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Your Complete Guide to Christmas and New Year’s Eve in Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta Holiday Events run Dec 19–Jan 3 with posadas, markets, shows, Malecón NYE fireworks, and a Jan 1 sunset.

Expat Corner

Expat news, explainers, and more for expats in Mexico.

Mañana and Ahorita: Mexican Time Culture for Expats Who Want to Fit In

Mexican time culture can feel confusing at first. Learn why “a la hora latina” matters,...

Snowbird Seasons: Canadian Winter Life in Mexico

Snowbird Seasons follows Canadian winter life in Mexico, with real tips on housing, healthcare, and...

La sobremesa in Mexico: What to Do After the Plates Clear

La sobremesa in Mexico is the time you stay after eating to talk, connect, and...

Business & Economy

Local companies, jobs, prices, investment, tourism impact on economy.

Insecurity in Mexico scaring off investors and lowers GDP forecast

Banxico’s analyst survey shows public insecurity now tops growth worries, pushing the 2026 GDP forecast...

Mexico tariff hikes on China promise sharp revenue surge

Mexico tariff hikes on imports from China and other Asian countries are set to boost...

Mexico’s urban income poverty spikes after sharp food price hit

Mexico’s urban poverty line hit 4,809 pesos in November, rising faster than inflation as meals...

Cartels & Organized Crime

News on cartels and organized crime.

US targets Santa Rosa Cartel with Treasury sanctions

The US just sanctioned the Santa Rosa Cartel, accusing it of profiting from fuel theft...

Mexico-US joint cartel pressure enters a sharper new phase

Mexico-US cartel pressure ramps up with tighter intel sharing on drones, faster extraditions, asset seizures,...

Mexico money launderers hit with a huge US blacklist

A 2025 OFAC tally flags 151 Mexico-based people and firms accused of laundering for cartels,...

Courts & Justice

Prosecutions, trials, rulings, prisons, human rights cases.

Tamaulipas homophobic law tossed as Court defends rights

Mexico’s Supreme Court overturns a Tamaulipas law that labeled homosexuality as corruption of minors, reaffirming...

Baja California ex governor disqualification over failed Baja solar deal

Baja California’s justice tribunal barred ex-governor Jaime Bonilla from public office for three years over...

Puerto Vallarta tourist tax struck down by Supreme Court

Mexico's top court scrapped the Puerto Vallarta tourist tax, calling it vague and unconstitutional and...

Culture & Traditions

Stories about cultures and traditions in Mexico.

The Mexican posadas tradition has a secret ingredient

Posadas blend 16th-century faith, neighborhood ritual, and seasonal food—ponche, tamales, and sweets—across Mexico each December.

San Miguel posadas season lights up the city for nine nights

San Miguel de Allende’s public posadas run Dec. 16–24 at 7 p.m., moving nightly between...

San Miguel Guadalupe Day turns streets into a sea of faith

San Miguel de Allende marked Guadalupe Day with packed Masses, street processions, and neighborhood celebrations...

Development & Real Estate

Real estate, zoning, construction, rents, short-term rentals.

Protests in Mexico City as Homeowners evict tenants to cash in on World Cup 2026 Airbnb rentals

About 50 protesters blocked Reforma, demanding an end to evictions and pushing a citizen initiative...

Mexico Beach Housing Reality Check for Foreign Buyers

As prices and hidden costs rise, beach housing in Mexico is shifting from an easy-bargain story...

Cancun housing infrastructure deficit hits breaking point

Cancun developers warn that strained power and water networks, short by over one billion pesos,...

Environment

Climate, conservation, protected areas, air/water quality, and disasters’ aftermath.

Cancun beach restoration plan for Hotel Zone

Cancun beach restoration is moving toward a new environmental filing for a wider Hotel Zone...

Mexico ocean policy is failing 350,000 fishing families

Oceana says Mexico ocean policy is missing, budgets are shrinking, and illegal fishing keeps growing,...

Los Cabos Blue Flag race could add 13 more beaches

Los Cabos says it has 27 Blue Flag beaches and wants 13 more, chasing Barcelona....

Government & Politics

President, federal government, city halls, budgets, ordinances, public policy, elections.

Sheinbaum orders a legal review after fentanyl WMD label

Mexico will study the U.S. fentanyl WMD label, weighing legal risks, sovereignty concerns, and how...

Mexico water release plan heads off new U.S. tariffs

Mexico will release 249 million m³ of Rio Grande water starting Dec. 15 under a...

Sheinbaum calls Pope and hints at a 2026 Mexico visit

Sheinbaum phoned Pope Leo XIV on Dec. 12, inviting him to Mexico and tying it...

LGBTQ+ Mexico News

News and topics of interest to LGBTQ+ people and their allies.

PrEP near your workplace puts HIV prevention on lunch break

PrEP near your workplace offers quick, stigma-free PrEP with testing and vaccines at an IMSS...

Free Michoacan LGBT weddings and gender ID day set

Michoacan will host free LGBT weddings and gender identity recognitions in a landmark 2026 event...

Historic Guanajuato equal marriage win and ECOSIG ban

Guanajuato finally writes equal marriage and an ECOSIG ban into law, offering long-denied dignity and...

Public Safety & Crime

Policing, crime, fire, emergency response, and prevention programs.

Tourism

Visitor trends, attractions, policy, safety, hospitality sector.

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