Mexico’s First Independent Governor Ends Use of “Lavish” Official Residence

The first independent governor is constantly on the headlines for his social media-based communication strategy, which he showed during his last visit to Tijuana. This time, he used his popular Facebook account to announce one of his most significant initiatives: the closing of Nuevo Leon's official governor's residence. [/p] Photo: Jaime Rodriguez Calderon's Facebook "'Raza' […]

April 13, 2017

5 Movies That Show Hollywood’s Obsession With Mexico’s “Day of the Dead”

Mexico is a country rich in traditions and customs, the Day of the Dead being one of the most important ones for Mexicans and without a doubt, the most popular worldwide. Hollywood seems to be in love with the overall concept of this tradition or maybe it's their best way of portraying Mexico every time […]

April 13, 2017

The Pope plans to visit Mexico in 2016

MEXICO.- The Vatican's spokesperson, Federico Lombardi, mentioned to Televisa's correspondent, Valentina Alazraki, that Pope Francis will visit Mexico next year, however, there aren't any dates or a schedule set yet. CNN Mexico has gotten in touch with the Apostolic Nunciature in Mexico, even though there hasn't been any other type of confirmation of what Lombardi […]

April 13, 2017

The “Baja Culinary Fest” will be the biggest of its kind in Mexico

TIJUANA.- With the purpose of positioning Baja California as one of the most important culinary tourist destinations of Mexico, Baja's Secretary of Tourism (SECTURE) has been promoting the upcoming "Baja Culinary Fest". In this sense, Oscar Jesus Escobedo Carignan; SECTURE's current head, said the event will take place starting October 8th to the 11th at […]

April 13, 2017

The best Uber driver of all Latin America is in Tijuana

In Tijuana the Uber drivers work day and night to move thousands of users through the city's streets, taking them to their destination in a cheap, convenient and safe way. However, there are drivers who offer an over the top service – a service worthy of more than a 5 star rating. "We are proud […]

April 13, 2017

Launch Of The Second Container Ship Of The World Propelled With Natural Gas

The Marlin class ships, built in the NASSCO shipyard, measure almost the same length as two and a half football fields and will transport exports between ports in the United States. The ships will reduce the emission of polluting particles by 98% and carbon dioxide by 72%, which is equal to removing more than 15,700 […]

April 13, 2017

Cervecería Insurgente Arrives In LA

What started out as a small brewery in Tijuana little by little has transformed in one of the best and biggest beer brands of the region, Insurgente. Winning multiple awards in Mexico as well abroad, the brewery is now expanding its market to the Los Angeles area. However, this is not Insurgente's first venture into […]

April 13, 2017

Man Buys Google For $12 Dollars

The man who bought Google for a minute has a name and it's Sammay Ved, a former worker of the company. Recently, Google was offering a domain buy service, Ved was testing some random domains when he discord that Google.com was available and on sale. The sale was made and Google Search's control panel (in […]

April 13, 2017

Events To Spend On (Or Not) This Weekend In Tijuana

TIJUANA.- If there is something we can thank Entijuanarte for, aside from bringing many regional artists, it's their concerts at the end of each night given that they are free and they usually include some very attractive rock proposals. This edition won't be the exception, having Kinky, Ely Guerra, Los Master Plus and Roll Circus […]

April 13, 2017

This Photographer Captured All Facets Of The Moon’s Eclipse

A 33 year old photographer surprised the Internet with an amazing image of the much expected blood moon many of our got to witness a few days ago. During his career Mike Mezuel II has been dedicated to capture nature's wonders and portraying them as impressive images taken through his camera lens. In order to […]

April 13, 2017

Why Should Brands Invest On Digital Marketing?

This article was originally published on eContact Mexico's Internet Association Bureau (IAB) defines mobile marketing as the set of marketing actions through a device that allows advertisers to establish a convenient and personal communication with the user… Because of this, it has become essential to redefine and create new relationship with mobile clients, creating an […]

April 13, 2017

Vinyl Exceed Music Streaming’s Revenue

Is it the music? That nostalgic feeling? Standing out among others or just the mere concept of having something nice and interesting at home? Whichever the reason, vinyls are far from becoming extinct (at least in the US), given that sales have increase 52% throughout the first half of the year. Numbers show that in […]

April 13, 2017

Rules For Secret Sources In The U.S. To Be Stricter

With the purpose of avoiding criminal activities, the United States has reinforced their policies and practices regarding the use of confidential informants who come in contact or are part of criminal organizations. The US Congress underwent a year long investigation, which concluded on the rectification of rules that involved the use of so called "rats" […]

April 13, 2017

Russia Launches Air Attack On Syria

This morning, the Upper House of Parliament in Russia approved bombings on the Islamic State of Syria. This was an unanimous decision, having the Kremlin already confirm the first launchings near the city of Homs (province is under rebel domain against Bashar al-Assad's government). Ministry spokesperson, Igor Konashenkov notified the media that their jets will […]

April 13, 2017

Mexican Engineer Creates Bracelet For People With The Visually Impaired

An engineer from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, has created a device that will easy mobility for people with visual impairments. The device is a bracelet that will its user to locate obstacles or objects within 5 meters of distance. Its creator, Marco Trujillo Tejeda, explained that the device is called Ustraap, […]

April 13, 2017

Happy International Coffee Day!

The alarm goes off. It's 6:30 a.m., you reach out to stop that horrible sound that lets you know the day has just begun. You open one eye and even though you what time is it, you're still praying for it to be Sunday and asking yourself with the sun suddenly decided to attack your […]

April 13, 2017

Kamira: Gourmet Sushi & Style Fusions

Finding sushi in Tijuana is an easy task, however, finding some place where sushi is actually good and recipes come with its own identity, now that's a different story. There are very little places where I've had the chance of tasting delicious and traditional Japanese cuisine mixed with a unique style, which is why visiting […]

April 13, 2017

NASA Finds Water On Mars

After much speculation, this morning NASA revealed their historic discovery. The big news revolves around compelling evidence that show that Earth's neighbor, a.k.a Mars, has salt water flowing among its surface. This factor increases hopes of finding life (extinct or present) among the heavenly body, as well as the possibility of having a habitable environment […]

April 13, 2017

Switzerland Will Stop Selling Volkswagen

SWITZERLAND.- Due to their fraud scandal, Volkswagen Switzerland had decided to temporally banned the sale of these vehicles throughout the whole country. This measure, announced by the Swiss Federal Roads Authority could affect the 180,000 vehicles that were ready to be sold, belonging to the Euro5 category. The organism announced that this restriction will affect […]

April 13, 2017

Can You Fool A Breathalyzer?

Sorry to disappoint you, but the answer is NO. While there might be ways to create some sort of doubt while taking the test, but this is only possible when your alcohol levels are low and the possibilities of getting into trouble are slim to none; however, once the alcohol in your blood exceeds levels […]

April 13, 2017