Travel guide

Ok, you want to drive to Mexico (good for you!) and now you need to know what it will take to get you and your vehicle into the country. Here is the straight scoop. More >

Agua Azul in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas is the site of a proposed eco-tourism resort for wealthy foreigners. The local community is split in a violent dispute that has already seen one death and more than a hundred arrests. One side supports the state government’s tourism plans, while those opposed to the resort are allied with Chiapas’s Zapatista movement.

Black-and-white photographs of kissing couples adorn the facade of the V Motel Boutique Suites & Villas. Guests access their rooms through private garages emblazoned with giant images of stick figures in what can only be a passionate embrace, and the words “Do Not Disturb.” More >