Author Archives: yucalandia

People on various message boards for the SurEste de Mexico (a.k.a. the Yucatan Peninsula) have been predicting a direct laser-like hit by Ernesto on Merida and Progreso. We at Yucalandia have a slightly different take on the official US NOAA … Continue reading →

It’s that time again. We are approaching the 2012 US elections, and the voter registration rules for US citizens abroad have changed. The US Embassy in Mexico has made a good synopsis of the new rules, and given good how-to … Continue reading →

After Friday’s Supreme Court announcement on the ACA – Obamacare, there are bundles of questions that now arise affecting US citizens who are outside the USA. This article is for all the Americans traveling or living abroad who have, so … Continue reading →

Why I changed my mind this weekend,  … or … Is the ACA all it’s cracked-up-to-be:   Is there more-than-meets-the-eye ? Does “Obamacare” actually address the real problems plaguing US healthcare? Reform the failed system by making it even bigger? … Continue reading →

Flotsam and jetsam:  Just more shmata, drek or occasionally useful stuff, nu? Trash and treasure really are in the eye of the beholder. What follows is an egocentric (living?) collection of odds and ends. As a science guy, people have … Continue reading →

Confused about the ins-and-outs of changing money in Mexico and the USA, how to get reliable exchange rates, plus some of the nitty gritty details on how the credit card, bank debit cards, currency exchange and ATM systems work? Rather … Continue reading →

May 28 update: (see below) 3 guys were seen by the police taking stuff out of 64 year old Pennsylvania retiree Leo Robert Wicard’s home (per SIPSE ~  or  60 year old “Robert Leen Wicard” per Diario de Yucatan ~)  in … Continue reading →

La,   El,   “a”   or   “o“… Cruising the web this morning exposed yet another gringo saying: ” “O” endings on words are masculine      😮 ” This “gem” of wisdom came from a well experienced gringo who … Continue reading →

Use only approved containers for gasoline . . . Does anyone else ever wonder about the quality of Mexico’s single brand of Pemex gasoline versus the USA’s plethora of brands? As a combination car-guy / chemist, I have seen both … Continue reading →

No matter how clean we keep things, nature finds ways to intrude into our lives. A good friend recently turned up with odd welts and itchy bumps on their hands. Their first guess was that they had a reaction to … Continue reading →

See full article at: Higher Airfares, Gasoline Prices, and Shipping Costs Driven by Demand or Speculation?

An interesting question was posed to Rolly Brook and me on Mexconnect. ONAPPAFA – Importing a Used Car into Mexico Mexconnect Topic: Importing a Used Car into Mexico: Sculptari writes: Rolly and Steve -how does this ONAPPAFA thing work? apparently … Continue reading →

The Tropical Meteorology Project at Colorado State University (CSU) just released its initial outlook for the 2012 Atlantic basin hurricane season. They expect a milder than normal storm season for the central Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico. Sounds … Continue reading →

a.k.a. Why Medical Doctors and School Teachers are not Scientists … Whom should we go to for advice … Scientists are conjecturers by nature. Like their hypotheses & theories, all scientists are inherently fallible. The testing and refuting of hypotheses … Continue reading →

Feb. 22, 2012 Yucalandia offers the following update to Aduana’s policies on what is allowed for visitors to Mexico as a part of an ongoing series of articles on common issues. We welcome you to propose your own questions or … Continue reading →

Feb. 1, 2012 Update on New US IRS Requirements for Expats: This new regulation requires expats who have over $50,000 total of foreign financial/savings/checking/investment accounts to file a new form with the IRS every year, starting with our 2011TY filings … Continue reading →

Full Article at: “Updated Absentee Voting Information for US Expats in Mexico” Consulado de los EEUU en Mérida, México Calle 60 #338K x 29 y 31, Colonia Alcalá Martín Mérida, Yucatán, México C.P. 97050 Message for U.S. Citizens Dated: December … Continue reading →