BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND-PHOTO ESSAY: “LAND” BIRDS OF PATAGONIA, CHILE, PART 2 OF 2

Austral Thrush, Turdus falcklandii Some Chilean common names of birds are familiar to us in the US and the Yucatan Peninsula such as harrier, pipit, meadowlark, ibis, goose, and sparrow. Of course plumage colors vary; others are the same. Sometimes the common names are not the same genus such as the meadowlark in South America is Leistes but Sturnella More...

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By sanmigueltimes On Sunday, May 14th, 2023
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Governor Ron DeSantis says the Mexican cartels are out of control and blames Lopez Obrador

The governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, lashed out at Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who has accused DeSantis of “taking repressive, inhumane measures against migrants in Florida because More...

By sanmigueltimes On Thursday, May 11th, 2023
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WWF plans to combat food waste in Mexico

WWF Mexico presents “Communication for change” to combat food waste and promote behavioral changes in the face of the environmental crisis The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Mexico presented this Monday More...

By sanmigueltimes On Wednesday, April 12th, 2023
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND-PHOTO ESSAY:  “WATER” BIRDS OF PATAGONIA, CHILE, PART 1 OF 2

Kelp Gull portrait How exciting to see any avian species I didn’t know existed! Plus others looked familiar to identify them to a family level such as swans or cormorants. However, I think I was as bright-eyed More...

By sanmigueltimes On Tuesday, April 11th, 2023
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The Mario Bros story: How two plumbers became video game icons

For over three decades, the Mario Bros have been among the most recognizable and beloved characters in video game history. From their humble beginnings in 1983’s Donkey Kong to their latest adventures on More...

By sanmigueltimes On Thursday, April 6th, 2023
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Three Players Mexico Must Build Their 2026 FIFA World Cup Squad Around 

Mexico’s recent 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign in Qatar was an unmitigated disaster. Across the last seven editions of the tournament, a spell spanning 28 years, El Tri had successfully made it out of their group More...

By sanmigueltimes On Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023
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AMLO calls the U.S. State Department “Liars”

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday forcefully rejected criticism of his government’s record on human rights, describing reports of official abuses made in a new U.S. State Department More...

By sanmigueltimes On Monday, March 20th, 2023
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“They think they rule the world” AMLO rejects U.S. report on human rights abuses in Mexico

March 21.- The accusations of human rights abuse and corruption in Mexico found in the most recent report of the State Department of Joe Biden’s administration are lies and politicking, as stated by President More...

By sanmigueltimes On Sunday, March 19th, 2023
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498 American citizens who “dissappeared” in Mexico have never been found

Mexico City, March 20th – The strategy of militarization of public security by the current government and the war against drug trafficking, initiated by Felipe Calderón and continued by Enrique Peña Nieto, More...

By sanmigueltimes On Friday, March 17th, 2023
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When Ireland and Mexico became one

The Saint Patrick’s Battalion – Batallon de San Patricio – was a military group of Irish and European immigrants who joined the Mexican Army in 1846. It was 1846 when the U.S. Army invaded Mexico More...