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What do you do for Healthcare in Mexico? It’s one of the most common questions those of us who live in Mexico get from our friends and family back home. After asking us if we feel safe in Mexico, and then asking if we like Mexico (usually in that order), we then get the questions about healthcare. Do you have a doctor here? Do you feel comfortable getting care here? Do you have medical insurance? How much do things cost? It always surprises and humors me how much interest there is in the topic, as well as how personal the questions can quickly get. It is with that in mind that the team at MND decided to conduct an actual survey of foreigners living in Mexico about their experiences with healthcare here. Of course, one relatively short survey can’t possibly cover every facet on such a complicated topic, but we do get into what receiving healthcare is really like for people here. We address the topics of cost, accessibility and quality, and received answers from people nati...

The historic canals of Xochimilco, a popular tourist attraction in Mexico City known for its colorful trajineras (traditional boats), have undergone massive renovations as part of the city’s beautification project for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The works focused on the docks of Cuemanco, Nativitas, Las Flores and Zacapa, where activists and residents had called out the deterioration of the infrastructure and the need to improve the tourist experience. Colorful trajineras line the canals of Xochimilco, an iconic Mexico City tourist attraction that has benefited from the city’s World Cup beautification projects. (Estrella Josento / Cuartoscuro.com) With a public investment of some 174 million pesos (US $9.9 million), the works included the reconstruction of commercial spaces and service areas, with new restrooms, water and drainage systems, safe wiring and modern lighting. The renovations included upgraded pedestrian access points and waiting areas for trajineras, reorganized bo...

This is a breaking story and will be updated as further information is available. Mexico’s round of 16 match versus England, originally scheduled for 6 p.m. local time on Sunday in Mexico City, has been moved to noon due to thunderstorm warnings, according to reports from TUDN and Claro Sports. Sunday’s match was set to kick off at 1 a.m. local time in England, but will now kick off at 7 p.m.  There is currently a 95% chance of thunderstorms in Mexico City on Sunday, according to The Weather Channel. Rain is most common in Mexico City from 4-8 p.m., but is less common in the early afternoon. The Weather Channel currently predicts a 33% chance of isolated thunderstorms at noon on Sunday with temperatures around 21 C (70 F). Lightning strikes detected within 8 miles of Mexico City Stadium will result in an automatic 30 minute delay. Brazil and Norway’s round of 16 match is currently set for 2 p.m. Mexican central standard time (4 p.m. local time) in New Jersey. The time will no...

Relief quickly turned to outrage Thursday when Kenzo, the  white Bengal tiger that escaped from a private facility in México state five days earlier, was pronounced dead by Profepa, the same federal environmental protection agency that had reported the animal’s successful recapture under sedation just hours earlier. According to Profepa, the animal was killed by security forces that accompanied the rescue team when it attacked one or more rescue workers. Citing irregularities that allowed the Bengal tiger’s escape, Profepa shuttered Animal Experience México, a licensed wildlife center about 40 kilometers east of Mexico City. (Profepa) “During the sedation and capture operation, the tiger attacked the personnel present,” reads the Profepa statement announcing Kenzo’s death. “Due to the imminent risk this situation posed, the security forces supporting the rescue repelled the attack. The animal received immediate medical attention. Despite these ef...

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned two Mexican individuals and nine entities allegedly involved in a fuel theft scheme linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). One of the two individuals sanctioned is Oscar Guillermo Juraidini Silva, who the Treasury Department (Treasury) said is “a key business person facilitating CJNG’s fuel theft enterprise.” A tanker and IBC totes seized by Mexican authorities at an illegal border fuel distribution hub in Nuevo León in June. Fuel smuggling is “currently the most significant non-drug revenue source for Mexican cartels and other illicit actors,” according to the U.S. Treasury. (FGR via Cuartoscuro) The other is J. Refugio Ruiz Villagomez, who Treasury said “has knowingly smuggled fuel from the United States into Mexico without proper permits.” In a statement issued on Tuesday, Treasury announced sanctions against seven businesses owned b...

With each of Mexico’s World Cup victories over the past three weeks, more and more soccer fans took to the streets of Mexico City to celebrate. In this week’s “Mexico in Numbers” article, we’ll look at how the number of revelers celebrating El Tri’s wins in the vicinity of the Angel of Independence (El Ángel) monument on Paseo de la Reforma has grown. We’ll also compare those numbers to the size of the crowd at a free Shakira concert staged earlier this year in the Zócalo, Mexico City’s main square. Esta noche más de 800 mil personas celebran en las calles de la #CapitalDeLaTransformación el triunfo histórico de nuestra selección. Celebremos protegiéndonos todos y sin generar riesgos. ¡Una vez más demostramos que somos la mejor sede mundialista! pic.twitter.com/V9qN8MqIJE — Clara Brugada Molina (@ClaraBrugadaM) June 25, 2026 You can read about how the sizes of large crowds are estimated in this article published by New Zealand...