Posts under ‘Mexico City’

One of my 2010 blogolutions is to take a trip to Latin America this year. Last year, I traveled with my family to Mexico. We spent about 10 days in Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta. We all had a wonderful time, but my wife and kids have had their fill of Latin America for the time [...]

By any measure the earthquake in Haiti is a disaster of epic proportions. But by some accounts it might present an opportunity to transform the impoverished country into a self-sustaining nation. “It’s terrible to look at it this way, but out of crisis often comes real change,” C. Ross Anthony, the Rand Corp.’s global health [...]

The changing leaves, breezes, and cool damp weather that comes in the fall signals marathon season to me. After following the results of the New York City marathon today, it was impossible to resist going out for a long run. One idea I’ve been toying with is running a marathon in Mexico or another country [...]

Going to Mexico City? There’s an app. for that. The number of Mexico-centric iPhone apps seems to have proliferated since I last checked into this in the late spring. Here are four that specifically relate to Mexico City: Mexico City Maps Offline. Allows to users to view maps of Mexico City offline without internet connection. [...]

Back in January when I reviewed David Lida’s book First Stop in the New World: Mexico City, the Capital of the 21st Century, I said that it gives a clear-eyed appraisal of life in Mexico City. Those who are willing to brave the city’s flaws and complications are the beneficiaries of its rich cultural elements [...]

In the aftermath of the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, “citizens discovered each other, their own strength, and the superfluidity of what seemed like an omnipotent and pervasive government, and they did not let go of what they discovered,” writes Rebecca Solnit in her recently released book A Paradise Built in Hell. Solnit’s book looks at [...]

Wondering whether to take out a health insurance policy for your next trip to Mexico? You should probably skip it, if you’ll be visiting Mexico City. Mexico City recently announced that its offering free medical care and assistance to its national and international tourists. The program, which is subsidized by the Mexico City Ministry of [...]

Mexico City’s efforts to implement its no-fault divorce law was the subject of a story in the  New York Times yesterday. Before the law’s enactment about eight months ago, a typical divorce proceeding would drag on for years. But it wasn’t always this way. The divorce laws in some parts of Mexico used to be [...]

When three bikes sped past me during my morning run on Sunday, I barely noticed them. But that changed a few seconds later when I heard the blaring horn of a car that was following close behind them. There was no accident. The driver wanted the bikers to move to the side of the road. [...]

As much as I enjoy Mexico, the thought of visiting Mexico City still sends a tremor of fear down my spine. This is especially vexing because the city has become increasingly intriguing to me over the past year or so. But regardless of whether my feelings are rational are not, I’m in pretty good company [...]