Mexicowoods

• Real Estate Troubles 2 years ago Licenciado Luis Miguel Serrano places a sign on his property: This lot is NOT for SALE. Why go to all that effort? I suspect that sometime in the past, some rascal "sold" this lot to a gullible buyer, leaving Luis Miguel to fight off a bogus claim. Either that, or as an attorney he's seen enough...
• A Luncheon in Zacatecas 2 years ago My friend dined recently at a posh restaurant in Zacatecas. He and his party had been seated where they could observe patrons getting out of their cars and handing their keys to the valet parking attendants. Four identical black SUVs pulled up. A dozen young men got out, sidearms visible under...
• Egret-Breeding 2 years ago Egrets breed this time of year. Many of them choose Parqué Juárez for nesting. They seem to like the tall trees there. Neighbors and park users wish they didn't. Egrets are smelly. They deposit thick coats of white droppings on streets, benches, and decorative plants. Years of efforts to...
• Cops 2 years ago Mexico City crawls with cops. Mayor Marcelo Ebrard made crime reduction a priority and apparently he is succeeding. I'm impressed with the increased visible police presence: I can't imagine criminals attempting a robbery when there's at least one policeman on every block-long section of...
• Labor Unrest in Mexico City 2 years ago The taxista asked me if I wanted to go to a different hotel. To drive into the centro was impossible, he said. There was a manifestación de maestros—a demonstration march by schoolteachers. He threw up his hands, emitted theatrical sighs. "¡Imposible!" In a heroic effort to get me as close as...

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