peña center ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1522/exchange-brings-exhibit-of-art-from-mexico/ Lady Bears' Mexico trip mostly business Baylor's trip to Riviera Maya, Mexico, sounds like a nice get-away vacation for the national champion Lady Bears. Take in a little sand, surf and hoops over an extended Thanksgiving holiday weekend. But make no mistake about it, this is no vacation. “You can't just ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1521/lady-bears-mexico-trip-mostly-business/ Stocks close higher in Mexico, lower in Argentina, Brazil Latin America's three major stock markets closed mixed on Friday. Mexico City's stock market IPC index rose by 0.77 percent and closed at 16,879.37 points. A total of 61 million shares were traded at 102.1 million US dollars. The Buenos Aires stock ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1520/stocks-close-higher-in-mexico-lower-in-argentina-brazil/ Fines against Coca-Cola in Mexico upheld Mexico's federal competition commission has upheld a $15 million fine against Coca-Cola's Mexican subsidiary for anti-competitive practices. The commission began investigating the company when a complaint was made in 2003 by Raquel Chavez, a Mexican shopkeeper. Ms Chavez claimed that her Coca-Cola supplier refused to ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1519/fines-against-coca-cola-in-mexico-upheld/ Stocks up in Mexico, Chile, down in Brazil, Argentina Mexican stocks posted a broad rally on modest trading activity Friday to reach yet another record close. The market's key IPC index closed up 128.93 points, or 0.8 percent, to 16,879.36. Volume totaled 61.1 million shares traded worth 1.06 billion pesos ($100 million). ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1518/stocks-up-in-mexico-chile-down-in-brazil-argentina/ Gibson to leave film sets in Mexico Actor/director Mel Gibson is leaving the sets from "Apocalypto" in Veracruz, Mexico, when he's done filming. Gibson will donate six replicas of Mayan pyramids and several movie-set villages, the BBC reported Friday. Gibson began shooting Nov. 14 and says filming should be complete in ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1517/gibson-to-leave-film-sets-in-mexico/ Mexico-Vzla treaty takes effect despite spat An extradition treaty between Mexico and Venezuela went into effect on Thursday, a move the Mexican government said shows the relationship between the two nations is moving forward despite a diplomatic spat that saw both countries withdraw their ambassadors earlier this month. The agreement, which provides ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1516/mexico-vzla-treaty-takes-effect-despite-spat/ Mexico: Baja by car We topped a ridge to see a vast panorama of jumbled boulders, chocolate-brown hills and red, flat-topped mesas. Marching up and down the slopes were legions of giant cactus, all of them armed, dangerous and starkly beautiful. I inhaled sharply, startled by the curious splendor of the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1515/mexico-baja-by-car/ Latest Frida merchandise sparks debate in Mexico The mass marketing of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo's image has sparked debate in her homeland as a company plans to sell dolls in her likeness in December. A Mexican doll maker will launch the 20-inch (50-cm) Kahlo replicas in Mexico, the United States, Canada, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1514/latest-frida-merchandise-sparks-debate-in-mexico/ Mexico: 51% of poll respondents think Hugo Chavez is to blame for the rift Many adults in Mexico believe the Venezuelan President is responsible for the recent spat between the two countries, according to a poll by Milenio ... 51% of respondents think Hugo Chavez is to blame for the rift. Conversely, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1513/mexico-51-of-poll-respondents-think-hugo-chavez-is-to-blame-for-the-rift/ Mexico bank chief backsoil windfalls fund initiative Mexico's central bank governor has thrown his weight behind an initiative to use windfall oil revenues to buttress economic stability. Guillermo Ortiz told the Financial Times this week that plans promoted by President Vicente Fox to set up a stabilisation fund along the lines of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1512/mexico-bank-chief-backsoil-windfalls-fund-initiative/ Two more busted gun trafficking to Mexico Two more men were arrested in Arizona, part of an ongoing investigation of a gun trafficking operation selling arms in Mexico, the Arizona Daily Star reported. The arrests of Antonio Moran, 20, and Francisco Coronado, 28, bring the number of detainees to seven in ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1511/two-more-busted-gun-trafficking-to-mexico/ Mexico cenbank eases rates by 25 basis points Mexico's central bank pushed interest rates 25 basis points lower for a fourth straight month on Friday to fan a weak economy. With inflation under control, the central bank said it would allow the overnight lending rate to fall to 8.75 percent. The ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1510/mexico-cenbank-eases-rates-by-25-basis-points/ Mexico OKs extradition in Colo. shooting A man accused of killing a Denver police officer can be extradited to the United States, the Consulate General of Mexico said. Raul Gomez-Garcia was charged with second-degree murder and attempted murder in the death of Detective Donald Young and the wounding of Detective John H. ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1509/mexico-oks-extradition-in-colo-shooting/ OECD Picks Mexico's Gurria as Chief After Johnston The 30-member Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development named former Mexican Finance Minister Jose Angel Gurria to replace retiring Secretary-General Donald Johnston. Gurria, a 55-year-old economist who helped stabilize Mexico's economy after the 1994 peso devaluation, will take the position in June, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1508/oecd-picks-mexicos-gurria-as-chief-after-johnston/ Mexico Cuts Interest Rate a 4th Month to Spur Economy Mexico's central bank cut the benchmark interest rate a fourth time in as many months to spur the economy as inflation slows. Banco de Mexico reduced the overnight lending rate to 8.75 percent from 9 percent, citing an improving inflation ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1507/mexico-cuts-interest-rate-a-4th-month-to-spur-economy/ Chacon urges Mexico to focus on its own anti-drug efforts Mexican authorities should be focusing more on anti-drug efforts in their own territory than worrying about the amount of illegal drugs smuggled into Mexico from Venezuela, a top government official said. “If they were to finish off the large drug cartels, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1506/chacon-urges-mexico-to-focus-on-its-own-anti-drug-efforts/ Tempting shoppers from Mexico into Texas It's not just family and friends that draw travelers from Mexico to Texas this time of the year. "It's shopping there. A lot of shopping," said Mexico City shopper Jenny Lo-Re. She timed her shopping spree to take advantage of holiday bargains. "I need clothes, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1505/tempting-shoppers-from-mexico-into-texas/ Mexico's win streak ends Mexican stocks fell Wednesday after reaching a new intraday high, ending a string of five record closes as investors locked in profits ahead of the long U.S. holiday weekend. The market's key IPC index fell 0.9% to 16713.91. The index briefly rose above 17000 points before the week-long ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1504/mexicos-win-streak-ends/ VP Rangel rules out apologies to Mexico Vice-President José Vicente Rangel reiterated Thursday that Venezuela will not apologize for the remarks made by President Hugo Chávez on the Mexican government and President Vicente Fox. The clarification was made when the Mexican government spokesman commented that Mexico could wait for an apology. "It is ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1503/vp-rangel-rules-out-apologies-to-mexico/ Mexico hopes to join Mercosur in 2006 Mexico is working with Mercosur members to join the South American trade block sometime late next year, the country's foreign minister said Thursday. Luis Ernesto Derbez told a news conference that he will be working with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay during a Dec. ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1502/mexico-hopes-to-join-mercosur-in-2006/ Mexico limiting access to meth ingredients The cardboard boxes were stacked neatly from floor to ceiling, many with white importation stickers still attached. Federal agents found more than 13,000 anti-flu tablets inside them and arrested a teenager arriving in a pickup with nearly 1,000 more. Such raids have become too common to ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1501/mexico-limiting-access-to-meth-ingredients/ Cintra, Grupo Mexico, Renner, Petrobras: Latin Equity Preview The following stocks may make significant gains or losses in Latin America today. Symbols are in parentheses after the company name and stock prices are from the last session. Mexico Cintra SA (CINTRAA MM): Shares of Mexico's Cintra SA, the state-owned airline ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1500/cintra-grupo-mexico-renner-petrobras-latin-equity-preview/ Mexican Coke firms fined for strong-arm tactics Mexico's competition watchdog upheld on Thursday fines totaling almost $15 million against 15 Coca-Cola (KO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) bottlers and distributors for forcing shops to sell only their soft drinks. The distributors, many owned by Mexico-based Coca-Cola Femsa (KOF.N: Quote, Profile, Research) (KOFL.MX: Quote, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1499/mexican-coke-firms-fined-for-strong-arm-tactics/ Mexico inflation at 0.67 pct in first half November Mexican consumer prices rose 0.67 percent in the first half of November, the central bank said on Thursday, slightly above expectations but not high enough to stop it from loosening monetary policy on Friday. A Reuters poll of analysts had a median ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1498/mexico-inflation-at-067-pct-in-first-half-november/ Mexico's expatriate voting plan a flop so far A drive to get millions of Mexican immigrants in the United States to vote in the 2006 presidential election has fallen flat so far, with just 2,213 registered to vote, electoral officials said on Thursday. The Mexican Congress approved an expatriate voting ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1497/mexicos-expatriate-voting-plan-a-flop-so-far/ Almaden Minerals Ltd.: Campanario Project, Mexico Optioned to Consolidated Spire Ventures Almaden Minerals Ltd. (Almaden) (TSX:AMM) is pleased to announce that it has optioned it's 100% owned Campanario property, located in Oaxaca State, to Consolidated Spire Ventures Ltd. ("Spire") under terms whereby Spire can earn a 60% interest in the property ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1496/almaden-minerals-ltd-campanario-project-mexico-optioned-to-consolidated-spire-ventures/ May &#038; Scofield has 38 employees, will consolidate with Mexico plant May &#038; Scofield's closing means it is offering the community back some of its best workers. "We have a workforce here anyone in the community should be welcome to," said Madison Plant Manager Scott Finck. "We're offering the community back ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1495/may-scofield-has-38-employees-will-consolidate-with-mexico-plant/ Mexico approves crude pipe for planned US refinery Mexico has given an Arizona company permission to build and own a pipeline that would carry Mexican crude to a planned refinery north of the border, which if built, would be the first new U.S. refinery in nearly 30 years. The move is ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1494/mexico-approves-crude-pipe-for-planned-us-refinery/ Dana Corp. dissolves joint venture in Mexico Dana Corp. announced plans to acquire full ownership of several operations based in Mexico, following the dissolution of its joint venture with DESC S.A. de C.V., known as Spicer S.A. de C.V. Dana will assume 100 percent ownership of operations that make and assemble axles ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1493/dana-corp-dissolves-joint-venture-in-mexico/ MEXICO: Coke fined by competition authority Coca-Cola’s Mexican subsidiary and some of its bottlers have been fined US$15m after failing to convince Mexico's competition watchdogs that it had not broken trade laws. The Federal Competition Commission upheld a fine imposed on Coke and its bottlers for allegedly pressurising small shops into refusing ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1492/mexico-coke-fined-by-competition-authority/ Mexico growth, current account paint rosier picture A surprisingly low current account deficit and healthier-than-expected monthly growth data painted a rosier picture of Mexico's economy on Tuesday, but analysts warned it was too early to celebrate a recovery. Mexico's central bank posted a $650 million current account deficit for the third ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1491/mexico-growth-current-account-paint-rosier-picture/ Orange County man arrested in Mexico Mexican police detained a 36-year-old Orange County man yesterday who had an outstanding arrest warrant in the United States, Mexican authorities said. Victor Garcia, 36, had been living in Mexico for about a month when he was found near the Mexican port of entry across ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1490/orange-county-man-arrested-in-mexico/ No end to women murders in Mexico This year has been one of the worst for the murder of women in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez since a wave of killings started there in 1993, an official says. Mexico's human rights ombudsman, Jose Luis Soberanes, said that 28 women had been murdered so ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1489/no-end-to-women-murders-in-mexico/ Mexico's relations with Venezuela recovering: FM Relations between Mexico and Venezuela are recovering after a row arising from a dispute over the US-promoted Free Trade Agreement in the Americas (FTAA), Mexico's Foreign Minister Luis Ernesto Derbez told Mexican radio on Monday. Derbez said the bilateral relations ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1488/mexicos-relations-with-venezuela-recovering-fm/ Firework factory explosion kills 5 in Mexico An explosion at a fireworks factory in southern Mexico killed at least five people on Tuesday, an emergency services official said. The civil protection agency said the factory in the town of Magdalena Apasco in Oaxaca state did not have a license to manufacture fireworks. "Five ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1487/firework-factory-explosion-kills-5-in-mexico/ Slim Persuades Mexico's Roberto Madrazo to Sign National Accord Carlos Slim, Mexico's richest man, persuaded presidential candidate Roberto Madrazo to sign a national accord that ha backing from both union and business leaders. The 12-page National Accord for Unity, Law, Development, Investment and Employment calls for cutting energy costs, overhauling the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1486/slim-persuades-mexicos-roberto-madrazo-to-sign-national-accord/ Company says Mexico to allow pipeline for Arizona refinery The Mexican government will permit construction and operation of a pipeline to deliver crude oil to a proposed new Arizona gasoline refinery that would be the first such project built in the United States in nearly 30 years, the company behind the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1485/company-says-mexico-to-allow-pipeline-for-arizona-refinery/ UPDATE 1-Mexico posts $650 mln 3Q current account deficit Mexico posted a $650 million current account deficit in the third quarter of this year following a $19 million deficit in the second quarter, the country's central bank said on Tuesday. The accumulated current account deficit in the first nine months of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1484/update-1-mexico-posts-650-mln-3q-current-account-deficit/ Mexico rights watchdog says police torture persists Mexican police and prosecutors still use torture and their tactics have grown more sophisticated, despite President Vicente Fox's pledges to end such abuse, the national rights watchdog said on Tuesday. Jose Luis Soberanes, president of the national human rights commission, said torture increasingly comes in ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1483/mexico-rights-watchdog-says-police-torture-persists/ NIC Mexico Improves the .MX Domain Names Infrastructure NIC Mexico (www.nic.mx), the organization that manages the country code top level domain .MX, presented a new technology development that strengthens the performance of its infrastructure. "Two years ago, we implemented the Shared Unicast/Anycast technology in one of our servers. This scheme prevents ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1482/nic-mexico-improves-the-mx-domain-names-infrastructure/ Mexico’s Fox Woos Washington at Great Cost The current spat between Venezuela and Mexico will soon pass, yet it should be seen as far more than a trivial matter, springing as it does from deep roots in the collective psyche of each country. Even more importantly, it also reflects the depth ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1481/mexicos-fox-woos-washington-at-great-cost/ FIFA Interactive World Cup 2005: Mexico man becomes a star in Tinseltown Ruben Morales believes that the confidence he has in his ability helped him to win the LA section of the FIFA Interactive World Cup. FIFA.com: Well done Ruben! Can you tell us why you came all the way from ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1480/fifa-interactive-world-cup-2005-mexico-man-becomes-a-star-in-tinseltown/ Three dead in acid vapor leak at Mexico Pemex plant Three workers died on Sunday when condensed sulphydric vapor escaped at a natural gas processing plant in northern Mexico owned by state energy monopoly Pemex, the civil protection agency said. Two others were hospitalized after the accident at the plant in Ciudad ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1479/three-dead-in-acid-vapor-leak-at-mexico-pemex-plant/ Mexico, Venezuela Recall Ambassadors After Dispute Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez accused Mexican leader Vicente Fox of being a "puppy" of President Bush and said: "Don't mess with me, sir." Mr. Fox shot back on Monday that "we have dignity in this country" and demanded an apology. Now the two nations are ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1478/mexico-venezuela-recall-ambassadors-after-dispute/ President Vicente Fox Visits Moll Mexico Mexico's President Vicente Fox honored Moll Mexico, a plastic injection molder and contract manufacturer, visiting its newly constructed plant in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila on Tuesday, November 15, 2005. Hosted by Dallas based Moll CEO/President, Paul Adkins, Fox participated in ceremonies that included a ribbon cutting, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1477/president-vicente-fox-visits-moll-mexico/ Mexico presidential race down to dead heat - poll The conservative ruling party candidate to become Mexican president next year has raced to a virtual tie with the leftist former Mexico City mayor who had been the clear front-runner, a new poll showed on Monday. The poll by the daily newspaper ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1476/mexico-presidential-race-down-to-dead-heat-poll/ Mexico captures leader of bloody drug gang Mexico has captured the leader of a drug cartel that has waged a bloody turf war near the U.S. border, the government said on Monday. Attorney General Daniel Cabeza de Vaca said the arrest of Ricardo Garcia Urquiza, a surgeon known as "The Doctor," ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1475/mexico-captures-leader-of-bloody-drug-gang/ Bad weather shuts down Mexico oil ports Bad weather shut down two of Mexico's three main Gulf Coast oil export ports Monday, the government said. Two ports in the Bay of Campeche -- Pajaritos in Veracruz state and Dos Bocas in Tabasco -- were closed as a cold front moved through, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1474/bad-weather-shuts-down-mexico-oil-ports/ Strong retail sales raise hopes for Mexico economy Mexican retail sales rose 5.2 percent in September as consumer spending gave a boost to an otherwise tepid economy dragged down by a weak manufacturing sector, the government said on Monday. The gain matched economists' median forecast. "Things are turning around," said Christian Stracke, lead ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1473/strong-retail-sales-raise-hopes-for-mexico-economy/ Tequila festival delivers spirits of Mexico No one was gulping anything down Saturday during the first day of the first Los Angeles Tequila Festival at Fairplex. Music, art, food and games were part of the event, but the focus was on the tequila, with scores of manufacturers showing off their different distillations. "Tequila ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1472/tequila-festival-delivers-spirits-of-mexico/ 4 arrested in Mexico on child selling charges Four people - including a U.S. citizen and a legal American permanent resident - have been arrested in this border city and charged with child selling after a couple offered $5,000 to a father in exchange for his 3-year-old son, police said ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1471/4-arrested-in-mexico-on-child-selling-charges/ Mexico's drug runners taking to the skies The little Cessna raced across the Sierra Madre, flying low over the shrub forest, southbound and moving fast. The deal was done, the marijuana was delivered, and with the help of a nice tailwind, the two smugglers on board would be home by sunset. They ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1470/mexicos-drug-runners-taking-to-the-skies/ Gamma threatens Belize, Honduras, Mexico Portions of Belize, Honduras and Mexico were under a tropical storm warning Saturday from Gamma, the 24th storm of the record Atlantic hurricane season. At 8 p.m. EST, Gamma was about 245 miles east-southeast of Belize City, Belize, and about 65 miles northeast of Limon, Honduras. The ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1469/gamma-threatens-belize-honduras-mexico/ Children learn of Mexico through coloring books Thirteen children took a trip along with a girl named Mary to Mexico during a special presentation Saturday at the Rogers Public Library. Then, they got to illustrate the story themselves with their very own bilingual coloring book. While learning what a birthday celebration ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1468/children-learn-of-mexico-through-coloring-books/ Cuba and Mexico Boost Parliamentary Diplomacy The 8th Meeting of Legislators from Cuba and Mexico agreed to increase parliamentary diplomacy during a meeting in Monterrey, Mexico. The Chamber of Deputies Vice President, Francisco Arroyo, said that both sides should increase its levels of "friendship and solidarity," with strong currents of non-intervention and ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1467/cuba-and-mexico-boost-parliamentary-diplomacy/ Chavez Blames US for Venezuela's Rift With Mexico Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says the United States is the reason for the diplomatic rift between his country and Mexico. Speaking to thousands of his supporters in Caracas Saturday, Mr. Chavez laid the blame for the conflict squarely on President Bush, whom the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1466/chavez-blames-us-for-venezuelas-rift-with-mexico/ Mexico's Cozumel, storm survivor, awaits tourists At first glance, Mexico's Cozumel island -- a Caribbean jewel ringed with coral reefs -- looks like the site of a nuclear explosion. Chunks of concrete pier have been swept away, palm-thatched beachside bars are stripped to skeletons, lush forest has turned into dry brown kindling ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1465/mexicos-cozumel-storm-survivor-awaits-tourists/ Mexico sees bigger butterfly migration this year Wildlife officials say good weather should bring a surge in the number of monarch butterflies migrating to Mexico this year, after last year's cold resulted in the lowest numbers in more than a decade. Each fall tens of millions of the bright orange and black ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1464/mexico-sees-bigger-butterfly-migration-this-year/ Mexico-Cuba Boost Parliament Diplomacy Monterrey, Mexico, Nov 19 (Prensa Latina) The 8th Meeting of Legislators of Cuba and Mexico agreed to beef up parliamentary diplomacy here in this industrial city. The Chamber of Deputies VP, Francisco Arroyo, said it must go further that governments and reach levels of "friendship and solidarity," with ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1463/mexico-cuba-boost-parliament-diplomacy/ Mexico stocks hit another record Mexican stocks touched a third straight record high Friday, with the market's key IPC index rising 0.6% to 16,545.44, helped by improved sentiment amid falling local interest rates and easing concerns about the outlook for U.S. inflation. The market also received some positive economic news. After disappointing ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1462/mexico-stocks-hit-another-record/ Mexico tops Canada, 7-2, in Olympic event Former major league pitcher Rigo Beltran scattered six hits in six innings Friday and Mexico stayed alive for the final Olympic baseball qualifying spot with a 7-2 victory over Canada. Beltran, a left-hander who pitched for St. Louis, the New York Mets, Colorado and ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1461/mexico-tops-canada-7-2-in-olympic-event/ U.S., Mexico, Nicaragua win Ryan Shealy went 4-for-4 with a home run, two doubles and three RBIs, and Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit two solo homers in leading the United States over Panama 9-3 in a regional Olympic qualifying tournament on Friday. The United States remained the only unbeaten team in the six-team ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1460/us-mexico-nicaragua-win/ Bank on outskirts of Mexico City bombed Mexican police Friday were investigating a bank bombing that one official dismissed as a likely publicity stunt. No one was injured in the bombing of a branch of Bancomer, one of Mexico's largest banks, which occurred in the predawn hours on the outskirts of Mexico ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1459/bank-on-outskirts-of-mexico-city-bombed/ Support builds for full-length