Mexico City
The panda is a magnificent creature which fascinates many people and has become a living symbol of wildlife conservation. Despite its size, the Panda is a fragile animal, survival-wise. It’s an endangered species, native to central China. Most of the world’s zoos don’t have pandas. Mexico City’s Chapultepec Zoo, however, does have pandas. To read the entire article, […]
President Barack Obama took his pro-amnesty road show down south of the border, and guess what? They liked it there. Well, not entirely. Some Mexicans are angry about the illegal aliens Obama has deported, and some are impatient that he hasn’t gotten amnesty enacted already. You can’t please everybody. But, we know where his heart […]
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Mexico City has a first-rate urban park known as the Bosque de Chapultepec, or Forest of Chapultepec, a destination for both international tourism and local recreation. Chapultepec is a living historical monument to major developments in the history of Mexico. And it’s popular, receiving about 15 million visitors annually. Formerly on the outskirts, the park is […]
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On December 1st, 2012, Enrique Pena Nieto became the President of Mexico, replacing Felipe Calderon, who had been president since 2006. The President of Mexico has a six-year term, and cannot be reelected. Pena Nieto won the 2012 Mexican election held on July 1st. Mexico has a five-month long transitional period between election and inauguration, […]
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In the recent Mexican elections, held on July 1st, Mexicans went to the polls and elected a new president and an entirely new congress. In addition, gubernatorial elections were held in six states while legislative and municipal elections were held in twelve states. In Mexico City, the Federal District, voters selected their […]
What can one say about Mexico City? It’s the capital of Mexico, the biggest metropolis in the Western Hemisphere and the world’s eighth-richest city. It’s also a first-rate tourist attraction. Located in the Valle de México (Valley of Mexico), a natural bowl ringed in by volcanoes and mountains, the city sits at an altitude of […]