Resources… last update June 2022
Last updated 15 June 2022
Bolivia Diary: information in English on current news in Bolivia.
Machetera: pro-Cuban, English-language news and commentary. Private site, access by request.
News of the Restless: Sabina Becker’s commentary mostly on Venezuela and the “Axis of Evo” … from Canada.
Hermano Juancito: Brother Jack Donaghy, a lay brother working in the Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras
Mexico Voices: the indispensable Reed and Jane Brundidge provide daily translations from Mexican media reports.
Mi blog es tu blog: A daily harangue about Hispanic media, marketing and pop culture
Newspaper Rock: where Native America meets pop culture.
The Power and the Money: Harvard academic Noel Maurer on the economics and politics of instability, empire, and energy, with a focus on Latin America and the Caribbean, plus other random blather… (last updated 2021)
Sur: The Americas. Its all bad news … and sometimes not. (last updated 2021)
Basicos
Life in the Fast Line e-book for foreigners living in Mexico City.
Enjoy Mexico in Spanish Phrasebook and cultural guide in one — perfect for the language challenged, or insecure tourist.
FREE basic Spanish lessons UC (Berkeley), originally intended for farm managers, a basic guide to survival Spanish, especially for business people..
Recursos
Media (English)
Mexico Reporter (English language multi-media news, information) Last updated 2020.
Narco News Bi-lingual “progressive” (pro-Zapatista) on-line publication. Last updated 2018.
Media (Español)
Corresponsales Indigenas Mexican news from indigenous peoples perspective (Español). Last updated 2020
El Capitalino al dia Mexico City “free” paper. News, not entertainment.
El Debate de Sinaloa Regional daily.
Desde la fe Official organ of the Archdiocese of Mexico City
El Diario Daily, several regional editions
El Estatal Chihuahua daily
Excelsior Traditionally pro-administration, but in transition after the cooperative that owned it since 1917 sold out to private investors.
El Financiero Business daily, some articles in English.
Indigo Media Very slick multi-media news site. Investigative reports and in-depth analysis of political/social events.
El Informador (Guadalajara) Largest daily paper in Jalisco
Info Veracruz (Veracruz) On line local news from Veracruz.
Jornada de Jalisco Guadalajara edition of the national left-wing daily.
Jornada Intellectual leftist daily. Don’t be surprised if there are footnotes in the editorials.
El Machete Communist monthly.
Milenio Center-right daily – several regional editions
El Mañana (Monterrey)
Notimex – Mexican wire service
Once-TV – e-noticias Public TV
Por Esto! Merida, populist daily
Prensa Popular crime and scandal tabloid
el Porvenir Monterrey daily.
Proceso Similar to Time or Newsweek
La Razon de México National daily
SDP Noticias National/Pan-american
El Universal Center-left daily. THE newspaper of record for Mexico.
Vanguardia Monterrey daily
La Voz de Michoacan Morelia, Mich.
ZETA Legendary Tijuana magazine, famed for investigative reporting
Texas/Border media en español
This is far from a complete list. Some like the Presidio International/Internacional are not on-line… yet.
El Día (Houston)
Law, business, economics
A Contracorriente — from Monterrey. Economics and ecology.
Mexican Constitution 2009 translation
Federal Penal Code (in Spanish)
MexLaw… foreign (U.S./Canadian) legal service.
Mexican Justice Systems U.S. Dept. of Justice World Fact Book
Mexican Trade Commission (Bancomext)
Mining.com Good links.
Mining Watch Canada Excellent critical resource on the growing Canadian presence in Mexican (and world-wide) mining operations.
Vinculado.org Revista electronica latinoamericana en dessarrolo sustenable/Latin American Sustainable development electronic magazine. English, español, portuguese,français
Immigration and emigration
“I Married An Alien” — cross cultural marriage and child rearing advice. Not just for international couples in the U.S., but useful for gringos marrying (or raising kids) abroad. No updates since 2009.
Migra Matters Progressive immigration site. Not updated since 2010
U.S. Code Title 8, Section 1325 — illegal entry into the United States
Mexico and Mexicans
Geography
Popocatepetl webcam Popocatepetl is intensely studied and watched. Even the local farmers consult this webcam
Servicio Sismologico Nacional Mexican government earthquake reporting center
Languages
Effective Swearing in D.F. Expand your vocabulary… at your own risk!
Online English-Spanish dictionary
“Picardía Mexicana” Armondo Jimenez’ classic study of Mexican swearwords, slang and “calo”. En español
Jergas Spanish Slang – in Spanish
Spanglish-English-Spanish dictionary Not academic, but lots of fun
La raza cosmica
MEXonline.com History Directory
Olmecs, Mexica, Mayans en español
“History of Mexico” Houston Institute of Culture
Aztecs(Mexica)Literature and Culture
Zapotecs en español
Nat. Comm. for Indigenous Peoples en español
The Spanish Inquisition Somewhat apologetic. From Catholic sources.
Salum, “Irish Presence in Mexico”
Immigrants to a Developing Society:The Chinese in Northern Mexico (1875-1932). Evelyn Hu De Hart
Mormons Found Sanctuary in Mexico in 1860s Laura King and Amparo Garcia, “Borderlands”
Black Indian Mexico Extensive Afro-Mexican resources.
Black Mexico (Afro-Mexicans of the Costa Chica)
SerGay Mexico’s main gay/lesbian/bi/transexual monthly. En español.
Somos Primos on-line magazine on Hispanic/Latino/Mexican heritage in the United States.
