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Over 31 Million Air Passengers Transported in Mexico During the First Quarter of 2025

The number of air passengers transported on domestic and international flights to and from Mexico during the first quarter of 2025 reached 31.09 million. Photo: Ministry of Tourism

The number of passengers transported on domestic and international flights to and from Mexico during the first quarter of 2025 reached 31.09 million, according to Mexico’s Minister of Tourism, Josefina Rodríguez Zamora. “This growth not only reflects the positive economic and tourism momentum in Mexico, but it is also undeniable evidence of the strengthening of […]

Letter from Ambassador of Mexico

Letter from Ambassador of Mexico, Esteban Moctezuma. Photo: Moisés Pablo Nava / Cuartoscuro / MxPA

May 13, 2025 The Honorable Jason SmithChairmanCommittee on Ways and Means The Honorable Richard NealRanking MemberCommittee on Ways and Means United States House of Representatives1139 Longworth House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515 Dear Representatives Smith and Neal: We extend our warmest regards and respectfully refer to the bill announced on May 12, specificallySection 112105, which contemplates […]

Mexico Celebrates Culinary Talent in Grand Style with Festival in San Francisco

The Consulate General of Mexico in San Francisco has announced the opening of Gourmex SF, a festival that showcases the richness and diversity of Mexican culinary talent in the Bay Area. Photo: Gourmexsf.org

The Consulate General of Mexico in San Francisco has announced the opening of Gourmex SF, a festival that showcases the richness and diversity of Mexican culinary talent in the Bay Area. This grand culinary celebration, set to take place on May 22 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum from 6:00 to 9:00 […]

For Mexico, the screwworm is an economic problem, not a political opportunity

Mexico urgently needs to contain the resurgence of the screwworm plague and reverse it, first for its own benefit and then to please the neighboring country's government. Photo: Goverment of Mexico

Every day, Mexico loses more than US$11 million due to the suspension of live cattle exports to the United States, a measure imposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Mexico urgently needs to contain the resurgence of the screwworm plague and reverse it, first for its own benefit and then to please the neighboring country’s […]

Mexico works with the U.S. to reinforce strategy against screwworm and resume exports

The national strategy against screwworm in conjunction with the U.S. government, aims to reopen the border for cattle exports between the two countries within 15 days. Photo: Michael Balam Chan / Cuartoscuro / MxPA

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Julio Berdegué Sacristán reported on the strengthening of the national strategy to combat the New World Screwworm (NWS) in conjunction with the U.S. government with the goal of reopening the border to cattle exports between the two countries in 15 days. “Mexico is in permanent dialogue with its U.S. […]

‘Mexico has done everything materially possible’ to combat screwworm infestations: Minister of Agriculture Julio Berdegué

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER) Julio Antonio Berdegué Sacristán said that “Mexico has done everything materially possible” to combat screwworms, a pest that arrived from South America and has infected domestic livestock. Photo: Goverment of Mexico

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER) Julio Antonio Berdegué Sacristán said that “Mexico has done everything materially possible” to combat screwworms, a pest that arrived from South America and has infected domestic livestock. On May 10, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced the immediate closure of the border to live cattle imports. In […]

International Visitor Arrivals in March Increase 10.1% Compared to 2024

In March of this year, Mexico received 8,368,662 international visitors, 10.1 percent more than in the same month of 2024. Photo: Edgar Negrete Lira / Cuartoscuro / MxPA

In March of this year, Mexico received 8,368,662 international visitors, 10.1 percent more than in the same month of 2024. Of this total, 4.2 million, or 50 percent, were tourists who stayed overnight in the country. Minister of Tourism Josefina Rodríguez Zamora explained that “these results clearly reflect the growth of tourism, which translates into […]