By Elizabeth Adlung Who can you, as a US expat, call if you need help? If bad things happen while you are in Mexico, for example, you lose your passport, lose your money, are arrested, are a victim of crime, call the San Miguel de Allende US Consular Agency! Their primary purpose is to assist […]
By Richard Smith Many of the world’s leaders meet in Glasgow for the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP26). Did they make progress on saving us from the climate disasters humanity is facing as rising greenhouse gas emissions are warming the planet? Speeches were made and so were many promises, but were they adequate and […]
By Jesús Aguado After living in San Miguel for nine years, Chris McCaskill and her husband Rex moved away a few weeks ago. However, thousands of people surely will remember her because her initiative distributed more than seven thousand free face masks. But who is Chris McCaskill? She was born in Wisconsin, raised in Michigan, […]
By Signe Hammer Audubon de México leads birdwalks at four different sites within a short drive from Centro. On Sunday, November 21, with leaders Luke Rich and Norman Besman, we’ll head to the bridge over the Rio Laja at Montecillo de Nieto, just past the back road into Atotonilco. To keep everyone safe and make […]
By Jesús Aguado The beginning of the 20th century started abruptly. It was called “the time of the rabid dogs,” a time when civilians took their own lives, according to oral history. It was the time of typhus. It was also when any goods found on the street were confiscated by the authorities and the […]
By Wendy Mendoza Teatro Santa Ana has been in operation since 1985. It has been the stage of professional, amateur, and school theater plays, concerts of all kinds, dance performances in all their expressions, school events, and countless films. Our newly remodeled theater has state-of-the-art audio, lighting, and projection equipment that allows us to host […]
By Fernanda Noriega This Friday, November 19, Casa Europa in Mexico presents “A Jazz Fashion Opera,” an event featuring art, fashion and performance; as well as the opportunity to meet artists and spectators, who are likely to have interests similar to yours. José Yañez, is a fashion designer living in San Miguel and he has […]
By María García Esperón The story of Queen Dido of Carthage has not ceased to move humanity since the Roman poet Virgil described the tragedy of her love and death in the “Aeneid.” Dido, widow of the priest Sichaeus, has escaped from Phenicia with her followers to found a new city. By command of the […]
By Jesús Aguado The new hotel in town is Casa Arum, on the corner of Salida a Queretaro and Callejón del Chorro. It’s a space that invites one to step through time. Silvia Díaz de Gutiérrez, a businesswoman from Moroleón always said, “I want something in San Miguel.” She envisioned retiring here and she invited […]
By Jesús Aguado When we talked to San Miguel native resident Rosalba Rangel, her memories go back to when she was six years old. Her parents divorced and she did not complete elementary school, and she started working at the age of 12. She eventually did finish elementary school, but her higher education was cut […]
By Natalie Taylor Dave Stea, originally from Brooklyn, received a degree in Engineering from Carnegie Institute of Technology, then a PhD in Psychology at Stanford. In the 1960s he was one of the pioneers in the field of Environmental Psychology—how natural and built environments shape us as individuals. It is useful in designing hospitals, schools, […]
By Jesús Aguado The Potable Water and Sewerage System (SAPASMA) is the body responsible for bringing water daily to the homes of more than 80,000 urban residents of San Miguel and some outlying communities. It operates annually on a budget of 350 million pesos. It has now provoked a legal battle for interpretation of laws […]
By Judy Newell Mexico News Fourth night free at Fairmont Mayakoba Immerse yourself in a magnificent natural setting surrounded by crystal clear waterways and discover the unparalleled. Located in the Riviera Maya, Fairmont Mayakoba is one of the most majestic places in Mexico, well known by the beauty of its beaches and the diversity in […]
By Fernanda Noriega The decoration, the aromas and the colors of the walls transport you in a second. With the hues and clothes lines like on the streets of Cuba and Colombia, and the unique smell of plantain, the restaurant is a tribute to this mixture of cultures. Patricia Belatti and María Eugenia Isaza opened […]