Mexico to unite Maya area by train to boost tourism
08/15/2018 - 09:32
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This project of Mexico's President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is expected to cost billions of dollars.
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This project of Mexico's President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is expected to cost billions of dollars.
Mexico fears seaweed invasion will deter tourists
08/14/2018 - 10:06
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"The appeal of this (region) is its turquoise sea and white sand... If tourists see beaches with tons of rotting organic matter and foul smells, they won't come back."
Barcelona: A sanctuary city for threatened Mexican journalists
08/03/2018 - 11:24
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The city council of Barcelona has created a reception program for Mexican journalists who feel their life is under threat in their home country. The first participants are Jacob Morales and Luis Daniel Nava, journalists from El Sur de Acapulco, in the Mexican state of Guerrero.
Barcelona, ciudad santuario para periodistas mexicanos amenazados
08/03/2018 - 10:49
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El ayuntamiento de Barcelona ha creado un programa de acogida temporal para periodistas mexicanos que se sientan amenazados en su país. Los primeros participantes son Jacob Morales y Luis Daniel Nava, periodistas de El Sur de Acapulco, en el estado de Guerrero.
Experts plumb Gulf of Mexico searching for vessels sunk by Cortes
08/01/2018 - 09:43
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The Underwater Archaeology Project in the Villa Rica is the 19th expedition headed by historian Francisco del Paso y Troncoso and is aimed at finding the oldest European shipwrecks in Mexican waters dating from 1519.
Targeting drug lords led to more violence, Mexican journo says
07/30/2018 - 14:33
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The violence generated by the war among Mexico's drug cartels has left more than 200,000 people dead and 30,000 missing over the last 12 years.
Mexican author challenges men to confront machismo
07/26/2018 - 16:48
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"We need for men to start creating their own narrative, for them to start discussing machismo amongst themselves," said author and activist Lydia Cacho.
Descubren un tesoro de pinturas rupestres mayas en el sureste de México
07/25/2018 - 01:15
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El hallazgo puede haber revelado las pinturas rupestres mayas más importantes de la Península de Yucatán.
Treasure of Mayan cave paintings discovered in southeast Mexico
07/24/2018 - 15:56
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The discovery may have revealed the most important Mayan cave paintings on the Yucatan Peninsula.
Un barrio pobre de Ciudad de México revive juego de pelota precolombino
07/23/2018 - 02:38
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La cancha de ullamaliztli es una réplica de las antiguas canchas precolombinas, completada con un tradicional aro de mampostería en las dos paredes de piedra, de igual altura, que flanquean el campo. La única diferencia es que esto está ubicado en uno de los barrios pobres más grandes de Latinoamérica.
Mexico City slum revives the ancient Meso-American ball game
07/23/2018 - 02:23
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The court of ullamaliztli is a replica of the ancient Pre-Columbian ball courts, complete with the traditional masonry hoops built along the two tall parallel stone walls that flank the yard -the only difference being the fact that it lies in the middle of one of Latin America's largest slums.
Female security team may protect Mexican President-elect Lopez Obrador
07/20/2018 - 15:45
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Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is expected to do away with Mexico's elite presidential guard.
Los indios huicholes mexicanos aspiran a un Récord Guiness con un mosaico de cuentas
07/19/2018 - 05:01
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Un grupo de 15 indios wixáritari or huicholes han estado trabajando contrarreloj durante las últimas siete semanas para completar las 32 piezas del mosaicao de 81 metros cuadrados, que pesará dos toneladas.
Indigenous Mexican people aim to a break Guinness record with beaded mosaic
07/19/2018 - 04:36
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A group of 15 Wixáritari (or Huichol) people have been working around the clock during the last seven weeks to finish the 32 pieces of an 882-square foot mosaic that will weigh two tons.
Celebrarán un Festival Mundial de la Felicidad el año que viene
07/18/2018 - 08:05
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El evento se realizará en San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México, en March, 2019. ¿Y, después de todo, qué es la felicidad?
World Happiness Fest to be held next year
07/18/2018 - 07:54
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World Happiness Fest will take place in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, in March 2019. But what is happiness after all?
El retorno de Luis Miguel
07/17/2018 - 08:52
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Luis Miguel, la serie acaba de terminar su primera temporada en Netflix, el domingo pasado. Fueron 13 episodios que revelaron esos detalles que habían sido un misterio en su vida. Sobre todo la desaparición de su madre hace más de 30 años.
The comeback of Luis Miguel
07/17/2018 - 08:32
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In a biographical series on Netflix, 13 episodes reveal details of singer Luis Miguel’s life that had remained a mystery (mainly, the disappearance of his mother more than 30 years ago).
El terremoto de México descubrió un templo antiguo en Teopanzolco
07/13/2018 - 05:57
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El terremoto de 2017 afectó el núcleo de la pirámide y produjo una inclinación en la estructura. Cuando excavaron para evaluar los daños, los arqueólogos encontraron un templo más antiguo de lo que se conocía, aparentemente anterior al Templo Mayor de Tenochtitlán
Mexico's earthquake uncovered an ancient temple inside Teopanzolco
07/13/2018 - 05:42
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The 2017 earthquake in Mexico affected the core of the pyramid and made the building tilt down. When digging to assess the damages, the archeologists found an older structure, apparently a temple that could be more ancient than Tenochtitlan.
Mexican scientists develop hybrid chayote fruit to battle cancer
07/12/2018 - 11:37
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According to lead scientist Edelmiro Santiago Osorio, the raw extract of this fruit is as effective as a medication used to treat some types of cancer.
Mexico's Lopez Obrador will invite Trump to inauguration
07/06/2018 - 10:15
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"We will seek friendly relations with all governments and peoples in the world," said Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Mexico’s new populist president
07/02/2018 - 05:43
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After an overwhelming victory, the populist leftist candidate defeated the bipartisan machinery of the Central American country, marking a new era in regional politics.
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, un candidato populista que se transformará en el nuevo presidente de México
07/02/2018 - 05:14
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Tras una avasallante victoria, el candidato populista de izquierdas venció a la maquinaria bipartidista del país centroamericano, marcando una nueva era en la política regional.
El rico abanico de términos mexicanos de las triquiñuelas políticas
06/29/2018 - 07:42
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Tras décadas de fraudes electorales, los mexicanos han desarrollado un amplio repertorio de conceptos para referirse a todo tipo de irregularidades y corruptelas políticas, plenamente integrados en el imaginario colectivo mexicano.