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Some of the Issues that Arise When You Choose to Fire a Mexican Domestic Worker
There are a number of payments (Finiquito, Aguinaldo & Vacation pay, plus several others) owed when you fire a housekeeper or gardener domestic worker in Mexico. It can be helpful to have some sense of the legal terminologies used, before … Continue reading
Mexico’s Guardia Nacional Given New Powers in Traffic Stops on National Highways
May 28, 2026 Under Mexico’s new traffic laws, Mexico’s National Guard are now the top-cops on Federal highways, and they are now allowed to FINE and even arrest drivers and passengers on Federal Highways. By official decree, the National Guard … Continue reading
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2026 Atlantic Storm Forecasts are IN
May 21, 2026 We’re moving closer to the JUNE 1, 2026 kickoff of Hurricane Season, so, it’s worth a look at the current forecasts. Historical Top Performing Colorado State University’s Atmospheric Sciences Dept Summary: “2026 Forecast Summary”“We anticipate that the … Continue reading
Merida’s Worst UV Days of 2026 Are Here
Mau 20, 2026 drpntosSoe5al8gm81861f3mgh7lmll65g240899i19l1hmg743hgh1c0419 · Shared with Your friends The Days When the Shadows disappear from our Light Poles & Vertical Walls:** We’re headed into our worst – hottest week(s) of days on Merida, Yucatan’s Centro streets. For the next 11 … Continue reading
Upcoming 2026 Solar Events
March 19, 2026 2026’s Spring Equinox happens a bit earlier this year, tomorrow (3/20/2026) at 8:46 AM local time in Merida. Chichen Itza is scheduled to be open for viewing of the famous snake descending on El Castillo’s stairway, (but … Continue reading
Whale Songs … So much more than we expected.
March 7, 2026 Have you ever wondered just what’s really going on off-shore … just beneath the waves? The international CETI program (Cetacean Translation Initiative)** … as a collaboration between Swedish scientists with their UC Berkeley colleagues ave been doing … Continue reading
Visiting Chichen Itza: Things that hot sweaty tourists often miss …
March 4, 2026 ~Update~ :Re What to Look for … when visiting Maya ruins: Are things worth pondering … versus just wandering past yet another ancient ruined Maya building? Can old fotos sometimes reveal a lot? Things that hot-sweaty wandering-tourists … Continue reading
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Visiting Merida: To drive or not to drive …
Feb. 16, 2026Re Driving in Merida (for visitors): To drive, or not to drive:To LYFT, DiDi, Uber … or … to take your life into your own hands …😉 There are reasonably regular posts on FB forums here by visitors, … Continue reading
Change gonna come … Tren Maya news
Dec. 30, 2024 Tren Maya Reminders … & Updates Fresh questions keep coming up about the Tren Maya … schedules … and delays … Remember the Current Factual Contexts: As they keep adding new trains … the schedules change … Continue reading
Customs Fees Charged to Tourists Eliminated for Extra Electronics at Cancun Airport
Oct. 12, 2024: Friday, Oct. 11, the Q-Roo Governor, Mara Lezama, just announced: ~ Tourists passing through Cancun International Airport will NO LONGER be charged a fee for bringing more than one larger electronic device, including laptops and tablets. ~ … Continue reading
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