Diamonds may not necessarily be a girl’s best friend, but jewelry has always been important to women. For centuries – and still today in some cultures – jewelry was all women were allowed to own. 

Christmas festivities come to a peak on Nochebuena (Christmas Eve), as Mexican families look towards a long night of last-minute shopping, traditional religious celebrations, and the lively gatherings that will spill over from Monday, December 24 into the 25th.

Expanding Medicare coverage to all U.S. citizens could improve health care for millions. However, with very limited exceptions, the current Medicare program limits coverage for Part A and Part B to costs incurred inside the United States.

The rise of Netflix has been a boon to documentary filmmakers in Mexico, providing them with a tremendous platform to reach new audiences at home and around the world. 

When Lena Dietz arrived in Guadalajara in early December for her annual vacation from frigid climates, she carried a vivid set of fresh memories that were distinctly different from past visits here.

Fifty-five years before Abraham Lincoln’s historic 1865 declaration, the father of Mexican Independence, Padre Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, issued a decree declaring that the ignominy of slavery – for three centuries an integral part of life in colonial New Spain – be abolished in Mexico.