At the 2022 World Cup, Mexico beat Saudi Arabia in their last game of the group stage, but it wasn’t enough to win the Mexican team a spot in the round of 16. The failure to advance was just one in a decades-long string of so-close-you-can-taste-it losses for El Tri, as the national team is known. Continue reading Mexico in Numbers: Another brush with World Cup glory (for Mexico News Daily)
Mexico has it all, from the lush Lacondan Jungle of Chiapas to the towering saguaros of the Sonoran desert. That’s part of why Mexico is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world: though it covers only 1.3% of the world’s landmass, it is home to more than 10% of all species on Earth. Continue reading Mexico in Numbers: Protecting Mexico’s rich natural heritage (for Mexico News Daily)
Throughout central Mexico, thousands of hectares of cempasúchil (marigold) flowers are blooming, ready for harvest just in time for Día de Muertos. Continue reading Mexico in Numbers: The season of cempasúchil
