March 2023

By Joseph W. Lown Illegal construction within historic areas is a pernicious form of national degradation and its protection falls within the remit of the Mexican federal government office of INAH (National Institute of Anthropology and History). Regularizing unauthorized construction near registered monuments is tolerated too often. Speaking as a Mexican with years of experience […]

By Rodrigo Díaz Guerrero  Local lore says that the Candelaria Fair tradition has been in our city for more than a hundred years and that it was called «La Fiesta de las Flores.» People gathered to exchange plants on Candlemas Day in streets and churches (later in the portals of the main garden). The custom […]

By Debra Broussard The Biblioteca recently presented a free seminar focused on cardiac care in San Miguel. This was the second of a health series entitled “Mexico, Medicine, and Me” that informs the community about medical treatment available in and around our city. The presenters included two cardiologists: Dr. Jorge Alvarez de La Cadena Sillas […]

Harán pruebas Cóvid a taxistas y transportistas Con el cambio de semáforo—de rojo, a naranja con alerta—el 22 de febrero, la administración local hizo públicas las “nuevas” disposiciones de sanidad, … Leer más “Encostalar” el suelo. Borrar y continuar. Es el reto que Azucena Cárdenas y Rossana Álvarez enfrentaron en 2013, cuando debían “empacar su […]

By Rodrigo Díaz, Josemaría Moreno, and Bernardo Moreno The Twilight of the Heroes Regarding the celebrations of the birth of Ignacio Allende (January 21, 1769), hero of the independence of Mexico—of an incipient but decidedly classist Mexico, whose nature of economic inequality and social disparity is so obvious even today—we will now take a moment […]

By Don Krim No one does it alone. Neither JA’s hopeful applicants, scholars, nor Jóvenes Adelante itself. Talented students with sparse resources need support from strangers if they are to «do it!» A student beginning Jóvenes Adelante encounters as new—each face, classmate, staff, and even simple processes.  As they begin to experience the depth of […]

By Don Krim Third in a series: Shared experiences from new 2021 Jóvenes Adelante students. Some text has been slightly edited: “L” studies Law at the University of Guanajuato (UG.) “Jovenes Adelante for me, has been a great impulse and reminder that every day I have to improve in all aspects, since I consider that […]

By Rodrigo Díaz Guerrero As residents of San Miguel are well aware, Colonia Guadalupe has been characterized as one of the most important scenes in the city for restless, enterprising, … Leer más By José Luis Mendoza The origins of Son Jarocho date back to the 18th century where music from Spain, primarily from the […]

Por Rodrigo Díaz, José María Moreno y Bernardo Moreno Sin duda, hoy en día nos ha llamado a todos la atención un conflicto que se viene gestando desde que Ucrania … Leer más Por Rodrigo Díaz, Josemaría Moreno y Bernardo Moreno      Es indudable que uno de los artistas más influyentes del siglo pasado es este […]

By Don Krim Jóvenes Adelante is pleased to welcome Chef Adriana Vanessa Domínguez Espinosa as secretary of the board. Outgoing Secretary Janice Lingley has taken over as president-elect. The author continues as president for one more year and will then serve as past president and director of development. Vanessa specializes in traditional regional and indigenous […]

By Carmen Rioja As soon as we entered Los Altos de Jalisco, on the route of tequila and mezcals, soft red earth hills appeared in front of us with endless rows of blue agave that raise their pointed leaves open to the sun. They look like the rays of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mother Tonantzin, […]

BMW AG will invest US$872 million in its plant in San Luis Potosí, in the Bajío region of Mexico to manufacture electric vehicles. More than half of the investment will be used to build a new high-voltage battery assembly plant on site. The expansion will create nearly 1,000 new jobs, and electric vehicle production is […]