Tlatelolco: 2 Octubre 1968
Los 71 dias que sacudieron a Mexico Archival photos and articles on the 40th anniversary of the 1968 massacre
Popular Culture
History of Mexican Comic (Books) English y Español
My Mexican Kitchen In English. Mexican cuisine blog
Hijo del Santo Luche libre museum, sports memorabilia shop and cafe in Mexico City, managed by the son of the great luchador.
Mexico Cooks — English guide to Mexican cuisine and popular culture. Elegant writing and photos.
World Boxing Council/Consejo Mundial de Boxeo
Mexican Film Resource Page Encyclopedic film reference (en español)
Otro Tequila An entire blog dedicated to the national beverage.
Artes y cultura
Luis Barrigan Foundation (Germany)
Sex — gay, straight and other (legal) activities
MachaMexico A Lesbian guide to Mexico City
Todos Mexico
La republica
Guia Roji Detailed street Maps: Mexico City, Guadajalara, Monterrey, etc.
Lonely Planet Mexico Forum For people who call themselves “travellers, not tourists”.
MexConnect Excellent for retirees, often good historical articles. Highly informative forum on social, political, bureaucratic concerns.
Paráfrasis — Art, architure, culture, history and everything else. If the Mex Files was writen by Mexicans, it might be this good.
People’s Guide to Mexico Old hippy’s guide to Mexico.
Planeta Mexico “Practical eco-tourism”
“The (not so) low-rent correspondent” Mexico City journalist David Agren’s blog (no updates since 2013)
La frontera
Across the Border Former San Diego Union Tijuana reporter Anna Cearly’s blog
Alpine Daily Planet (Alpine Texas). Last updated 2016
Border Reporter Arizona/Sonora (last update 2014)
El Diario El Paso’s largest daily is part of the Mexican chain.
I must be crazy to live in Mexico Last I heard, the writer was living in Texas and commuting across the border. Mostly on the travails of life in the gun and drug running borderlands. Last updated in 2015.
Nogales International Nogales Arizona newspaper
Tijuana Press (includes weekly English-language news video)
La capital (el D.F.)
Chilango Mexico City “lifestyle” magazine
Ciudad de Mexico Official Government site (En español)
Guía Virtual de la Ciudad de México/Virtual Guide to Mexico City Español/English
Mexico City Photos by “sangroncito”
Midwesterner in Mexico Adventures/observations by a U.S. Embassy spouse, more observant the most I’ve met. Last updated 2011.
El Norte
Blogabo Chihuahua, Chihuahua, last updated 2013
Brenda and Roy Guyamas, Sonora, last updated 2017
Chihuahua Resiste Part of a “chain” of leftist websites (Español)
Lipan Apaches Roberto Sosa
We’re looking for more
Baja y Pacifico (Tourist-oriented sites)
Puerto Vallarta Daily News Blog
tomzap.com”The Bible” for Pacific Coast travel.
Jalisco, Oaxaca, Bajio
Casita Colibri, Oaxaca
Surviving la Vida Buena Michael in Patzcuaro, Michoacan Last update 2015
Veracruz, y Tabasco
From Xico Esther Buddenhagen’s Xicocotepec website. More than a lifestyle site, includes astute commentary on ontemporary Mexican politics and culture.
John Todd, who knows everything about Veracruz. Very good on history.
Mundo Maya: Chiapas y Yucatan etc.
The Daily Glyph English-language news from the Mundo Maya
Mostly Mayan Culture, archeology, travel (in German)
Writings from Merida Joanna van der Gracht de Rosado in Merida
Las Americas
Along the Malecón Havana blog in English: culture, politics, tourism
Alterinfos America Latina English edition of journal from “Diffusion de l’Information sur l’Amerique Latine
Andean Information Network: Bolivian news and analysis
Barbados Free Press Snarky Barjan reporage.
Blabbeando: GLBT, last updated in 2016
Bloggings by Boz Miscellaneous Latin American news reports and “inside the beltway” U.S. based analysis
Council on Hemispheric Affairs (English and Spanish) “progressive” U.S. think tank
Cuba Journal (from Miami, but not seeking “regime change”)
Democracia Multicultural Guatemalan political analysis (Español)
Hermano Juanicito John Donaghy from Copan, Honduras
Inexplicata: The Journal of Hispanic Ufology: UFOs, chupacabras, and things that go bump in the night from Latin America and Spain. Great fun.
The Latin Americanist Forum for all things Latin American. Last post in 2016
Shannon O’Neill Shannon O’Neil’s (Douglas Dillon Fellow for Latin American Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations) timely updates on Latin American issues.
Machetera. Latin American news and commentary from Cuba (in English). Private site, permission only.
News of the Restless Pan-latin (mostly) socialist and people-power politics and commentary.
LANIC U of Texas Latin American Information Center
Latin-American Solidarity Centre Ireland
Texas Observer Damn good reading!
El Salvador Perspectives Especially good on religion and politics.
Upsidedown World English/Spanish Latin American magazine
Historical Documents and Miscellaneous
Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819 (Set the boundry between the United States and New Spain).
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) (ceding Texas, New Mexico and California to the United States).
Plan of San Luis Potosi (20 Nov. 1910) Madero’s call for revolution.
Temporary Migration of Mexican Agricultural Workers to the United States as Revised on April 26, 1943 The “Bracero Agreement” (the first “guest-worker program”
A los abajos (The Underdogs) Mariano Azuela’s short novel about Villista soldiers is the “All Quiet on the Western Front” of the Mexican Revolution. The e-book translation is bay Jeff Taylor.
mexfiles.net 