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MXN Peso vs. US Dollar or “Saving 19 Cents on a $1000 Debt”

Posted on April 21, 2011 by yucalandia

Read the full article at: MXN Peso vs. US Dollar or “Saving 19 Cents on a $1000 Debt Abstract: People around the Web have recently asked about the effects of inflation on life here in Mexico, along with the effects … Continue reading →

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Phone Calls To and From and Within Mexico

Posted on January 1, 2011 by yucalandia

See full article at: https://yucalandia.wordpress.com/living-in-yucatan-mexico/phone-calls-to-and-from-mexico-dialing-made-easy/ Abstract: Dialing and Calling Into and Out of Mexico: Imagine you are enjoying Merida and want to call a friend here in Mexico or back in the USA or Canada. The prefixes you need to … Continue reading →

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Economic Recovery? The US Role in Worldwide Stagnation

Posted on July 19, 2010 by yucalandia

More bumpy economic weather ahead? or Why the Markets fell last week? This seems to be a good time to evaluate/assess what’s going on, since we’ve now gotten a bunch of key 1’st half of 2010 data to evaluate. US … Continue reading →

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US Healthcare Insurance Requirements for US Expats

Posted on June 12, 2010 by yucalandia

Many expats have been discussing the likely impacts of the recently passed US health-care legislation on people who live and work outside the USA. The law now requires that US Citizens meet several requirements to be exempt from getting health … Continue reading →

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Economic IQ & Political Ideology

Posted on June 12, 2010 by yucalandia

Econ Journal Watch reports some interesting findings from a 2008 survey of 4,835 American adults:    Economic Enlightenment … The surveyors asked randomly selected adults a series of 8 questions to  determine correlations between economic knowledge and: * 2008 presidential vote, … Continue reading →

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Satellite TV Information June 2 Update

Posted on June 2, 2010 by yucalandia

Update: The changeover from Echostar 7 to Echostar 14 at the 119W satellite position has continued to whack some US Dish Network clients with a big stick, eliminating access to many channels across much of Mexico, and now shifting local … Continue reading →

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Satellite TV Info

Posted on May 24, 2010 by yucalandia

Recent News: The changeover from Echostar 7 to Echostar 14 at the 119W satellite position has whacked some US Dish Network clients with a big stick, eliminating access to many channels across much of Mexico. After moving Echostar 14 satellite … Continue reading →

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US – Mexico – China Oil Policies and the Peso

Posted on May 8, 2010 by yucalandia

How many of us noticed Feb. 24, 2010? “Linked In” reports nothing much of note: http://events.linkedin.com/2010-02-24 The Black Eyed Peas had a concert at Madison Square Garden. Dilbert found new ways to report on American management practices: The New York … Continue reading →

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Genetic Changes In People with PTSD

Posted on May 5, 2010 by yucalandia

People diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been found to have genetic changes in their DNA, making them different from healthy people, (see online May 3 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences). The researchers found that … Continue reading →

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Mexican Oil Production: Past, Present, Future

Posted on May 3, 2010 by yucalandia

This article is a reply to some questions asked about the impacts of leaking deep water oil wells. Here are the questions: “. . .I am curious about about oil drilling off Mexico’s coast.   Would that be Pemex who is … Continue reading →

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DEET Causes Problems in Humans

Posted on April 30, 2010 by yucalandia

An article on some potential problems with using DEET, especially when combined with sunscreenand various medications. It includes information on how to use DEET properly and offers alternatives for equivalent mosquito protection. Continue reading →

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Mexico Driving: What would you do?

Posted on April 30, 2010 by yucalandia

A few oddities of driving in Merida, Yucatan. Continue reading →

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Driving in Mexico (cruising?)

Posted on April 28, 2010 by yucalandia

Driving in Mexico is like a prolonged game of whack-a-mole.
To maneje or not to maneje, yeah, that’s the question.

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Dengue Fact Sheet

Posted on April 28, 2010 by yucalandia

Fact Sheet for recognizing and treating Dengue fever and strategies for breaking the Dengue transmission cycle. Continue reading →

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A Tale of Three Families: Dengue in Cuba and Mexico

Posted on April 27, 2010 by yucalandia

A fractured fairy tale description of Dengue Transmission, the secret lives of Dengue’s Mosquitoes, and How not to Get Dengue. Continue reading →

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Importing & Driving a Car in Mexico

Posted on April 27, 2010 by yucalandia

Over the years, there have been tons of repeated questions about driving cars into Mexico under Tourist Visas, FM2’s, FM3’s, (and soon FMM’s). Here’s a Yucalandian view: . . . Happy Trails! Continue reading →

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Dengue Fever Information: What to Do?

Posted on April 26, 2010 by yucalandia

Dengue is the most rapidly spreading mosquito-borne viral disease in the world. In the last 50 years, incidence has increased 30-fold with increasing geographic expansion to new countries and, in the present decade, from urban to rural settings …. Dengue:  … Continue reading →

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Getting Stopped by the Mexican Police

Posted on April 26, 2010 by yucalandia

“Dame mi multa, por favor.”   (Please give me my ticket.) In the world of occasionally Kafkaesque road-side Mexican police  stops, these thoughts are offered as a reminders of what’s really important in life:  remain calm, cool, & collected, and it … Continue reading →

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Emergency Numbers for Merida, Yucatan

Posted on April 26, 2010 by yucalandia

Emergency Numbers for Merida, Yucatan: Put ’em in your cell phone &/or print before coming? Continue reading →

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Nope, It’s Not Another Blog on “My Life in Mexico”

Posted on April 24, 2010 by yucalandia

Living in Yucatan Mexico and smoothing out the rough edges. Continue reading →

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