barrier along Mexico border As mayor of Eagle Pass, Chad Foster presides over a thriving Texas border town that takes pride in a robust economy, a spectacular view of the Rio Grande and a warm relationship with Piedras Negras, its municipal neighbor and trading partner across ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1458/support-builds-for-full-length-barrier-along-mexico-border/ In Mexico, two guards drown in pond at Mexican president's ranch Two members of Mexico's presidential guard drowned in a pond at President Vicente Fox's ranch, the government said Friday. The two guards, who were not identified, were swimming together Monday when one of them developed a leg cramp and ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1457/in-mexico-two-guards-drown-in-pond-at-mexican-presidents-ranch/ Gamma threatens Belize, Honduras, Mexico Portions of Belize, Honduras and Mexico were under a tropical storm warning Saturday from Gamma, the 24th storm of the record Atlantic hurricane season. At 10 a.m. EST, Gamma was about 160 miles east-southeast of Belize City, Belize, moving north-northwest about 5 mph with sustained winds of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1456/gamma-threatens-belize-honduras-mexico/ In Mexico, Mayan homes still flooded, crops ruined While Mexico sweats to repair storm damage to Cancun's luxury hotels and beaches, Maya Indians nearby have been left to fend for themselves as a lake of floodwater the color of black tea swallows their homes. A rickety raised path built over the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1455/in-mexico-mayan-homes-still-flooded-crops-ruined/ Mexico may sever ties with Venezuela Mexico is to ponder breaking relations with Venezuela if "President (Hugo) Chávez continues to offend the (Mexican) people," said Mexican President Vicente Fox' spokesman Rubén Aguilar late Thursday. "You know President Vicente Fox has said that if things continue this way, this possibility could be considered, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1454/mexico-may-sever-ties-with-venezuela/ Mexico's Caribbean tourism resurfacing Even as Mexican tourism officials sound the all-clear for parts of its Caribbean playground ravaged by Hurricane Wilma last month, potential visitors may find the destination cumbersome and costly to access thanks to cutbacks in air service among U.S. carriers. American Airlines, a major player in the market, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1453/mexicos-caribbean-tourism-resurfacing/ Google Opens Offices in Mexico and Brazil Brad Hill from the theunofficialgoogleweblog posts that Google has recently opened offices in Mexico City and Sao Paulo, Brazil. In July, we posted that Google had acquired San Paulo-based, Akwan Information Technologies and planned to open a research and development center there. Btw, the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1452/google-opens-offices-in-mexico-and-brazil/ Mexico Bolsa Rises on Economy, Led by Corp. Geo: Latin Stocks Mexican stocks rose and headed for a fifth straight weekly gain, led by homebuilder Corporacion GEO SA, as the government reported that the economy expanded faster than economists estimated in the third quarter. The Bolsa index of the most-traded ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1451/mexico-bolsa-rises-on-economy-led-by-corp-geo-latin-stocks/ Small bomb goes off at Spanish-owned bank in Mexico A small bomb went off inside a Spanish-owned bank in a residential area near Mexico City on Friday, damaging office furniture and shattering windows. "We don't have reports of any victims, we have initiated an investigation," Alfonso Navarrete, attorney general for the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1450/small-bomb-goes-off-at-spanish-owned-bank-in-mexico/ Mexico Sells Warrants to Swap $2.5 Billion of Bonds Mexico sold securities that allow investors to swap about $2.5 billion of the nation's dollar- denominated bonds for peso debt next year, a person familiar with the offering said. Investors paid $65 million for warrants that can be turned in along ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1449/mexico-sells-warrants-to-swap-25-billion-of-bonds/ Bus-Tanker Crash in Mexico Kills 38 Tanker Truck Hauling Toxic Ammonium Choloride Slams Into Bus in Mexico, Killing at Least 38 A tanker truck hauling toxic ammonium chloride slammed into a passenger bus in northwest Mexico, killing 38 people as both vehicles plunged down an embankment, police said Wednesday. The bus flipped ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1448/bus-tanker-crash-in-mexico-kills-38/ Bulgaria beat Mexico 3-0 in friendly Mexico continued their poor form against European opposition when they lost 3-0 to Bulgaria in a friendly in Houston on Wednesday. Hristo Stoichkov's team spent most of the game soaking up Mexican pressure but were lethal on the counter-attack, scoring through Yanko Valkanov and Valeri Bozhinov ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1447/bulgaria-beat-mexico-3-0-in-friendly/ Truck, bus crash kills 38 in Mexico Thirty-eight people were killed in northwest Mexico when a truck hauling ammonium chloride plowed into a passenger bus, El Universal reported Thursday. The majority of those killed were burned by the harsh chemical that spilled at the tanker and bus slid down an embankment ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1446/truck-bus-crash-kills-38-in-mexico/ Google opens offices in Brazil, Mexico Search engine Google Inc. on Thursday said that it has opened offices in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Mexico City, as it looks to accelerate growth in Latin America. The offices will be charged with boosting use of Google Web sites and increasing advertising sales in ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1445/google-opens-offices-in-brazil-mexico/ Shell Swaps Stake in Gulf of Mexico Field THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Royal Dutch Shell PLC said Thursday it will swap its 17 percent stake in the Gulf of Mexico's Tahiti field for Total SA's interests in natural gas assets in South Texas. The Tahiti field, nearly 190 miles southwest of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1444/shell-swaps-stake-in-gulf-of-mexico-field/ Lopez Obrador's Lead Cut in Mexico Presidential Poll Former Mexico City Mayor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the frontrunner in presidential opinion polls for more than two years, lost ground in a November poll, the first since the major parties chose their candidates. The nationwide poll by Consulta Mitofsky found Lopez Obrador's ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1443/lopez-obradors-lead-cut-in-mexico-presidential-poll/ Mexico battles to rid Cancun of hurricane scars All along Cancun's famed hotel strip, laborers are working flat out to patch up the wounds inflicted by Hurricane Wilma, replacing smashed windows, planting new palm trees and rebuilding torn up sidewalks. Package tourists -- whose absence is costing Mexico's biggest resort town ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1442/mexico-battles-to-rid-cancun-of-hurricane-scars/ Mexico Urges US to Improve Cross-Border Security Mexican migration experts are urging the Bush administration to press ahead with a temporary migrant worker program to improve cross-border security and save the lives of hundreds of people who are dying in their attempts to cross illegally into the United States. U.S. border control ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1441/mexico-urges-us-to-improve-cross-border-security/ Mexico-Venezuela row: Readers' reaction Mexico and Venezuela's presidents, Vicente Fox and Hugo Chavez, are locked in a row, which could have serious consequences for relations between the two nations. Mr Fox has threatened to cut off all diplomatic ties with Venezuela if Mr Chavez continues making controversial comments about him or ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1440/mexico-venezuela-row-readers-reaction/ U.S., Mexico negotiating to set up customs port in Kansas City KANSAS CITY, Mo. Shipping U-S vehicles and electronics to Mexico may become much cheaper and faster next year. That's when the first Mexican customs facility in the U-S is expected to open in the Midwest.It's nearly one-thousand miles to the border ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1439/us-mexico-negotiating-to-set-up-customs-port-in-kansas-city/ Mexico hopes to rid country of bird flu by end of 2006 Mexico hopes to be able to declare all 31 states and the capital free from bird flu before the end of 2006, and will soon approve rules to deal with low-pathogenicity strains and other, more dangerous forms, officials said ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1438/mexico-hopes-to-rid-country-of-bird-flu-by-end-of-2006/ Mexico has point to make in World Cup tune-up There is nothing friendly or relaxed about tonight's exhibition soccer match between