Native Mexican Americans first settled along what used to be the shores of shallow lake Texcoco, present day Mexico City, in 1500 BC. By the early 1300s AD, the Aztecs established roots on an Island in this lake which later became the capital of the Aztec Empire: the City of Tenochtitlan. In 1521 the Spanish […]
Continue ReadingNOTE: This article is dated but much of the general information still applies. Details should be confirmed with your nearest Mexican consulate or trade mission. Legal Framework Mexico has embarked on thee modernisation of its legal and judicial systems, and has introduced a substantial deregulation and improvement in the enforcement of its laws. Mexico’s legal […]
Continue ReadingHere are a couple of steps you need to take when you decide to drive across the border into Mexico. If you abide by these rules, you’ll be making sure you can legally take your trip to Mexico by car. If your travel is within the Border Zone (usually up to 20 kilometers south of the U.S.-Mexico […]
Continue ReadingNAFTA FACTS document 8401 provides detail on the documents needed to ship goods to Mexico. Mexico is placing increasing importance on compliance with its labelling laws. Your labelling requirements depend on the type of product you are shipping to Mexico. A summary of Mexican labelling requirements is in NAFTA FACTS document 1602. A “NOM” is […]
Continue ReadingIn recent decades, immigration to the United States has reached historic proportions. Many observers liken this large and sustained wave of immigration to the Great Migration at the beginning of the 20th century.[1] Certainly the promise of America is the same—a land of opportunity and freedom. The number of immigrants today is also similar to […]
Continue ReadingAfter slicing through all of the numerous definitions that cloud this question, the answer is, simply, that a maquiladora is a Mexican Corporation which operates under a maquila program approved for it by the Mexican Secretariat of Commerce and Industrial Development (SECOFI). A maquila program entitles the company, first, to foreign investment participation in […]
Continue ReadingThe coast and lower parts of Mexico can often be very hot with temperatures ranging from 75º – 88ºF in winter and up to 90ºF in summer. In altitudes from 1,220 – 1,830 meters temperatures range from 60-70ºF. On the high central plateau on which Mexico City & Guadalajara are found it is spring like all year […]
Continue ReadingAnchovy = Anchoa Sea Bass = Mojarra Carp = Carpa Eels = Anguillas Grouper = Mero Perch = Perca Pompano = Pampano Red Snapper = Huachinango Salmon = Salmon Sawfish = Pez Sierra Scallop = Callo de Hacha Shark = Cazon Sole = Lenguado Squid = Calamar Swordfish = Pez Espada Trout = Trucha […]
Continue ReadingAllspice = Pimienta dulce Basil = Albahaca Bay Leaf = Laurel Caper = Alcaparra Caraway = Alcaravea Cardamon = Cardamomo Cayenne pepper = Pimenton Chervil = Perifollo Chives = Cebollin Cinnamon = Canela Cloves = Clavo de olor Coriander = Cilantro Cream of tartar = Cremor tartaro Cumin = Comino Dill = Eneldo […]
Continue ReadingTo the Kitchen 1 stick butter….. 90grs…… 6 Tbs 1 Dash…..6drops or1/3tsp…..1.6ml 1 Teaspoon…………………… 5ml 3 Teaspoons….1 Tablespoon… 15ml 4 Tablespoons……1/4cup…… 60ml 5 1/3 Tablespoons…1/3cup….. .80ml 8 Tablespoons…1/2cup…….. 120ml 10 2/3 Tablespoons..2/3cup…..160ml 12 Tablespoons….3/4cup…….180ml 16 Tablespoons…. 1cup……..240ml 2 Tablespoons..1 Liquid oz…….30ml 1 Jigger…….11/2 oz. ………. 45ml Lager Jigger…..2 oz. ……….. 60ml 1 cup………..1/2 pint ………. […]
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