By Judy Newell Mexico City Ranks Number 8 on World’s Best Cities for Expats Mexico City is the eighth best city in the world for expats and number one in North America, according to the results of an international survey. InterNations, which bills itself as the world’s largest expat community, published its Expat City Ranking […]
By Charles Miller Warning! The internet browser wars are back. Browser War I was in the mid-1990s when Netscape Navigator was the browser 80 percent of us used to navigate the nascent World Wide Web. Microsoft wanted that business, and it declared war. By the turn of the century, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer had won, and […]
By Don Krim Fifth in a series: Shared experiences from new 2021 Jóvenes Adelante students. Some text slightly edited. Like so many of our students, the last few months for “V” have been marked by the joys of returning to school and the hardship and heart ache of Covid. “A real great positive experience for […]
By Fernanda Noriega There is increasing awareness about consuming ecological and organic products, from food to clothing and personal hygiene products that we use. San Miguel happens to be one of the places with more and more establishments and markets dedicated to this sector—people concerned about the environment. Being vegan is a lot more than […]
Por Fernando Helguera Algo que hago poco e hice ayer, es ver el futbol. Analizando lo que veía noté que mucho de la vida podría compararse con un encuentro deportivo. Irle a un equipo es una cosa de fe, tanto como creer en una religión y no en otra (sí, el budismo es una religión […]
By Fernanda Noriega Amore Mío is a brand of clothing and accessories that is one hundred percent from San Miguel. The store has been here for almost a year thanks to its partnership with an entrepreneurial young woman, by the name of Karla. She is the owner of another store in San Miguel, selling her […]
By Fernanda Noriega Several centuries ago, the House of the Inquisitor was built in 1780 on Cuadrante Street. The house is an example of the majestic architecture found throughout the city. Its elegant façade and the style of construction stand out and are the works of San Miguel stonemasons like Estanislao Hernández, a master stonemason […]
By Jesús Aguado “Let’s meet again,” was the SMA Red Cross’ slogan to attract locals and visitors to its 10th annual Gala. The event took place in the garden of the Rosewood Hotel, with the magnificent view of the Parroquia as the backdrop. When guests arrived, they could register for the raffle and the auction. […]
Por Jesús Aguado Volvamos a vernos, fue el slogan que usó la Cruz Roja SMA para atraer a locales y visitantes a su Décima Gala anual. Aquí las personas disfrutaron la cena a cuatro tiempos, por chefs de cuatro países, y además ayudaron a un objetivo concreto, la compra de una ambulancia nueva. La reunión […]
Por Jesús Aguado Espera, Guadalupe Reyes no es una persona; tampoco hay un puente físico que se llame así; pero sí es un periodo de 26 fiestas continuas que van desde el 12 de diciembre—Día de la Guadalupana—hasta el 6 de enero día de Reyes Magos. Pero primero, lo primero es celebrar a la Virgen […]
By Jesús Aguado On the road to Querétaro, between the mountains of La Márgara and Támbula—where the natives say the rain is born—are 18 industrial buildings that have changed the lives of the residents in the area. There, international companies have invested over US$1 billion, and over 6,250 jobs have been created. Access to the […]
By Jesús Aguado Hold on, Guadalupe Reyes is not a person! Nor is there a bridge by that name. What it represents, instead, is a period that encompasses 26 continuous festivals. It starts on December 12, the festival of Guadalupe, and continues through Three Kings Day on January 6. First of all is the celebration […]
Por Jesús Aguado Sobre la carretera a Querétaro, entre las montañas de la Márgara y Támbula (donde dicen los oriundos que nace la lluvia), se extienden las instalaciones de 18 naves industriales que han venido a cambiar la vida de los habitantes, y es que hasta hoy se han invertido más de 1000 millones de […]
By Fernanda Noriega When Mariann Garcés told me about the way the hotel came about, I knew that I was in one of those places in San Miguel that has an inspiring story. In the 1960s, Ruth Hyba, Marianne’s grandmother, came to San Miguel de Allende and decided to put down roots here. She was […]