Two New Videos on Merida and Mexico
Two videos show many reasons to come to Mexico, whether it's just to visit or to live, work or retire here.
The Vee Oh Cee
I keep hearing that Mexico is on the Verge of Collapse, and also that it is a Failed State. This is scary stuff. I'm not sure what happens when a country that has survived for a thousand years collapses. What is left behind?
Biased News, Half-Truths and Fear Mongering Fuel Paranoia of All Things South of the Border
Mexico is a country with a staggering poverty rate that is only worsening due to the impact of a flailing U.S. economy coupled with irresponsible media fear mongering, but that's not the whole story.
Christian Science Monitor
07 June 2010
The Christian Science Monitor writes about expats who feel safe moving to and living in Mexico... Merida, in particular.
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Jorge G. Castañeda Weighs In On Calderón’s War
01 June 2010
If you’re interested in sober, informed commentary on Mexico President Calderón’s war on organized crime, and the debunking of media narrative myths, you’ll want to read Castañeda’s “What’s Spanish for Quagmire?” published in the Jan/Feb edition of Foreign Policy Magazine. Jorge G. Castañeda, former Mexican foreign minister [during the Fox administration], is senior fellow at the [...]
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Another Media Narrative Myth Debunked
10 May 2010
You’ve probably noticed in recent months the proliferation of the media narrative that Mexican organized crime violence has spread across the border into the USA. Uninformed and/or demagogic politicians, as seems to be the style these days, have initiated and proliferated a narrative which lap dog media outlets report uncritically as fact, and whose reports [...]
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This is Juarez: The War Next Door
10 May 2010
Almost all the dead are poor people, not drug-enriched grandees. And though we give Mexico half a billion dollars a year to encourage its army to fight drug merchants, this alleged war has a curious feature: Almost no soldiers ever die. For example, in Juarez, over 4,200 citizens have been slain in two years. In [...]
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Death in La Frontera – Courtesy USA
25 March 2010
The AP report very clearly illustrates why the USA policy of the prohibition of recreational drugs is such a really, really bad idea and the policy’s effects on other nations, and not just on Mexico. There are many Latin American and Caribbean nations rife with organized criminals engaged in supplying the USA demand for such [...]
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Mexico Murder Rate Reality Check
09 September 2009
The murder rate in Mexico has actually dropped by 30% from 1997 through last year, the LA Times reports. However there are localities, such as Juarez in the state of Chihuahua, where the local murder rate is amongst the highest in the world. “If the state of Chihuahua were a country, today we would have [...]
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There are No Secrets Here!
25 June 2009
Steven Roll at Travelojos posted today after a recent visit to Puerto Vallarta. A legal editor for a Washington, D.C.-area publishing company, Steven enjoys learning about all things Mexican and Latin American, including fascinating sites, interesting cultural aspects, and great food. Here’s what he had to say: As the only diners on the roof top terrace [...]
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When it Rains…
29 April 2009
…it pours. I’m going to draw an analogy between Morton Salt’s good ol’ tagline and the steady stream of just-when-you-think-it-couldn’t-get-any-worse-oh-look-it-just-got-worse headlines coming out of my lovely host country. I think it is an especially fitting analogy as we enter rainy season here in Mexico. Where to begin… In case you’ve missed the headlines for the past, um, year, [...]
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Border Land
27 April 2009
A world where half of the people live in extreme poverty is neither just nor secure. Our security depends on more than military might; it depends on other people’s security, well-being, and a hope that replaces anger and fear. We simply cannot and will not beat “swords into plowshares” (remove the threats of war) until all people can [...]
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Q&A with a Recent Traveler to Cancun
22 April 2009
Yesterday I had the chance to ask some questions of a recent traveler to Cancun. She and her family were nervous before traveling to Cancun, but came here anyway and ended up having a great time. Here are my questions and her answers: Why were you nervous about traveling to Cancun? Stella: I was nervous [...]
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