by David Simmonds
Here is something you don’t hear much about: Our nation’s capital, Washington D.C., had a homicide rate of 30 per 100,000 in 2008, while the rate in Mexico City was 9 per 100,000. The most recent stats have popular Costa Rica at around 8 per 100k, Honduras at 58, Jamaica at 49, South [...]
Posted on February 9th, 2010 by admin
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Nakia Cooper - khou.com
February 07, 2010
Mexico City — Decapitated bodies dumped on the streets, drug-war shootings and regular attacks on police have obscured a significant fact: A falling homicide rate means people in Mexico are less likely to die violently now than they were more than a decade ago.
It also means tourists as well as [...]
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Sunny weather and azure coasts are well-represented in this list of the top 10 locations worldwide to buy a retirement home. The list includes tropical locations like Brazil, Belize, Costa Rica and St. Lucia, along with the home for the 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancover, Canada. See the following article from International Property Journal for more [...]
Posted on January 6th, 2010 by admin
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Filmed in November in Puerto Vallarta (including coverage of a local Town Hall Meeting Paul Crist organized on Medicare in Mexico) for “The News Hour with Jim Lehrer.” (PBS)
Thousands of Americans are increasingly traveling to resort towns like Puerto Vallarta, not for vacation, but for the cheap health care. In many cases, reports Ray Suarez, [...]
Posted on January 6th, 2010 by admin
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Sobre la Influenza A/H1N1
20 de Mayo, 2009
LO QUE USTED DEBE SABER
LO QUE ESTA PASANDO EN MEXICO:
El viernes 15 de mayo, el Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos, anunció que la alerta de viaje hacia México, impuesta tras el brote de Influenza H1N1, queda sin efecto.
De igual forma, los [...]
Posted on May 22nd, 2009 by Tropicasa
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Influenza A/H1N1 Update
May 20, 2009
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MEXICO:
On Friday May 15, 2009, the CDC removed it’s Travel Health Warning against all nonessential travel to Mexico; downgrading to a “travel health precaution.”
As a result of the CDC’s announcement, the U.S. Department of Sate announced that [...]
Posted on May 22nd, 2009 by Tropicasa
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jueves 21 de mayo, 08:20 AM
México, 21 may (EFE).- Las autoridades de Ciudad de México decretaron hoy el fin de la alerta sanitaria por la gripe A, establecida el pasado 23 de abril, debido a la constante disminución en las muertes y los casos de contagio causados por el virus AH1N1.
El Comité Científico de Vigilancia [...]
Posted on May 21st, 2009 by Tropicasa
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Posted on May 20th, 2009 by Tropicasa
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The Banderas Beat: Special Report
There is a good deal of Mexico bashing in the media. In this special episode of Banderas Beat, “The Bay of Banderas, Be Here, Be Happy, Be Home,” video journalist Laura Gelezunas explores the truths - and the misinformation - and gives us an in-depth look at all the attention and [...]
Posted on May 18th, 2009 by Tropicasa
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CDC Travel Health Warning for Novel H1N1 Flu in Mexico Removed
This information is current as of today, May 16, 2009 at 11:27 EDT
CDC’s Travel Health Warning recommending against non-essential travel to Mexico, in effect since April 27, 2009, has now been downgraded to a Travel Health Precaution for Mexico.
Current Situation
CDC has been monitoring the ongoing [...]
Posted on May 16th, 2009 by Tropicasa
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