It’s no secret that drug and pharmaceutical prices in the United States can be outrageously expensive at times. Recent media reports have mentioned how many people are seeking to purchase drugs in other countries, such as Canada. However, if you don’t live in the north, there is another option that may prove just as viable:… Read more »
Shopping Across the Border Having grown up in Southern Arizona near the Mexico border, cross-border shopping trips have long been one of my favorite ways to while away the day. My family, friends and I all have many fond memories from numerous day trips we have taken across the border into Mexico, to stroll around… Read more »
I often comment on blogs about how much cheaper things are south of the border. I’m mostly referring to things that are labor-related. For example, a haircut in Saltillo, in the northeast region of Mexico, usually costs 50 pesos, or about four bucks, and no tip is expected. I’m told that prices drop even more… Read more »
If you enter the Benito Juarez market via the entrance at the middle of the street called Calle Fr. Bartolome de las Casas in Oaxaca, Mexico, you will be greeted with the sight of indigenous women basket weavers performing their craft and displaying their wares. Using narrow palm fronds they work quickly, weaving in an… Read more »
It’s no secret that Mexico relies heavily on the US, with about 80 percent of Mexican exports going north and nearly the same amount of importing coming from the States. It has even been a growing trend for middle-class Mexicans to travel up that way with passports in hand for Black Friday sales. However retailers… Read more »
