Mexico

11.21.09

LIFESTYLE

U.S. Announces Record Number of Extraditions from Mexico

by Shani Saxon-Parrish | 11.02.2009 | 5:15pm | 0 Comments

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to meet with Mexican Attorney General Arturo Chavez to discuss the extradition of suspected criminals to the United States. Mexico extradited 11 fugitives to the United States on Saturday, putting. . . READ FULL STORY

TRAVEL

Explore Three Mexican Gems

by Verky Arcos | 11.02.2009 | 8:00am | 0 Comments

With countless sights to tour, wonderful people to meet and rich, flavorful foods to devour, this undeniably colorful nation can offer you the journey of a lifetime. TEPOZTLÁN Deep within south central Mexico lies a small pre-Colonial. . . READ FULL STORY

BLOGS

Is Marilyn Monroe Mexican?

by Angelique Serrano | 10.29.2009 | 1:04pm | 7 Comments

I’m obsessed with Marilyn Monroe. She was born Norma Jeane Mortenson (later baptized as Norma Jeane Baker) to her mother Gladys Pearl Monroe in Los Angeles, 1926. Now, did you know that her mother, Miss Gladys, was born in Porfirio Diaz, Mexico,. . . READ FULL STORY

BLOGS

Are the Mayan Ruins of Chichen Itza the Next Madison Square Garden?

by Grace Bastidas | 10.28.2009 | 12:00pm | 0 Comments

It doesn’t take an archaeologist to point out that there’s something fundamentally wrong about staging a concert on an ancient site. I was recently in Mexico City, where I saw billboards advertising a performance by British soprano Sarah. . . READ FULL STORY

ENTERTAINMENT

ESPN's Bob Griese Suspended After Making Taco Joke About Juan Pablo Montoya

by Mariela Rosario | 10.27.2009 | 11:00am | 0 Comments

ESPN broadcaster Bob Griese was reprimanded by the sports channel after making racist remarks with regards to superstar NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya. While commentating during Saturday's Ohio State-Minnesota football game, a promotion for. . . READ FULL STORY