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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

“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...

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...

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...