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I hate to jump on the Swine Flu hysterical bandwagon, but this does count as both important and interesting news for Mexican travel and tourism plans to Mexico (and worldwide for that matter). Taking technology to a whole new use, this is an interactive map of suspected, confirmed and lethal cases of swine flu around the world, starting in Mexico. I do hope this is a case of media hysteria more than a true global pandemic, and that the mortality rate is far, far less due to underreported infections earlier on. I wish all in Mexico a safe and healthy next few weeks...

04/27/09 by visitEarth
Tags: Mexico, Mexican, swine flu, pandemic, dead, infected, travel, tourism

 

In what is being touted as the longest sandwich in Latin America, Mexico City sandwich outlets recently assembled a 44-metre long baguette, complete with "thousands of pieces of bread, lettuce, onion and tomato were mixed with hundreds of litres of mayonnaise, mustard and spicy sauces". The 1,320 pound (600 kilogram) Mexican beast was built for the 3-day torta fair. I think what's most incredible was that it wasn't even a world record, just a Latin American one! To watch the video, click here.

08/04/08 by visitEarth
Tags: Mexico City, Mexico, baguette, sandwich, largest, Latin America

 

Just last week, UNESCO added 8 new sites to their World Heritage List, and the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Mexico was one of them. Located about 100km north west of Mexico City, it's difficult to find out just how many butterflies live or migrate into this area; but presumably over the coming years there will be more information available for tourists. To read the announcement, click here or visit the UNESCO web site here.

07/13/08 by visitEarth
Tags: Monarch, Butterfly, Biosphere, Reserve, Mexico, UNESCO, Heritage Site, Mexico City

 

If you have a trip planned to or near Cancun coming up, be aware that Mexico has apparently closed down hotels south of Cancun, with soldiers guarding the area. To read the article, click here.

07/11/08 by visitEarth
Tags: Mexico, Cancun, Cancún, hotels, travel, safety, tourism, Caribbean

 

From National Geographic and the Associated Press comes news that an Aztec palace has been discovered in the heart of Mexico City. Thought to have been used by the emperor Moctezuma (Montezuma), this is an incredible find dating back over 500 years. To watch the video, click here.

06/12/08 by visitEarth
Tags: Aztec, Montezuma, Moctezuma, Mexico, Mexico City, palace, archaelogist, discovery