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Week of September 14, 2026
📰 Need-to-Know: Money Keeps Flowing Into Mexico Tourism
Mexico’s tourism industry just posted a pretty remarkable number.
Foreign direct investment in tourism reached US$589 million during the second quarter of 2026 — a 49% increase compared with the same period last year.
During the entire first half of 2026, tourism-related foreign investment totaled about US$1.3 billion.
Where is much of that money going? Furnished apartments and homes offering lodging services accounted for the largest portion, followed by hotels and air transportation.
For people living in Mexico, this matters beyond tourism statistics. Continued investment can mean more accommodations, better transportation connections, new businesses and jobs — although rapid tourism development can also put additional pressure on housing and infrastructure in popular destinations.
Mexico clearly isn’t fading from the international tourism map anytime soon.
Read the announcement from Mexico’s Tourism Ministry
💰 Money Matters: Mexico’s Inflation Ticks Up — But There’s More to the Story
If groceries and services have felt a little more expensive lately, the latest inflation numbers offer some context.
Mexico’s annual headline inflation increased to 3.26% in August, up from 3.12% in July. It was the first acceleration in five months.
But underlying inflation actually improved. Annual core inflation fell to 3.88% from 3.95%, suggesting some of the longer-term price pressures are continuing to ease.
For expats earning or holding U.S. dollars, there’s another number worth watching: the peso remains quite strong. Banco de México’s published rate was about 16.97 pesos per U.S. dollar on September 13.
Translation: Mexico can still be affordable compared with many places north of the border, but Americans shouldn’t automatically assume their dollars will stretch as far as they once did.
✈️ Travel Update: Guadalajara Is Getting Three New U.S. Routes
Mexico’s air connectivity keeps expanding.
Volaris has announced three new nonstop routes connecting Guadalajara with Boston, Nashville and Raleigh-Durham, beginning October 15.
That brings Guadalajara to more than 65 destinations and gives travelers — particularly those living in central Mexico — some interesting new alternatives for getting between Mexico and the United States.
And here’s another new route worth filing away for winter travel: Volaris plans to begin the first nonstop service between Los Cabos and Cancún on December 1.
Mexico is a huge country. Anything that makes it easier to cross it without connecting through Mexico City gets our attention.
🇲🇽 The Independence Story You Might Not Know
Everyone knows about Miguel Hidalgo and the famous Grito de Dolores.
But one of the most consequential moments leading up to it happened in Querétaro.
In 1810, a group of conspirators — including Miguel Hidalgo, Ignacio Allende and Juan Aldama — were secretly planning an uprising against Spanish rule. Meetings were held in Querétaro, including at the home of Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, the city’s Corregidora.
Then the conspiracy was discovered.
Ortiz de Domínguez managed to get a warning out, and messenger Ignacio Pérez left Querétaro to alert the insurgents. The warning helped force the rebellion to begin earlier than originally planned.
More than two centuries later, Querétaro still commemorates that journey.
This September marks 40 years of the Cabalgata Histórica de Ignacio Pérez, a horseback commemoration of Pérez’s ride. Querétaro’s historical programming continues this month, including a September 19 theatrical presentation about Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez and the Independence route.
So while millions will shout ¡Viva México! this week, it’s worth remembering that part of the story behind that cry began quietly, behind closed doors in Querétaro.
See Querétaro’s Fiestas Patrias program
🏥 Health & Insurance: Does Medicare Cover You While Living in Mexico?
This is one of the questions we hear most often from Americans considering Mexico.
Generally, Medicare does not cover routine medical care received in Mexico. There are a few narrow exceptions involving emergencies near the U.S. border, but Medicare shouldn’t be treated as your health insurance solution for living abroad.
That leaves long-term residents with several possibilities depending on age, health history, budget and how much coverage they want — including international major medical insurance and other private coverage.
The important part is understanding where your policy actually works before you need it.
Brett LaMar specializes in helping expats and long-term residents understand their options for private health coverage in Mexico.
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🎨 Worth the Trip: Guadalajara Art Week
Looking for an excuse for a Guadalajara weekend?
Estación Material Vol. 5 takes over Galería Plataforma in Colonia Americana from September 24–27, bringing together contemporary galleries and artists from Mexico and Jalisco.
The public portion runs September 25–27 and includes contemporary art alongside talks, DJ sets and other programming.
Colonia Americana already makes a great weekend neighborhood for restaurants, cafés and wandering around Guadalajara. Adding an art fair makes the timing even better.
📅 September 24–27, 2026
📍 Galería Plataforma, Guadalajara
Estación Material event information
🌽 Food & Culture: A Festival Dedicated to Mexico’s Most Important Ingredient
Corn isn’t merely an ingredient in Mexico.
It is tied to Mexican agriculture, mythology, Indigenous culture and thousands of years of food history — from tortillas and tamales to pozole, atole and countless regional dishes.
On September 23, Ocosingo, Chiapas hosts its Festival del Maíz, celebrating corn and the traditions surrounding it.
You certainly don’t have to travel to Chiapas to participate in the spirit of it.
This week, skip the supermarket tortillas once and find a neighborhood tortillería making fresh corn tortillas. Eat one while it’s still warm.
Sometimes the simplest Mexican foods are the ones worth paying the most attention to.
📅 Put This on Your Radar: Cervantino Is Almost Here
One of Mexico’s biggest cultural events is just around the corner.
The 54th Festival Internacional Cervantino runs October 3–18 in Guanajuato.
For more than two weeks, the historic city becomes a giant stage for music, theater, dance and visual arts.
If you’ve never experienced Guanajuato during Cervantino, this is one of those Mexican events worth planning a trip around rather than simply stumbling across.
And because hotels in the historic center can fill quickly during major festival dates, now is the time to start looking if you’re considering going.
📅 October 3–18, 2026
📍 Guanajuato, Guanajuato
Festival Internacional Cervantino
🇲🇽 This Week in Mexico
Of course, we can’t send a Mexico newsletter during this particular week without saying it:
¡Viva México! 🇲🇽
September 15 brings El Grito, followed by Mexican Independence Day on September 16.
Whether you’re watching the ceremony in a packed plaza, eating pozole with friends or hearing fireworks from your living room, this is one of those weeks when Mexico’s history becomes impossible to miss.
And now you know a little more about what happened in Querétaro before Hidalgo ever rang that famous bell.
🌿 Settle In. Branch Out.
Living in Mexico gets more interesting when you understand what’s happening beyond your own neighborhood.
We’ll keep bringing you the news, places, traditions and practical information that make Mexico easier — and more interesting — to explore.
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