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 [...]

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!

Mexico City News in English

After a long hiatus that began just after I arrived, the Mexico City English newspaper has come back to life (I’m not quite sure when that happened!). I was excited to see it reappear on the newsstands, and surprised to meet a student who reads it every day, using it as a tool for perfecting [...]

Earthquake!

It finally happened today! We felt our first noticeable earthquake in Mexico City. I found online that a 5.8 earthquake hit somewhere between the south of Mexico City and Acapulco. (Click here for CNN article.) Here in the south of the city, we live on top of a bed of ancient solid volcanic rock, which [...]

Back in the DF

After a leisurely breakfast in Monterrey (since we needed to get back late into Mexico City in order to drive legally), we made the drive to San Juan del Rio, where we met Ruth’s parents for dinner, and then drove with them into the DF. It was great to have their help, since we were [...]