Acapulco, Mexico, Aug 24 (EFE).- The southern Mexican state of Guerrero, one of the regions lashed by gangland violence, is promoting a project to legalize the growing of opium poppies for medical purposes as a way of reducing drug-cartel profits. “If you open a legal market…you’re going to stab these groups in the heart, and …
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Cozumel, Mexico, Aug 21 (EFE).– Eight military sailing ships from Latin American countries arrived Tuesday at Cozumel island, in the Mexican Caribbean, one of the last ports of the 2018 Sail Latinoamerica regatta. The boats from Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador are expected to end their sea journey on Sep. 2 …
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Mexico City, Aug 21 (EFE).- Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday announced the names of his closest collaborators when he takes office Dec. 1. The most prominent name on the list is that of former Michoacan state Gov. Lazaro Cardenas Batel, the grandson of President Lazaro Cardenas, who nationalized Mexico’s oil industry in …
Guadalajara (México), 20 ago (EFE).- Indígenas wixaritari del mexicano estado de Jalisco lograron hoy imponer un récord Guinness al mosaico de chaquiras (abalorios) más grande del mundo, con un mural de 81,55 metros cuadrados y dos toneladas de peso. El mosaico fue presentado hoy en el marco del Encuentro Internacional del Mariachi, que se desarrolla …
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México, 18 ago (EFE).– Milenios antes de que los mayas erigieran sus imponentes pirámides, una pequeña mujer encontró su fin en el fondo de una oscura caverna. Gracias a técnicas avanzadas de reconstrucción forense, hoy la luz vuelve a bañar su rostro en un mundo nuevo, al que brinda un atisbo del México antiguo. Se …
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Semana a semana recibimos a numerosos connacionales en la Ventanilla de Asesoría Financiera que nos expresan preocupación sobre cómo hacer rendir mejor su dinero o bien cómo incrementar su patrimonio, particularmente en una región tan costosa como lo es el Valle del Silicio. Ese interés manifiesto de nuestros paisanos nos ha entusiasmado para seguir buscando …
Mexico City, Aug 16 (EFE).- Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday promised that when he takes office on Dec. 1 one of his priorities will be to “rescue the countryside” so that “those who feed us … (can) eat.” At a press conference, the leftist leader presented what will be his agricultural sector …
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Mexico City, Aug 13 (EFE).– Large amounts of sargassum seaweed have washed up on the shores of the tropical resort city of Cancun and almost all of Mexico’s Riviera Maya over the past few weeks. The waves of sargassum has forced visitors to consider traveling to other tourist destinations instead. “The appeal of this (region) …
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México, 11 ago (EFE).- Una investigadora mexicana desarrolló una bebida fermentada que reduce los niveles de glucosa y presión arterial alta, dos características de la obesidad y la diabetes. La académica Raquel Gómez Pliego, de la Facultad de Estudios Superiores (FES) Cuautitlán de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) y sus alumnos Samanta González …
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Mexico City, Aug 9 (EFE).- A recent international study found that a variety of maize native to southern Mexico’s Sierra Mixe region can fix nitrogen from the atmosphere and reduce the use of chemical fertilizers, the Mexican government said Thursday. The Environmental Secretariat said in a statement that the discovery could lead to important benefits …