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Fireflies, Meteors and Milky Way at Sierra de Organos National Park
This photograph is NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 2nd, 2025. It was photographed on July 29th and 30th at Mexico’s Sierra de Organos National Park (Parque Nacional Sierra de Órganos) in Zacatecas state. Here is NASA’s explanation: … Continue reading
Posted in Geography, Tourism and Travel, Wildlife
Tagged Astronomy, Fireflies, Meteors, NASA, Sierra de Organos National Park, Zacatecas State
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Mexico Has One City on List of 200 Happiest Cities in the World
The Institute for Quality of Life, based in London, England, has released its 2025 Happy Cities Index. It purports to list the 200 happiest cities in the world. Mexico had one city on that list. Can you guess which city? … Continue reading
Posted in Geography
Tagged Copenhagen, Guadalajara, Institute for Quality of Life, Jalisco state, London, The U.S.A.
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Fireball Meteor Streaks Across Night Sky Over Northeast Mexico and Texas Border Region
On the early morning of June 15th, 2025, residents of northeast Mexico and the adjacent Texas border region were treated with a brief but spectacular sight – a fireball (a very bright meteor) which streaked across the night sky. On … Continue reading
Smiley Face Over Zacatecas
This is NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 30th. It’s a nighttime photo of the Cerro de la Bufa, a distinctive rock formation standing above the city of Zacatecas. (Click here for a daytime photo). Look at the … Continue reading
Cuatro Cienegas Basin Seen From Space
Cuatro Cienegas is located in the state of Coahuila in northern Mexico. In Spanish you might see it written as one word (Cuatrociénegas) or two (Cuatro Ciénegas). It’s an interesting area. Cuatro Ciénegas means “Four Marshes”. In current scientific terminology, … Continue reading
Comet Over Zacatecas
This is NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 30th, 2024, of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (pronounced Choo-cheen-shahn At-less) over the city of Zacatecas, Mexico. It was taken a few days before September 30th with a drone.
Architectural Digest Names Mexico’s San Miguel de Allende World’s Fourth Most Beautiful City
Architectural Digest recently published their list of “The 20 Most Beautiful Cities in the World.” The number one city on the list was Adelaide, Australia. In the #2 position was Tallinn, Estonia. City #3 was Portsmouth, Dominica. In the #4 … Continue reading
Posted in Geography, Tourism and Travel
Tagged Architectural Digest, Guanajuato state, San Miguel de Allende
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Sheinbaum’s Choice for Chief of Staff a Blast From the Past
Claudia Sheinbaum won the Mexican presidential election on June 2nd and is scheduled to take office on October 1st. As part of the transitional period between her election and inauguration, she has been selecting her team. Sheinbaum’s choice for Chief … Continue reading
Posted in Geography, History, Politics
Tagged Claudia Sheinbaum, Cuauhtemoc Cardenas, Lazaro Cardenas, Lazaro Cardenas Batel, Mexico City, Michoacan
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Welcome to Mexico News Report
Welcome to my first installment of the Mexico News Report. What is the Mexico News Report? What I propose to do is provide an English-language platform for news about Mexico, which is often ignored and misrepresented in the Mainstream Media. … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Geography, Politics, Tourism and Travel
Tagged AMLO, Congress, Mexico City, New York Times, Supreme Court, U.S.A.
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