Abortion in Mexico City

According to LifeNews:
The members of the legislative assembly of the federal district of Mexico City voted to legalize abortions in 2007. Since then, abortion business have done approximately 34,000 abortions and those numbers are likely set to increase — though they have prompted a backlash in other Mexican states.
The legislative assembly, in April 2007, approved [...]

Gay Marriage & Adoption Approved in the DF

The LA Times reports that
Mexico City on Tuesday formally put on the books a law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children, with Mayor Marcelo Ebrard rejecting demands he veto the controversial measure.
The law was published in the official government newspaper, and will go into effect in 45 days. It was passed by a [...]

Religion in Mexico

The US State Department reports the following for Mexico “religious demography”:
Section I. Religious Demography
The country has an area of 1,220,663 square miles and a population of 109 million. According to the Government’s 2000 census, approximately 88 percent of respondents identify themselves as at least nominally Catholic. There are an estimated 11,000 Catholic churches and 14,000 [...]

To The Zocalo for the World Cup!

According to Nasdaq.com:
Mexico City received 10.4 million tourists in 2009 and expects that figure to increase to 14 million next year, helped by events such as free public viewing of World Cup games, according to city officials.
Last year was pretty ugly for tourism (worth 3.3 billion USD to Mexico in 2009) with the recession and [...]

Mexico City By Air

Many think that Mexico is the City of Smog – but these photos, taken by a helicopter pilot – break that stereotype. My recommendation – click on the “slide show” link and follow them all the way through!

Metro Fare Going Up!

But not that much. Metro fares will rise for the first time in 8 years by one peso, from 2 pesos to 3 pesos (that’s about 8 cents US per ticket). The metro is an amazing system and serves the city well, so I don’t think that anybody is complaining.

Professionalizing the Police

From the WSJ:
MEXICO CITY — When pressed about why Mexico is struggling in its battle with illegal-drug cartels, Genaro García Luna, the nation’s top police official, likes to put his inquisitors on the spot with a question: Would you encourage your child to become a Mexican cop?
I’ve heard of at least one student who wanted [...]

Swine Flu Round 2?

According to the national Secretariat of Health, to date there have been 35,838 cases of the human influenza virus H1N1 in Mexico, 245 of which have been fatal. The secretariat is pretty calm about rising cases now, however, having been around the block once with the flu.

Arriba Los Pumas!

The Pumas have made it to the final of the Mexican league soccer tournament for the first time (I think!) since 2004, when they one both seasons in one year. And they won it all in the second period of overtime! This led to a lot of late night honking, cars streaming by with pumas [...]

Now Is The Time!

At least, that’s what the New York Times travel people think.

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