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1 week ago | mexiconewsdaily.com | Maria Cruz Melendez |María R. Meléndez

Amigos, 80% of Mexicans experience intestinal issues (we didn’t make this up, this figure comes from research conducted by the National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition). Several factors contribute to this situation, including changes in our diet over the past few decades and increasingly sedentary and stressful lifestyles.

1 week ago | mexiconewsdaily.com | Andrea Fischer

One of the great joys of living in Mexico City is that its streets are still walkable — if you know how to dodge broken sidewalks and loose cobblestones. GuruWalk’s most recent ranking agrees with me: the capital beat Tokyo among the best walking cities in 2025. Sadly, that’s something you realize when you lose it.

2 weeks ago | mexiconewsdaily.com | Nellie Huang

The story of why I live in Mexico begins across the Atlantic. As we stood at the check-in counter in Amsterdam airport with all our belongings packed into five suitcases, a wave of emotion washed over me: bittersweet memories, the thrill of new beginnings and a flicker of fear. What if life in Mexico wasn’t all it was cracked up to be?  My husband Alberto and I were in our late 30s then; we’d spent four years raising our daughter and building a life in the Netherlands.

2 weeks ago | mexiconewsdaily.com | Maria Cruz Melendez |María R. Meléndez

She’s a crowd favorite, a savior for cravings, easy on the wallet and, most importantly, delicious. We’re talking about the gordita. The gordita is a cousin of the tlacoyo, which we discussed last week, and is part of the extensive family of over 700 dishes made from nixtamalized corn. What is a gordita? Short answer: A gordita is a thick, round corn empanada filled with a type of stew, typically made with protein.

2 weeks ago | mexiconewsdaily.com | Chris Sands

It’s hard to quantify Los Cabos beaches: They’re innumerable, with golden sandy stretches lined one after another across the municipality’s 125 miles of picturesque coastline. It’s also hard to rate them aesthetically: They’re all beautiful. So, which ones are the best to visit? It depends on your idea of a perfect day at the beach. If you like swimming, I can immediately suggest several beaches and eliminate others that have steep drop-offs or strong rip currents.