Mexican production facilities known as maquiladoras have become a regular feature on the Mexican business landscape, particularly in the northern Mexico-Texas border towns. Learn more about how these mainly US-run production facilities...

As in much of Latin America, business relationships in Mexico are built on a strong foundation of trust. Learn about the importance of patience, networking, and taking the time to get to know your business counterpart, especially in a...

Business cards are widely used in Mexico. When doing business in Mexico, be sure to bring a large supply of business cards that clearly state your name, title, and company details. Learn more about this important custom, understand...

Mexicans have a good sense of humor and a real knack for enjoying life. They love to tease, play language games, and laugh at other people’s mistakes—or ingenuity. Referring to each other by funny nicknames is a playful Mexican custom....

Mexicans are usually warm and gentle toward strangers, including foreigners. They’ll sometimes stare at them, especially if the foreigners don’t look like Americans, whom they’re used to seeing. Curiosity and wonder quickly vanish once...

Contrary to what you might think, most Mexican food is neither hot nor buried under lots of tomato sauce and melted cheese as it often is outside of Mexico. Explore the wide, rich variety of Mexican cuisine and the common eating habits...

Tremendous strides have been made in education in Mexico over the past century. Today, education is compulsory and school enrollment has been increasing steadily. The majority of the schools in Mexico are public, coed, and nonreligious....

The overwhelming majority of Mexicans—86 percent—are Roman Catholic, and morally and politically, the church is a powerful force. This isn’t to say that all Mexicans attend church regularly. Less than half the people in the large cities...

In Mexico, socioeconomic status, including where a person lives, attends school, shops, and works, is determined in large part by ethnic background. Sadly, for rural Indians, this almost always means living forever in poverty. Only a...

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