Tlaxiaco (México), 21 feb (EFE).- El pueblo de Asunción Tlaxiaco, en la región Mixteca del estado mexicano de Oaxaca, era famoso por la violencia política y social aunque hoy todos voltean a la casa de Yalitza Aparicio, la protagonista de la cinta “Roma” y nominada a mejor actriz de los premios Óscar. Antes de las …
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Mérida (México), 21 feb (EFE).- La gastronomía mexicana es producto de un mestizaje entre la prehispánica y la española, conjugadas en una serie de ingredientes y técnicas que la consolidan, enriquecen y dan identidad como una de las más variadas en el mundo, aseveró la chef Fernanda Covarrubias Araiza. Entrevistada por Efe en Mérida, capital …
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Por Cónsul General Juan Manuel Calderón Jaimes México, país megadiverso, forma parte de un grupo de naciones selectas poseedoras de la mayor diversidad de animales y plantas del mundo. De hecho, en tan sólo 12 naciones se alberga casi el 70% de la diversidad mundial de las especies. La riqueza natural (y cultural) de nuestro …
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Culiacan, Mexico, Feb 20 (EFE).- A Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman-themed action figure, bingo game and scapular are among the items being sold in the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa, where the notorious former capo maintains a devoted following despite being convicted last week in a drug-conspiracy trial in the United States. Guzman’s three-month trial in …
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Mexico City, Feb 18 (EFE).- Mexico’s government will convert a penal colony on the Islas Marias archipelago into an environmental and cultural center for young people, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday. The head of state said the new plans for the site of the Islas Marias Federal Prison – located on the Pacific …
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México, 17 feb (EFE).- El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, visitó hoy la colonia penal de las Islas Marías, en el océano Pacífico, donde anunció que, después de más de un siglo, dejará de ser una prisión. La visita formó parte de una gira de fin de semana que llevó al mandatario mexicano …
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Mexico City, Feb 15 (EFE).- Mexico’s government on Friday unveiled a 107-billion-peso ($5.5-billion) aid package in 2019 for state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), which is struggling with sky-high debt and has seen its output plummet over the past 15 years. “We’ll be presenting what will be the first injection of funds to support Pemex,” …
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Mexico City, Feb 14 (EFE).- Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Thursday he plans to visit the home town of drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, to promote development and make the point that the people of Badiraguato are not responsible for the actions of the notorious former resident. “I think that towns should …
Mexico City, Feb 13 (EFE).- Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Wednesday that he hoped the conviction of Joaquin “El Chapo”(Shorty) Guzman on drug trafficking charges in the United States would serve as a “lesson” to other criminals. “It should serve as a learning opportunity and it should be a lesson” to other drug …
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Mexico City, Feb 13 (EFE).- Although it is a symbol of Mexico immortalized on the country’s flag, protecting the golden eagle is suffering from a severe lack of funding as well as a shortage of man-hours and personnel. On Wednesday, Mexico celebrates the Day of the Golden Eagle, a species that after three decades of …
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