25Nov2012
Exhibit in Mexico City Shows Influence of Time on Mayan Culture
EFE
A new Mayan exhibit at the Mexican capital's National Museum of Anthropology shows the influence of time on the rituals and daily life of that pre-Columbian civilization.

24Nov2012
From Darkness, Dawn, as Mexico is at Last Beginning to Realize Its Potential
The Economist
It turns out that the Mayan glyphs were misunderstood. The men with magnifying glasses now say that the world is not about to end - in fact, it seems that the Mayans were predicting something more like a renewal or a fresh start. Could the same be true of Mexico?

24Nov2012
A Moment to Rebel: Lawmaker Sees Fertile Terrain for Marijuana Debate
McClatchy Newspapers
Bills to legalize marijuana have come before Mexico’s Congress in the past, and sunk almost without debate. But lawmaker Fernando Belaunzaran Mendez thinks this time is different.

24Nov2012
Chinese-Mexicans Celebrate Repatriation to Mexico
Associated Press
Thousands of Chinese Mexicans were expelled when Mexico erupted into xenophobia fueled by the economic turmoil of the Great Depression. Dozens of those Chinese-Mexicans and their descendants gathered in Mexico City recently to celebrate for the first time the anniversary of their return.

24Nov2012
In Interview, President Calderon Says 'Impossible' to End Drug Trade
Global Post
Outgoing President Felipe Calderón, the man who began Mexico's military anti-crime strategy to combat the drug cartels in 2006, said in a recent interview with the Economist that it's impossible to end the deadly drug trade.

24Nov2012
Cage Diving With Guadalupe's Great White Sharks
Scuba Diver Life
In September, I was lucky enough to experience the Great White Shark dive in Guadalupe, Mexico. I went out with Great White Adventures on board the Solmar V. This dive adventure starts off in San Diego, California.

24Nov2012
High Court Orders Lower Courts to Resolve Military Protection Cases
EFE
The Mexican Supreme Court authorized the civil courts to resolve the pending cases of protection for crimes committed by soldiers against civilians or in connection with drug trafficking, and in the former military jurisdiction was applied.

24Nov2012
Mental Health, Another of the Many Victims of Climate Change
Inter Press Service
The estimates of economic losses caused by Hurricane Sandy in eastern Cuba have not yet been published. But the damage was severe, and 11 people were killed. But there is another, less-noticed, dimension: the psychological impact, which can be seen in people’s eyes when they talk about losing everything.


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