Mexico and Bulgaria at Reliant Stadium. At least not to the Mexican players and coaches. Tricolores head coach Ricardo La Volpe made that clear by closing practice at the Texans' outdoor ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1437/mexico-has-point-to-make-in-world-cup-tune-up/ Crash involving bus, gas tanker in western Mexico kills at least 37 A crash involving a gas tanker and a bus killed at least 37 people in the western state of Sinaloa, federal police said Wednesday. The crash occurred Tuesday evening, near the city of Los Mochis, on a highway linking ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1436/crash-involving-bus-gas-tanker-in-western-mexico-kills-at-least-37/ Mexico economy grows 3.3 pct in third quarter Mexico's economy grew 3.3 percent in the third quarter, dragged down by weakness in the manufacturing sector despite strong farm output. Compared to the second quarter, gross domestic product expanded by a seasonally adjusted 2.15 percent, the government said on Wednesday. It had predicted ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1435/mexico-economy-grows-33-pct-in-third-quarter/ Mexico 3rd-Qtr GDP Rises 3.3%, Fastest Pace in 2005 Mexico's economy grew at its fastest pace in three quarters in the July-to-September period, spurred by a surge in bank lending to consumers. The economy expanded 3.3 percent in the quarter, more than the 3.2 percent median forecast from 18 analysts ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1434/mexico-3rd-qtr-gdp-rises-33-fastest-pace-in-2005/ Mexico Readies First-Ever Absentee Ballot Mexico Launches Effort to Register Migrants for First-Ever Absentee Balloting A small army of electoral workers carrying absentee ballot registration forms was deployed Wednesday in airports, land crossings and customs checkpoints along Mexico's border with the United States. Their mission is to get the thousands of migrants ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1433/mexico-readies-first-ever-absentee-ballot/ Chavez roils Mexico's presidential race The presidents of Venezuela and Mexico trade barbs, and pull their ambassadors. First, there was the name-calling: Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez called his Mexican counterpart an American "puppy dog" after President Vicente Fox defended a US plan for a free-trade zone last week. Mr. Chávez led ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1432/chavez-roils-mexicos-presidential-race/ Venezuela kicks ball to Mexico in diplomatic spat Venezuela said Wednesday Mexico should take the initiative to resolve a diplomatic standoff after both governments recalled their ambassadors in a dispute over U.S. regional free trade proposals. Mexico Tuesday declared the case closed, but insisted on an apology after President Hugo Chavez ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1431/venezuela-kicks-ball-to-mexico-in-diplomatic-spat/ Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro lay a trap for Mexico Mexico’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed it will recall its Ambassador from Venezuela and request that Venezuela’s Ambassador to Mexico return to Caracas immediately if “the government and people of Mexico” do not receive a formal apology from “the very highest ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1430/hugo-chavez-and-fidel-castro-lay-a-trap-for-mexico/ Venezuela, Mexico withdraw ambassadors over spat Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez accused Mexican leader Vicente Fox of being a “puppy” of President Bush and said: “Don’t mess with me, sir.” Fox shot back on Monday that “we have dignity in this country” and demanded an apology. Now the two nations are withdrawing ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1429/venezuela-mexico-withdraw-ambassadors-over-spat/ Mexico, Venezuela chiefs pull ambassadors Mexico and Venezuela pulled their ambassadors from each other’s capitals Monday after the government of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez refused to apologize for his remarks belittling Mexican President Vicente Fox. Chavez, a frequent critic of U.S. foreign policy, last week called Fox “the puppy” of the Bush ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1428/mexico-venezuela-chiefs-pull-ambassadors/ Mexico's Gruma planning capital increase Mexican corn flour and tortilla maker Gruma will ask shareholders to vote next month on issuing new shares in an effort to bolster the liquidity of its stock, the company said on Monday. Gruma (GRUMAB.MX: Quote, Profile, Research) (GMK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) plans to issue up to ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1427/mexicos-gruma-planning-capital-increase/ Church bells, fireworks mingle in Mexico Vibrant atmosphere greets visitors to old city of Cholula A lot has changed since this town was founded on a flat plain in the valley of Mexico. But no wonder -- that founding was 1,800 years ago. Cholula's residents have learned over the years how to blend ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1426/church-bells-fireworks-mingle-in-mexico/ Damaged barge capsizes in Gulf of Mexico The 441-foot barge left Houston late Thursday en route to Tampa, Florida, when it hit debris in the water about 100 miles east of Galveston. That gouged a 30-by-six-foot hole in the starboard bow. The Coast Guard and other responding crews erected a containment ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1425/damaged-barge-capsizes-in-gulf-of-mexico/ Project Mexico auction planned for Wednesday Project Mexico will be holding its annual auction tomorrow, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. in McGuire Hall, with all proceeds going to fund the Project Mexico team's trip to Tijuana in January. The goal for the team is to go and serve communities in ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1424/project-mexico-auction-planned-for-wednesday/ Fox Separated Mexico from World, Says Madrazo PRI presidential candidate (Institutional Revolutionary Party) Roberto Madrazo told foreign correspondents Tuesday that Vicente Fox´ arrival in office separated Mexico from the rest of the competitive world. Madrazo pointed out that Mexico is 56th in a list of 60 countries in competitiveness, and its economy ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1423/fox-separated-mexico-from-world-says-madrazo/ UPDATE 1-Mexico Congress OKs $184 bln balanced 2006 budget Mexico's Congress on Tuesday approved a $184 billion balanced budget, the first spending plan in a decade with no deficit, but lawmakers rejected President Vicente Fox's more ambitious proposal to end his last year in office with a budget surplus. The lower house ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1422/update-1-mexico-congress-oks-184-bln-balanced-2006-budget/ War of words between Mexico and Venezuela A diplomatic fight between Mexico and Venezuela worsened yesterday. Days after branding Mexican President Vicente Fox a "lapdog" of United States imperialism, his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez warned: "Don't mess with me, mister, because you'll get pricked." Mexico's Foreign Ministry responded, saying it would ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1421/war-of-words-between-mexico-and-venezuela/ MEXICO RUNNERS PLACE WELL AT STATE MEET The Mexico cross country teams concluded their seasons by racing in the Class A state championships on Saturday at Queensbury High School in Section II. Freshman Evan Oustrich, who was an individual qualifier for the meet, was the second-place runner for Section III as ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1419/mexico-runners-place-well-at-state-meet/ Rubbersolutions to Run Six Recycling Plants in Mexico Rubbersolutions Pty Ltd has announced the “signing and receipt of deposit” for six tyre recycling plants in Mexico with Recycling Planet. All tyre-recycling facilities will incorporate new grinding technology aimed at reducing whole tyres to -80-mesh powder as well as the Patent Pending ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1418/rubbersolutions-to-run-six-recycling-plants-in-mexico/ TEXT-Greenspan speech to Banco de Mexico conference Below is the text of Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's speech on Monday to a conference by the Banco de Mexico in Mexico City. Stability and Economic Growth: The Role of the Central Bank International finance presents us with a number of intriguing anomalies, ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1417/text-greenspan-speech-to-banco-de-mexico-conference/ Chavez Frias tells Mexico's President Vicente Fox not to mess with him During a radio address to the nation, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias has told Mexican President Vicente fox not to mess with him. The remark is likely to exacerbate even more relations between the two Heads of State. ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1416/chavez-frias-tells-mexicos-president-vicente-fox-not-to-mess-with-him/ Grenade attack injures 2 police officials in Mexico A grenade lobbed from a movingcar at a police post injured two officials in the Pacific resort city of Acapulco, Mexico, on Sunday. The attack took place at a police barricade outside Tres Vidas,where conflict between a private ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1415/grenade-attack-injures-2-police-officials-in-mexico/ Mexico-Venez Scrap Still Smoldering Venezuelan Minister for Foreign Trade and Integration, Gustavo Marquez, warned of sectors in Mexico trying to subvert relations between the two countries. Marquez said their goal is to profit from the frictions generated at the recent 4th Summit of the Americas, adding that Mexican Ex Foreign Minister Jorge ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1414/mexico-venez-scrap-still-smoldering/ Mexico's Roberto Madrazo Wins PRI Presidential Primary Election Mexico's Roberto Madrazo, the former governor of the state of Tabasco, won the primary election for the presidential nomination of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, the country's largest political party. Madrazo had 91 percent of the votes with the ballots from 74 percent of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1413/mexicos-roberto-madrazo-wins-pri-presidential-primary-election/ Venezuela, Mexico Leaders In Row (AP) Venezuela called its ambassador to Mexico home Monday rather than apologize after President Hugo Chavez warned Mexican leader Vicente Fox: "Don't mess with me." Mexico responded by recalling its own diplomat. In an interview with CNN en Espanol, Fox said he would meet with Foreign ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1412/venezuela-mexico-leaders-in-row/ Mexico uses U.S. to avoid change President Bush announced he will begin the long-awaited Congressional push of his immigration-reform proposal. This brought new hope in Mexico that at long last President Fox's 2000 campaign promise may still be kept before next year's presidential elections. His PAN party could well use the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1411/mexico-uses-us-to-avoid-change/ Absentee voting cited as success in Mexico The most important accomplishment of Mexico's Congress has been its decision to allow absentee voting in next year's presidential election, a congressional leader said at an appearance in San Diego last week. Manlio Fabio Beltrones, a Sonora congressman who served as governor of the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1410/absentee-voting-cited-as-success-in-mexico/ Sex mall highlights changing attitudes in Mexico In the heart of Mexico City's historic district, a Colonial-style building houses a sexual revolution of sorts. It's a new mall dedicated to sex and adult entertainment. There are 100 shops in all, specializing in lingerie, alluring scents, erotic jewelry and publications. "It's very ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1409/sex-mall-highlights-changing-attitudes-in-mexico/ Mexico: International funding available for Mexico-Central America refinery International funding is available for a proposed oil refinery in Central America that would help reduce the cost of fuel for countries in the region, Mexico's energy secretary said Wednesday. "We've already received offers from monetary institutions to finance 100 percent of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1408/mexico-international-funding-available-for-mexico-central-america-refinery/ Morales Opens Up About Manny, Mexico, Crazy Fans and more! Cool shat!!! Earlier today, Fightnews.com was granted the opportunity to speak with one of the world’s best fighters in Erik Morales. Top Rank and Gary Shaw held a press conference outside in the pool area of the brand new and simply ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1407/morales-opens-up-about-manny-mexico-crazy-fans-and-more-cool-shat/ Mexico is overstepping boundaries on immigration DIPLOMACY may be the art of lying for one's country, but Mexican diplomacy requires taking that art to virtuosic heights. Sitting in his expansive office in Mexico's Los Angeles consulate, Deputy Consul General Mario Velazquez-Suarez insists that he and his peers do not interfere in ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1406/mexico-is-overstepping-boundaries-on-immigration/ California health costs send patients to Mexico facilities There are world-class hospitals in San Diego, not far from where Luis Gonzales lives. But when he or a member of his family needs routine health services, they drive 50 miles south to a clinic in Tijuana. The Gonzaleses are members of a ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1405/california-health-costs-send-patients-to-mexico-facilities/ Iran attends APLA meeting in Mexico City Delegates from over 20 countries took part in the 25th Latin American Annual Meeting on Latin American Petrochemical Association (APLA) held in Mexico City. Delegates from Iran, European Union, U.S., Canada and a number of Latin American countries took part in the three-day meeting of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1404/iran-attends-apla-meeting-in-mexico-city/ LeAnn Rimes Takes Second Honeymoon in Mexico LeAnn Rimes and husband Dean Sheremet have taken a second honeymoon in Los Cabos, Mexico, staying at the luxurious Las Ventanas resort. The couple, who have been married for three years, talk about their second honeymoon in an eight-page photo/article spread in the current ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1403/leann-rimes-takes-second-honeymoon-in-mexico/ Mexico uses athletes to promote absentee vote registration for 2006 elections Mexican electoral officials announced on Friday that they have launched a campaign featuring well-known professional athletes to promote registration for absentee ballots by Mexican living abroad. The July 2, 2006 elections will be the first time that Mexicans abroad will ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1402/mexico-uses-athletes-to-promote-absentee-vote-registration-for-2006-elections/ Venez, Mexico Resolve Relations Issue Relations between Venezuela and Mexico are on the mend after a week of constant bickering between their foreign ministries. The calm returned after a telephone conversation Friday between the two foreign ministers, Alí Rodríguez and Luis Ernesto Derbez, from Venezuela and Mexico, respectively. An official communiqué from Caracas ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1401/venez-mexico-resolve-relations-issue/ Mexico to take ‘appropriate steps’ The Mexican government said Friday that Venezuela must give a satisfactory explanation for President Hugo Chávez’ biting criticism of his Mexican counterpart, Vicente Fox, or it will take ‘‘appropriate steps.” On Wednesday, Chávez accused Fox of acting like a ‘‘puppy” of the United States for so staunchly ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1400/mexico-to-take-appropriate-steps/ Mexico, Peru criticize Japan's handling of Fujimori matter Mexico and Peru are expressing irritation at the way Japan has handled the case of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who claimed Japanese citizenship during his five years in exile in Tokyo. Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Ernesto Derbez said late Thursday that ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1399/mexico-peru-criticize-japans-handling-of-fujimori-matter/ Mexico fires six officials for negligence after former Peruvian president's layover Mexico fired six officials for negligence after they failed to notify superiors that former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori briefly stopped in the border city of Tijuana on his way to Chile, a top immigration official said Friday. Lauro Lopez said ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1398/mexico-fires-six-officials-for-negligence-after-former-peruvian-presidents-layover/ Disputes threaten to tear apart Mexico's PRI As Mexico's former ruling party sets its sights on regaining power next year, it has found itself plagued by internal struggles that include angry protests by one group that used to give it reliable support. The nation's teachers have been throwing eggs and yelling ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1397/disputes-threaten-to-tear-apart-mexicos-pri/ Mexico steps up control over imports of foreign Christmas trees Mexico is stepping up control over imports of American and Canadian Christmas trees to avoid foreign plant bugs, the Environmental Department said Friday. Nearly 100 special inspectors will be positioned along Mexico's 2,000-mile (3,200-kilometer) border with the United States, scrutinizing the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1396/mexico-steps-up-control-over-imports-of-foreign-christmas-trees/ More videos suggest bribery in Mexico The ``video scandal'' returned to Mexico on Friday after local media broadcast new footage of