Everything you need to know that happened in the last 2 months in Mexico.

Each day we sift through hundreds of articles in English & Spanish to bring you the very best ones from Central America. From investment indicators to new infrastructure projects. Adventure stories to politics. It’s all here.

Mexico June 2014.

Daquella Manera

Mexico Tourism

• Mexico Earns $4.43 Billion from Tourism in Q1 (Latin American Herald Tribune) An estimated 3.7 million foreign tourists were in Mexico from January-March 2014 in which the nation earned $4.43 billion. This is an increase of 14.8 percent from the same period in 2013.
• Mexico Shoots for Top Five International Destinations (The Travel Agent Central) If all goes according to plan, Mexico is set to become one of the world’s top five tourist destinations. According to a new report from Timetric, Mexico’s travel and tourism industry is expected to grow significantly through 2018.
• Mexico Vacation Destinations 2014: Chichen Itza, Copper Canyon Among Top Spots To Visit This Year (Latin Post) There are probably more than 10 reasons you should visit Mexico. It offers a wide range of activities, so you can either get a tan on the beautiful beaches or learn a bit of Latin America history.

Serge Melki

Mexico Lifestyle

• U.S. Retirees Living Well in Mexico (CNN) American retirees are living the high life in Mexico. Many say they have a very active social life and more friends in Mexico than they ever did in the United States, mainly because Puerto Vallarta is full of people just like them.
• Where Gardens Grow Year-Round (The Star) You might not be able to enunciate it, but Ajijic, Mexico might be a gardener’s paradise. Besides all kinds of exotic heat-loving flowers, you can actually grow ordinary northern vegetables here; even better, most grow all year round.
• 10 Things You Probably Don’t Know about Mexico City (CNN) Mexico City is big-city bustle. With its delicious food, massive markets and more cultural events in a day than anyone can ever keep track of, CNN offers up 10 more exciting reasons why you should visit the nation’s captial.
• Health Care, and Patients, Go South — to Mexico (USA Today) The Affordable Care Act won’t change that Mexican immigrants head south of the border for medical treatment, experts said, even though it has expanded coverage to millions of people, including many Latinos.

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Mexico Economy

• Mexican Economy Still Has Room to Grow (The Daily Texan) It has the 14th largest economy in the world, but Mexico is still suffering from long-term development issues.
• Mexican Risks to Growth Have Eased – Central Bank Minutes (Reuters) Mexico’s central bank cut interest rates three times last year to spur economic growth. A majority of Mexico’s central bankers believe an economic recovery will continue in the coming months, though risks to growth remain.

Photographer Glen

Mexico Investment

• Mexico Plans to Invest 180 Billion Pesos ($13.8 Billion USD) in Tourism Infrastructure (The Yucatan Times) Mexico has everything necessary to become a tourism power at the global level and might just do it with its planned investment of $13.8 billion in tourism infrastructure.
• Mexico Outlines Airport Investment Allocations as Part of National Infrastructure Plan (CAPA) Mexico has announced, via the Presidency’s website, details of the country’s National Infrastructure Plan 2014-2018 which includes investment in a number of airports across the country.

Arturo Avila

Mexico Environment

• Environmental Groups Fight Tourism Project Threatening World Heritage Site in Mexico (Latino Daily News) The Cabo Dorado project is being called a hit on Mexico’s environment. Environmental organizations are demanding the Mexican government block a proposed tourist project in the northwestern state of Baja California Sur, saying it would pose a severe threat to the Cabo Pulmo marine reserve.
• Water a Precious Resource in Mexico (News 24) In Mexico 9.1% of its 118 million people have no direct access to drinking water. Jose Cohen, who made a documentary on Mexican water problems entitled H2O MX, says it is important to raise public awareness on this issue before it is too late.

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