July Mexico Updates 🇲🇽

July Mexico Updates 🇲🇽

Laura Bronner via n.convertkit.com 

7:39 PM (1 hour ago)

Hola my Mexico-loving friends!

I hope you're staying cool and dry wherever you are in the world this month!

It's been a newsworthy few weeks over in Mexico, so I hope you find this month's newsletter helpful if you are planning any adventures in the coming weeks.

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Mexico City has long had my heart. It's the place that made me fall in love with Mexico in the first place.

Mexico Updates from Around the Web

Last week, anti-tourism protests erupted into violence in Mexico City.https://san.com/cc/violent-protests-erupt-in-mexico-city-over-gentrification-and-tourism/ We've seen similar demonstrations taking place all over Europe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FpGRCVxKio for the last two years as Airbnb and other short-term rentals drive up local rent prices, leaving locals with fewer and more expensive options. Mexican economists argue this is happening across the country,https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-07-07/mexican-city-protests-target-american-tourists-gentrification not just in tourist-heavy cities like CDMX. President Sheinbaum has condemned the acts as Xenophobic and promises that Mexico is open to all.https://apnews.com/article/mexico-tourism-gentrification-xenophobia-airbnb-digital-nomads-3139c76f7253acec8dddca372ae66e89

June saw one of the largest hurricanes to hit Mexico this early in any previous hurricane season. Hurricane Erick, hit Mexico's Oaxaca coast on June 19th with winds reaching up to 145 mph at one point. Communities here experienced serious flooding and devastation and two deaths were reported. You can read more about it here.https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/19/weather/hurricane-erick-landfall-mexico-climate

Mexican firefighters and first responders cross the border in Texas to help with search and rescue after the horrific floods that took place last week. “When it comes to firefighters, there’s no borders,” Ismael Aldaba, founder of Fundación 911, in Acuña, Mexico, told CNN on Tuesday. “There’s nothing that’ll avoid us from helping another firefighter, another family. It doesn’t matter where we’re at in the world. That’s the whole point of our discipline and what we do.” Read the whole article here.https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/08/mexico-firefighters-texas-flooding-search-rescue

Visiting Mexico Soon?

If you are planning a trip to Mexico soon, I hope you'll have a browse of the different Mexico guides on my bloghttps://www.eternal-expat.com/laura-bronner-guidebooks/ or have a search through my YouTube videos to help you plan your trip!https://www.youtube.com/eternalexpat

Many of you already know that the updated version of my Los Cabos guidebook came out in November.https://eternalexpat.gumroad.com/l/bcsguide If you haven’t already purchased it, you can buy a digital copy of it here or a paperback copy of it on Amazon here.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNTGSDGC?&linkCode=sl1&tag=laurabronner-20&linkId=90071e855c8fd594f609d283f3160502&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

I also have an extensive guidebook available for Mexico City, https://eternalexpat.gumroad.com/l/rEDIOwhich also receives regular updates. Anytime you buy a digital guidebook, you have access to lifetime updates completely free. So your guidebooks from me are never out of date!

These are our essential Mexico travel planning articles not to miss:

​Mexico Packing List​https://www.eternal-expat.com/2017/05/17/what-to-wear-in-mexico-packing-list/​What to Wear in Mexico in Wet Season (that's now!)

​Driving in Mexico​https://www.eternal-expat.com/2018/06/12/what-to-pack-for-wet-season-in-mexico/

​Renting a Car in Mexico​https://www.eternal-expat.com/2018/06/11/driving-in-mexico/

​Taking the Bus in Mexico​https://www.eternal-expat.com/2020/06/09/buses-in-mexico/

​Backpacking Mexico​https://www.eternal-expat.com/2018/05/02/backpacking-mexico-what-you-need-to-know/

​Best Beaches in Mexico​https://www.eternal-expat.com/2018/02/20/best-beaches-in-mexico/

​Best Places to Retire in Mexico​https://www.eternal-expat.com/2021/08/13/the-best-places-to-retire-in-mexico/

Los Cabos has so many hidden gems to explore, I hope you'll give it a chance and get away from the resorts to explore all that this region has to offer!

Product of the Month

​It's wet season in central Mexico, https://www.eternal-expat.com/2018/06/12/what-to-pack-for-wet-season-in-mexico/which means you need a good pair of waterproof shoes if you are heading to places like Mexico City, Puebla, Guadalajara, or San Miguel de Allende.

I used to wear rain boots when I lived in Mexico City, but I hated how uncomfortable they were to walk in. I recently discovered Vessi https://vessi.com/?mct=ox6m0Rpy&ref=ox6m0Rpyand have been absolutely loving their waterproof shoes. I have a pair of the Weekend sneakers,https://vessi.com/?mct=ox6m0Rpy&ref=ox6m0Rpy which are so comfortable to walk in and are totally waterproof, as well as the Stormburst high tops, which are perfect for hiking.

​Use this link to head to their website https://vessi.com/?mct=ox6m0Rpy&ref=ox6m0Rpyand receive a free pair of socks with any sneaker purchase. I also snagged one of their crossbody bags, which is fully waterproof and perfect for keeping my phone, wallet, and keys close to hand when I'm traveling. It's become my new go-to bag even when it's not raining.

Speak soon and safe travels,

Laura

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