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  • Mexicos tourism sector goes up

    Economic activity associated with tourism grew 4 percent in 2012 compared with the year before, Mexico's INEGI statistics service said. Spending by foreign and domestic tourists increased by 4.7 percent last year. In the fourth quarter of 2012, tourism activity topped the same period in 2011 by 4 percent, INEGI said Monday. By segments, spending by domestic tourists rose 4.8 percent, while ...

  • Troops flood western Mexico to protect towns

    Mexican army soldiers enter the town of La Ruana, Michoacan, Mexico, Monday, May 20, 2013. Residents of western Mexico towns who endured months besieged by a drug cartel are cheering the arrival of hundreds of Mexican army troops. Hundreds of people in the state of Michoacan have taken up arms to defend their villages against drug gangs, a vigilante movement born of frustration at extortion, ...

  • Mexican town under siege by drug cartel cheers arrival of soldiers

    LA RUANA, Mexico (AP) - Residents of a western Mexico area who endured months besieged by a drug cartel cheered the arrival of hundreds of Mexican soldiers Monday.People in La Ruana in Michoacan state lined the main road to greet more than a dozen troop transports and heavily armed Humvees with applause and shouts of joy.The town's supplies had been blocked after the Knights Templars cartel ...

  • Former Texas Marine kidnapped in Mexico

    Armando Torres, 27 A former Marine from Texas who served for seven years has been kidnapped by armed men in Mexico, his family said.Armando Torres, 27, crossed the Los Indios Bridge in Brownsville, Texas on Tuesday night to visit his dad and was supposed to return Wednesday morning.Torres' uncle, Eduardo Torres, says he's worried and claims he and two other family members from Mexico ...

  • More Idaho wheat sold for feed exports to Mexico drop

    SEAN ELLIS Capital PressBOISE -- After increasing significantly in 2012, Idaho wheat exports to Mexico dropped considerably during the first quarter of 2013. The drop was caused by very high corn prices last year that resulted in a lot of Idaho wheat being sent through feed channels, according to industry experts. "Because of the price of corn, we had millions of bushels of wheat go to ...

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Win Win [Blu-Ray]

Win Win [Blu-Ray]

So-called feel-good movies are tricky business because most filmmakers are all too willing to paper over or outright bend reality in order to deliver the emotional candy the audience is craving. Of course, a little candy isnt a bad thing, but too much of it makes you sick, and that is often the c ... ...

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  • B.C. relatives fear for man kidnapped in Mexico along with his business partner

    The frantic family of a missing B.C. man feared kidnapped in Mexico is praying for his safe return.Diego Hernandez, 22, disappeared in Puerto Vallarta on May 8 along with his American business partner, Craig Silva, 31.Three days before the pair disappeared, Hernandez, a mixed martial arts instructor, had mounted a successful, high-profile MMA event."It was a very exciting time for ...

  • Mexican Peso Pares Drop on Speculation Fed Will Sustain Stimulus

    Mexico 's peso pared its decline as a Federal Reserve official supported maintaining a monetary stimulus program that has buoyed emerging-market assets. The currency slid 0.2 percent to 12.3264 per U.S. dollar at 11:15 a.m. in Mexico City after earlier falling 0.8 percent. The peso has risen 4.3 percent in 2013, still the biggest gain among major currencies tracked by Bloomberg. St. ...

  • Philip Morris Intl to fully control Mexican unit

    Philip Morris Mexico for about $700 million. The transaction, which is expected to get completed by the end of September, is subject to the approval of the Mexican antitrust authority. Slim is on Philip Morris International's board of directors. Its shares fell $1, or 1.1 percent, to $94 in morning trading Tuesday, and have traded between $81.10 and $96.73 in the last 52 weeks. The ...

  • Mexico Hands-on kitchen and spa for $300

    The Baja resort, an hour’s drive south of San Diego, is offering Saturdays at the Ranch, a one-day visit that includes fitness and spa activities, meals and a hands-on afternoon in a class at the culinary center. The ranch and spa, tagged World’s Best Destination Spa by Travel & Leisure readers in 2010 and 2011, is a 3,000-acre property that specializes in health and wellness ...

  • Canadian man missing in Mexico previously charged with drug offences

    5/21/2013 A Canadian man missing in Mexico had a troubled past. Diego Hernandez recently faced drug charges on Vancouver Island. Three years ago, the 22-year-old was arrested in Saanich and charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking. His trial was slated to start last October, but court officials in Victoria cannot yet be reached to confirm details of the outcome. Police say ...

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