Mexico News Today Monday, March 1, 2021

 

MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2021

‘Living tourism:’ new kind of experience is vision for Maya Ka’an region of Quintana Roo An environmentally-friendly initiative involving eight towns seeks to give visitors an authentic cultural encounter without the damage often caused by large-scale tourism. FULL STORY

No red states remain on coronavirus map None of Mexico's states are at maximum-risk for Covid-19 any longer. The majority of states have now been painted medium-risk yellow on the updated national stoplight map and will stay so for the next two weeks. FULL STORY

Don’t let organized crime control Mexico's elections, urges López Obrador The president called on citizens to report candidates using public money or resources from criminals to fund their political campaigns. FULL STORY CFE reverses decision to withhold blackout data Under pressure from the president, the Federal Electricity Commission has changed its mind about classifying for two years the details of a massive power outage in December. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT MEXICO LIFE Former Caribbean art students’ careers thrive across the sea in Mexico A short-lived UNAM program meant to open its doors to foreign art students left behind a legacy of artists who settled here, Leigh Thelmadatter writes. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Young writer pens children’s book based on his own adventures in Mexico Though not yet out of middle school, Arden Pala is already an author. His latest tome for young readers raises money for a Covid-19 fund, Rich Tenorio writes. FULL STORY Massacre in Jalisco: 11 dead after shooting in Tonalá A mass shooting in Guadalajara’s metropolitan area Saturday left 11 people dead and two seriously injured, closing out a violent month. FULL STORY AMLO to propose US legalize migratory flows from south of the border President López Obrador said that he will ask his United States counterpart to create legal channels for workers from Mexico and Central America seeking sanctioned employment in the U.S. FULL STORY Morena to reopen candidate selection process after outcry over rape allegations Facing pressure to dump an alleged rapist running for governor in Guerrero, the party announced it would conduct a new selection process. FULL STORY Audit finds deficiencies in 22 of 45 Oaxaca roadbuilding projects The Ministry of Communications and Transportation found that all the cited roads had problems, including poor quality construction materials and violations of government building codes. FULL STORY Government considers reducing area set aside for endangered porpoise The Environment Ministry is debating curtailing the size of a zone in the upper Gulf of California where the vaquita is protected. FULL STORY Home Depot to invest 3.3 billion pesos to boost its  e-commerce, add stores The company is improving its website to give online customers essentially the same shopping options as they have in physical stores. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Salmon: as many ways to make it as fish in the sea In chowder, burgers, salad, rice bowls — the variety of delicious ways you can use this fish will definitely keep your mealtimes interesting, Janet Blaser writes in this week's The Tropical Table. FULL STORY THE MND POLL THE STORY: Electricity law could represent another blow for foreign investment: analysts. FULL STORY THE QUESTION:  How attractive is Mexico as a destination for foreign investment? VOTE HERE LAST POLL: Has Morena made a poor choice by nominating a candidate accused of sexual assault? 96% think the party was in the wrong. FULL RESULTS

What's Happening in Mexico Right Now?

 

Laura Bronner | Eternal Expat via n.convertkit.com	10:30 AM (3 hours ago)
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Hi Mexico-loving friends,

I hope this email finds you well.

It's been an interesting few weeks here in Mexico and there is lots of good news to announce as of today regarding covid in Mexico.

Feeling at Home in San Jose del Cabo

We've now been living in San Jose del Cabo for about three weeks and we've really fallen in love.

I like to believe that I'm one of those people that can make anywhere feel like home (like when I lived in a rural Korean town for a year!), but there's something about San Jose del Cabo that really does feel like home.

We've been loving our days here. When we're not working from home, we're walking to the beach, wandering the colorful streets of the Centro Historico, sitting in the plaza with a paleta, and enjoying lots and lots of seafood tacos.

You can catch up with all of the videos and blog posts for the last two weeks here:

• We Moved to San Jose Del Cabo!
• San Jose del Cabo Vs Cabo San Lucas
• Life in San Jose del Cabo
• An AMAZING Food Tour in San Jose del Cabo
• How to Find an Apartment in Mexico
• Todos Santos: A Complete Guide

What's Happening in Mexico Right Now?

Case numbers continue to decline in most parts of the country as the vaccine is being rolled out. There is a 42% decrease in daily case numbers this month, which now means there are no states in the "red" on the traffic light system.

Quintana Roo, the state where Cancun, Playa del Carmen and Tulum are, has just moved from orange to yellow on the traffic light system. This means fewer restrictions, more capacity in restaurants and hotels, and in general that things appear to be moving in the right direction. You can read all about that in this article.

Other states that have moved into the yellow today are Baja California Sur, Nayarit (where Sayulita is), Jalisco (home to Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta), and Veracruz.

This article breaks down all of the changes that are occurring today around Mexico with regard to the traffic light system.

Although Mexico City remains in the orange, they are removing several restrictions that they had previously. From last week (February 22nd), you can once again dine indoors with a 20% capacity given to restaurants. Read all about the restrictions currently in place in Mexico City here.

I also highly recommend following Ubish Yaren on Instagram if you are interested in keeping as up to date as possible about what's happening in Mexico City. He is offering regular weekly updates about the situation there.

As always, a great place to keep up to date with news about Mexico in English is Mexico News Daily.

If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to email me by simply hitting reply on this email.

Speak soon,

Laura