News Mexico Oaxaca: Mezcal’s popularity is booming in the US. That comes with a growing environmental cost in Mexico
Thirty years ago, a single light bulb would illuminate the mezcal distillery owned by Gladys Sánchez Garnica’s family in rural Oaxaca, where the agave-based spirit was made through the night. As drops ...
News Mexico Oaxaca: Mezcal producers in Oaxaca pose for photos while reflecting on economic impacts of the drink
A global boom has brought new income to rural areas, but it has also pushed production toward an industrial scale, increasing pressure on forests, water and traditional methods. Over the past decade, demand for mezcal has rapidly surged as international brands promoted its artisanal image. Mezcal comes from the agave plant, also known as maguey in Mexico.
News Mexico Oaxaca: Hundreds of immigrants make road trip from Illinois to reunite with families in Mexico
He was waiting to depart for Oaxaca, Mexico, with his wife and 11-year ... the trip since they couldn’t visit last year because of financial reasons and the COVID-19 pandemic.
News Mexico Oaxaca: Don’t overlook Dzibilchaltún, one of Mexico’s earliest Maya settlements
Although perhaps best known for their spectacular equinox phenomena, these ruins of an ancient city are worth visiting at any time of year.
News Mexico Oaxaca: Citigroup to pull out of retail banking in Mexico
Citigroup will exit its Mexican retail banking business after nearly a century of operating in the country, in the latest sign of the lender’s shrinking global ambitions under chief executive Jane ...
