Up until just a few days ago, the chart of medals for the 2004 summer olympics was a sad sight for Mexicans. At the top of the chart were the leaders, each with scores of medals. At the bottom of the chart was the record of the achievements of the Mexican delegation - […]
Here’s a paragraph from an article entitled “Exorcism, a ritual that ‘yes’ is practiced”…
By David Garcia
Reforma Group
Mexico City (August 21, 2004) - In spite of the fact that only 30% of practicing catholics believe in hell and the devil, according to Spanish priest Jose Antonio Fortea, expert in demonology, exorcism is a reality and goes […]
When I got my degree in psychology from Washington and Lee University, I wondered as to its usefulness. It turns out, however, that the title of “psychologist” is very well respected in Mexico, and it also turns out that the UNAM has the best psych department in the country! Here is what Reforma’s […]
Translated from Reforma
In Reforma’s survey of the best universities 2004-2005 , the UNAM obtained 4 top rankings in the 15 majors evaluated.
Federal District (August 16, 2004) – With 4 majors in first place of the 15 that were evaluated in the survey of the best universities 2004-2005, the National Autonomous University of Mexico is […]
The leading Mexican daily newspaper recently released their annual report on the best universities in Mexico City, with results based on interviews with students, professors, and potential employers. The following translation is from Reforma’s description of the report and its results…I’ll soon translate the article on the UNAM, which ranked not surprisingly as the […]
Another biking article, this time from Greg Green at Planeta .
Bicycling in the World’s Largest City
November 1994
The streets of Mexico City are among the most polluted in the world, and current estimates set the city’s population at 20 million. Yet as the city’s congestion has increased, so have the number of bicycles. Bicycles have […]
Reforma did a national “encuesta” (survey) of Mexican eating habits in May, and here are some of their results.
General: Mexicans drink lots of milk, like salty foods more than sweet foods, eat an average of 6 tortillas every day, and have a traditional domestic diet: soup, rice and stew, without leaving […]
At 6:49 this morning, an earthquake registering 5.3 on the Richter scale caused Mexico City to wobble a little bit, but didn’t do any damage. Seems like earthquakes are pretty routine in the sinking city built on a lake bed near states which every now and then break out into a “temblor.” Thankfully, […]
A recent poll by Reforma finds that 55% of those surveyed would like to see Kerry elected, while only 15% would like to see Bush for another four years. 68% thought the war on terror was a mistake, and fully 81% believe that the invasion of Iraq was a mistake on Bush’s part. […]
The next time you go to Mexico City and ride the Metro, be sure to go through the hallway connecting the Zocalo and the Pino Suarez stations, where you will find “a walk through the books,” a string of 42 bookstores lined up next to each other! Or, maybe not, at least not […]