22Nov2015
Playa del Carmen's Coincidance Music Festival Announces Pre-Parties, Venues and Lineup
WireService.ca
Coincidance will take place this NYE from December 30th to January 2nd in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Selected by Thump and Pulse Radio as one of the best festivals of 2015, Coincidance aims higher to bring us another strong wave of headliners

22Nov2015
Dipping Into the Yucatan's Freshwater Cenotes
Star Tribune
A bit inland from the Riviera Maya's waterfront tourist development of huge hotels and sandy beaches is the Ring of Cenotes, a mostly undeveloped watery paradise where adventurous travelers can walk in the footsteps of ancient Mayans.

22Nov2015
Judge Rules Law Criminalizing Simple Possession of Marijuana Unconstitutional
Aristegui Noticias
In an unprecedented ruling last week, a federal judge in the state of Yucatan decriminalized possession of marijuana in excess of the maximum amount permitted by law for personal consumption.

22Nov2015
Unraveling Latin America's Illegal Wildlife Trade
Mongabay
75 to 90 percent of trafficked animals die during transport, but profits are so lucrative that criminals continue emptying Latin America’s forests and oceans.

22Nov2015
Wearable Sonar Smart-Bracelet to Empower Mobility for Blind and Visually Impaired
Agence France-Presse
Two entrepreneurial engineers from the Tec de Monterrey institute in Mexico have taken wearable technology beyond just emails and social networking, by creating a bracelet with a very specific purpose, to help the visually impaired navigate more safely the world around them.

22Nov2015
Colombia Is Top Cocaine Producer Again, Still Supplying Mexican Cartels
Breitbart
After falling behind Peru as the world’s largest cocaine producer, Colombia has regained the top spot. The South American country now grows more illegal coca than Peru and third-place Bolivia combined, and most of that cocaine is headed to the U.S. through Mexico.

22Nov2015
The World Bank's Best Place to Do Business in Latin America Is Mexico
PanAm Post
While Singapore is still the best country across the globe to conduct business, according to the World Bank’s Doing Business index, Mexico and Chile top all Latin American countries.

22Nov2015
Navy Vessel Scuppered to Create First Artificial Reef Off Baja California
Ruptly TV
Hundreds watched as a decommissioned Mexican Navy vessel was scuppered off Rosarito Beach as part of a project to create Baja California's first artificial reef, Saturday.


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