Most people would be better off not having mortgages in retirement. Relatively few will get any tax benefit from this debt, and the payments can get more difficult to manage on fixed incomes. But retiring a mortgage before you retire isn’t always possible. Financial planners recommend creating a Plan B to ensure you don’t wind up house...Read More

The Shanghai Chinese Orchestra staged a successful musical show “Oriental Elegance” at Mexico’s National Center for the Arts (Cenart) over the weekend. The renowned musical ensemble, featuring classic Chinese instruments, offered a concert of mostly traditional music at Cenart’s main Blas Galindo Theater, in the lead up to its participation later this week in the...Read More

Lady Zen is an internationally known award-winning lyric poet, author, and singer. Based out of San Miguel de Allende, she creates commissioned art as director, performance artist, and vocalist. She is a visionary force, possessing the powerful vocal agility of a mezzo-soprano and the prowess of vibrant storytelling. Her popularity soared over the summer here...Read More

The desert of northern Mexico seemed so perfect when the Mennonites moved here 26 years ago: a place free from electricity, television or cars. But then the government installed the first power lines. And now, this deeply traditional, tight-knit community is divided between those who want to stay in Sabinal, their far-flung, dusty village, and...Read More

Parts of Mexico will endure heavy rain and the risk for mudslides from newly formed Tropical Storm Tara. Tara is the 19th tropical storm to develop in the East Pacific this season and could become the 12th hurricane of the season later this week. While Tara is expected to remain off the coast of western...Read More

Have you ever wondered what you would do if you had an emergency while traveling through Mexico? WeExpats knows how concerning it can be to travel through Mexico without experience. Learn everything you can about the healthcare in Mexico before you travel in this convenient article. People get sick or hurt, and it’s always best...Read More

The increase of 2.50 pesos to the rate of public transport in Puerto Vallarta will undoubtedly affect the economy of families, mainly those who have to board up to three buses to travel to their homes and work, that’s not counting the families of children and youth who use transportation to go to school, said...Read More

Although in Puerto Vallarta and neighboring municipalities there are around 400 wild crocodiles distributed in different bodies of water, there is no preventive management plan for this type of reptile. For this reason, the coordinator of the University Center of the Coast Sur (CUCSur), Pablo Hernández Hurtado, urged the authorities to implement a plan in...Read More

At 700 AM CDT (1200 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Tara was located near latitude 17.6 North, longitude 104.3 West. Tara is moving toward the west-northwest at near 2 mph (4 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue for the next day or so. A slightly faster westward motion is forecast to...Read More