politicians from the party of presidential front-runner Andrés Manuel López Obrador either requesting or giving money to a now-jailed businessman. In one video, a former official from the Democratic Revolutionary ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1395/more-videos-suggest-bribery-in-mexico/ Emerging debt-Prices rally on Treasuries; Mexico leads Emerging market debt prices rallied on Friday, boosted by U.S. Treasuries and led by Mexico, where the government announced its second step this week to reduce its outstanding foreign debt. Mexican external bonds, which usually move in relatively narrow ranges compared with other major EM ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1394/emerging-debt-prices-rally-on-treasuries-mexico-leads/ Depreciation for rental owners; realty and taxes in Mexico Issues on people's minds: Does it make sense for rental-unit owners to consider personal-property depreciation to save on taxes and what taxes will I face on both sides of the border if I invest in real estate in Mexico. Q. I own ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1393/depreciation-for-rental-owners-realty-and-taxes-in-mexico/ Mexico, Venezuela, say relations not broken following Chavez's criticism of Fox Mexico's relations with Venezuela are not in danger despite Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's remarks that his Mexican counterpart acted like a "puppy" of the United States at a recent Americas summit, representatives from both governments said Thursday. "There has been ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1392/mexico-venezuela-say-relations-not-broken-following-chavezs-criticism-of-fox/ Garza says Bush is opposed to wall along Mexico border U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Tony Garza said Thursday that the Bush administration is against proposals to build a wall along the United States' entire southern border. "The president is aware of the concerns of critics who would like to build a wall ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1391/garza-says-bush-is-opposed-to-wall-along-mexico-border/ Mexico charges seven cops with kidnapping Mexican prosecutors announced Thursday they have filed kidnapping and organize crime charges against seven police officers accused of protecting hit men working for the feared Tijuana-based Arellano Felix drug cartel. The men served in the police department in Ensenada, a tourist town 75 kilometers (45 miles) ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1390/mexico-charges-seven-cops-with-kidnapping/ UPDATE 1-Mexico central bank holds interest rates steady Mexico's central bank held interest rates steady on Friday, although it is widely expected to push them lower again later this month to help a soft economy. The central bank said in its twice-monthly policy review it was keeping its money market "short" ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1389/update-1-mexico-central-bank-holds-interest-rates-steady/ Mexico's Industrial Output Probably Rose 2% in September Mexico's industrial production probably rose 2 percent in September, the latest evidence that the expansion in Latin America's second-biggest economy is sputtering as export growth to the U.S. slows. Output growth of 2 percent -- the median estimate of 15 economists surveyed by ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1388/mexicos-industrial-output-probably-rose-2-in-september/ Wanted: Mate for lovesick giraffe in Mexico park Keepers of a small menagerie at a Mexican park are looking for a mate for a lovesick giraffe after the 15-foot-tall beast tried to make love to a tree and a garden shed. The director of Central Park in Ciudad Juarez, south of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1387/wanted-mate-for-lovesick-giraffe-in-mexico-park/ Mexico Senate rejects beverage tax plan Mexico's Senate has rejected a proposal to eliminate the 20 percent tax on beverages made with high-fructose corn syrup, a tax that was ruled discriminatory by the World Trade Organization. The Senate voted 47-31 late Thursday against the bill, which had already passed the lower ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1386/mexico-senate-rejects-beverage-tax-plan/ Mexico deal to kickstart Dr Reddy’s CPS foray Dr Reddy’s Laboratories’ $59m acquisition of Roche’s active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) business in Mexico has helped the domestic pharma major jump-start its plans for the custom pharmaceutical services (CPS) business. The CPS business involves providing solutions to innovator pharmaceutical companies right from the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1385/mexico-deal-to-kickstart-dr-reddys-cps-foray/ Agents patrolling Mexico's border facing more dangers Those tracking smugglers of drugs and immigrants are being attacked at a growing rate Assaults against U.S. Border Patrol agents nearly doubled along the Mexican border over the past year as patrols cracking down on drug trafficking and migrant smuggling encountered increasing resistance — including ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1384/agents-patrolling-mexicos-border-facing-more-dangers/ Mexico's 9-Mo Foreign Tourism Income Up 15.4% To $9.15 Billion Mexico's Tourism Ministry said Thursday that international visitors to Mexico during the first nine months of the year spent $9.15 billion, or 15.4% more than in the same period of 2004. In a statement, the ministry said that 16.6 million ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1383/mexicos-9-mo-foreign-tourism-income-up-154-to-915-billion/ México prepares for voting by holiday visitors Mexican authorities are setting up special voter registration centers for Mexicans who live abroad but return to their home country for the holidays, as part of the first mass effort to distribute absentee ballots for presidential elections, officials said last Wednesday. The 15 centers ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1382/mexico-prepares-for-voting-by-holiday-visitors/ Mexico's Telmex boosts fund to buy back shares Dominant Mexican fixed-line telephone company Telmex, controlled by billionaire Carlos Slim, said on Wednesday it will set aside an additional $930 million to buy back its lagging shares. Telmex (TELMEXL.MX: Quote, Profile, Research) (TMX.N: Quote, Profile, Research), once one of Mexico's main technology ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1381/mexicos-telmex-boosts-fund-to-buy-back-shares/ Police chase naked driver into Mexico A naked man driving a Chevrolet S-10 pickup led police on a chase to the international border yesterday before leaving the truck and running into Mexico, where he was caught. The man was first observed parked in an alleyand exposing himself about 12:15 p.m. near ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1380/police-chase-naked-driver-into-mexico/ More monarch butterflies may go to Mexico As many as 200 million Monarch butterflies may migrate to Mexico this year a nearly tenfold increase over 2004, when unfavourable weather, pollution and deforestation caused a drastic decline in the population, environmental officials said on Tuesday. Last year, fewer than 23 million butterflies survived ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1379/more-monarch-butterflies-may-go-to-mexico/ Chavez slams Mexico's Fox over trade Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez criticized his Mexican counterpart as being the United States' "puppy dog," El Universal newspaper reported Thursday. Chavez's comment was in reference to Mexican President Vicente Fox's support for the resumption of talks on the proposed hemispheric free trade bloc at last ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1378/chavez-slams-mexicos-fox-over-trade/ Catered Meals and a Kayak In Baja, Mexico One Traveler Finds a Rugged Adventure With Some Worldly Amenities Across the channel, the setting sun turned the sharp, desert mountains of the Baja Peninsula a dusty red as they merged with the placid blue and turquoise waters of the Gulf of California. Darkness ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1377/catered-meals-and-a-kayak-in-baja-mexico/ Mexico global bonds jump on exchange warrant plan Prices on longer-maturity Mexican global dollar bonds soared on Thursday as the government announced it was offering warrants allowing holders to exchange them for domestic peso-denominated paper. "Mexico has just announced an offering of three series of warrants that would allow their holders to ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1376/mexico-global-bonds-jump-on-exchange-warrant-plan/ Mexico's Inflation Rate Fell to Record Low of 3.05% in October Mexico's annual inflation rate fell to a record low in October, adding to speculation that the central bank will keep cutting the benchmark lending rate to bolster economic growth. Inflation was 3.05 percent in the 12 months through October, down ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1375/mexicos-inflation-rate-fell-to-record-low-of-305-in-october/ Mexico: Relations With Argentina 'Splendid' Despite Spat Verbal sparring between the presidents of Mexico and Argentina has not damaged diplomatic relations between the two nations, which remain "splendid," a top Mexican official said Wednesday. Ruben Aguilar, chief spokesman for Mexican President Vicente Fox, said Mexico never considered severing diplomatic relations with ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1374/mexico-relations-with-argentina-splendid-despite-spat/ Mexico Did A Poor Job of "Dirty Work" for the US Mexican diplomacy is at its nadir because it is not just doing the US' "dirty work", but is doing it badly, political analysts assert. Well-known analyst Gabriel Guerra said Mexico's foreign policy is in a very serious situation, stressing that ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1373/mexico-did-a-poor-job-of-dirty-work-for-the-us/ Mexico City: Forsythe Racing race report In a chaotic event marked by passes, penalties and punts, Forsythe Championship Racing matadors Paul Tracy (#3 Indeck Lola/Ford-Cosworth/Bridgestone) and Mario Dominguez (#7 Roshfrans/Indeck Lola/Ford-Cosworth/Bridgestone) locked horns with the best drivers in the world at the final event of the 2005 season as Bridgestone presents ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1372/mexico-city-forsythe-racing-race-report/ Mexico Makes Good on Debt The Mexican Treasury announces the country has paid off its $1.41 billion in foreign debt to salvage and maintain the country’s financial stability through next year's presidential elections. Officials say Mexico paid off a portion of 10 bonds due between 2007 and 2033 using funding purchased from ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1371/mexico-makes-good-on-debt/ Doctor visits outsourced to Mexico There are world-class hospitals in San Diego, not far from where Luis Gonzales lives. But when he or a member of his family needs routine health services, they drive 50 miles south to a clinic in Tijuana. The Gonzaleses are members of a Blue Shield of ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1370/doctor-visits-outsourced-to-mexico/ Concerns grow after journalist shot in Mexico Mexico became Latin America's most dangerous country in which to be a journalist in 2005, the international watchdog group Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday. The organization issued a statement expressing concern about the safety of journalists in Mexico a day after police in the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1369/concerns-grow-after-journalist-shot-in-mexico/ Apple Feels Nano Heat in Mexico, UK In the second such instance, consumers from Mexico and UK have filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple Computer, alleging that the new iPod Nano is defectively designed and allows the screen to get scratched even with normal use. The lawsuit was filed in the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1368/apple-feels-nano-heat-in-mexico-uk/ Mexico ready for butterfly invasion As many as 200 million monarch butterflies may migrate to Mexico this year -- a nearly tenfold increase over 2004, when unfavorable weather, pollution and deforestation caused a drastic decline in the population, environmental officials said Tuesday. Last year, fewer than 23 million butterflies survived long ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1367/mexico-ready-for-butterfly-invasion/ Gulf of Mexico dolphin deaths reported Scientists concerned by bottlenose dolphin deaths in the Gulf of Mexico have reportedly asked for the marine mammal equivalent of a disaster declaration. A 12-member working group of scientists voted Monday to recommend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration add the dolphin deaths to an ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1366/gulf-of-mexico-dolphin-deaths-reported/ AFL Automotive Recognized by President of Mexico for its Employment Practices Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that its AFL Automotive business located in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico was recognized by the President of Mexico Vicente Fox as an Inclusive Company for 2005 because of its policy and efforts in employing physically challenged people. ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1365/afl-automotive-recognized-by-president-of-mexico-for-its-employment-practices/ Reddy’s scoops Roche unit in Mexico Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd, India’s third-biggest drugmaker, has acquired Roche’s manufacturing business in Mexico for $59 million. The business involves the manufacture and sale of active pharmaceutical ingredients, or APIs, to Roche and other companies. The purchase agreement includes all supply contracts. The Cuernavaca, Mexico unit ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1364/reddys-scoops-roche-unit-in-mexico/ Mexico City: Mi-Jack Conquest Racing race report Mi-Jack Conquest Racing ended the 2005 Champ Car World Series season in strong form as rookie Andrew Ranger moved up to tenth in the season championship results after finishing ninth in Sundays Grand Premio Telmex-Tacate presented by Banamex, as teammate Nelson Philippe took the ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1363/mexico-city-mi-jack-conquest-racing-race-report/ Mexico City: Spirit of Daytona race report The last race of the season for Spirit of Daytona was not a race for position or a team championship, it was a race for the Trueman Award. The Spirit of Daytona 09 Pontiac-powered Daytona Prototype (DP) battled the No. 3 BMW Riley driven ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1362/mexico-city-spirit-of-daytona-race-report/ Telecom Axtel eyes Mexico, U.S. market listing Mexico's Axtel, a local and long distance phone company founded a decade ago to battle for clients in a market dominated by ex-monopoly Telmex, plans to list its shares in Mexico and the United States. In a statement late Monday, Axtel gave no timetable for ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1361/telecom-axtel-eyes-mexico-us-market-listing/ UPDATE 1-Houston Exploration to sell Gulf of Mexico assets Houston Exploration Co. (THX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said it plans to sell its entire asset base in the Gulf of Mexico, which has historically accounted for about 40 percent of its total production. The company said it would open a data ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1360/update-1-houston-exploration-to-sell-gulf-of-mexico-assets/ Mexico City: Lola race report WILSON CAPS SEASON WITH SECOND CHAMP CAR VICTORY Leads teammate Allmendinger for first RuSPORT 1-2 sweep Justin Wilson used his superior #9 Intel Lola/Ford-Cosworth/Bridgestone Champ car to perfection on the 2.786-mile Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez road course in Mexico City, winning the 2005 Champ Car World Series ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1359/mexico-city-lola-race-report/ Mexico City: HBM NO. 4 car race report The #4 BOSS Snowplow Racing Team closed the 2005 Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series with a 5th-place in the La Gran Final de la Serie Rolex Sports Car. The historic event was the first-ever Rolex Series race at the Autodromo Hermanmos ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1358/mexico-city-hbm-no-4-car-race-report/ Former Mexico City mayor still ahead in polls MEXICO CITY: Former Mexico City Mayor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador continues to lead public opinion polls in advance of the 2006 presidential election. Another survey was released today.Lopez Obrador is the nominee of the left-leaning Democratic Revolution Party, or PRD.He was supported by 39 ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1357/former-mexico-city-mayor-still-ahead-in-polls/ Fox wants Mexico in the Mercosur in 2006 - On the final day of the 4th Summit of the Americas, in Mar del Plata, Argentina, the president of Mexico, Vicente Fox, said that he is negotiating his country's entry into the Mercosur in the middle of next year. "The Mercosur is ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1356/fox-wants-mexico-in-the-mercosur-in-2006/ Ca. health plans send patients to Mexico A trip to the doctor means a trip across the border for thousands of California workers and their dependents. They are enrolled in health plans like Blue Shield of California HMO that cost up to 50 percent less than other plans because the doctor's visits ... http://destination-guides.mexico-travelers.com/1355/ca-health-plans-send-patients-to-mexico/ Mexico Confirms Fujimori Passed Through Its Territory Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Ernesto Derbez has corroborated that ex President of Peru Alberto Fujimori, who said he never left the plane, passed through Mexico on his way to Chile. He went legally through Mexico although INTERPOL had is