Mexico Essentials

Articles and insights about essential things you need to know as you make your Mexico lifestyle and leisure plans

Articles and insights about essential things you need to know as you make your Mexico lifestyle and leisure plans

Christmastime in Mexico

Christmas Away from the Commotion

Some people traveling to spend Christmas away from home are beginning to choose quiet retreats, away from the crowds, commotion and mass consumerism of the festive season.

Manifestation in Mexico City

By The Left, Quick March

Demonstrations on the streets of downtown Mexico City provide novelty viewing for visitors and a source of frustration for local residents

Microbuses in Mexico City

Seating Room

Leg room on Mexico City's shuttle buses - the green and white microbuses - is somewhat more limited than on the crummiest of airlines, and aisle seats are at a premium. So much so, that when a passenger in the aisle seat gets off,...

Chess Board

Only For Wood Pushers

On October 22, 2006, Mexico City set a new record for the number of simultaneous chess games played at one place at the same time, with more than 13,000 players hunched for hours over boards on the capital's main square, the Zocalo.

Volaris Airplane on tarmac in Mexico City

Low Cost Airlines in Mexico

Mexico City’s airport is expanding; air travel is being de-centralized from the capital; low-cost carriers are beginning to offer domestic routes at prices never before available inside Mexico: all this means more choice, more flexibility and better services for travelers . . .

Bridge over Rio Balsas, Mexico

Bridges To Cross

Starting this month, Mexico is introducing the concept of bank holiday Mondays, or long weekends. . . .