The Metrobus Project, an innovative and first-rate bus system that has considerably reduced traffic congestion and pollution in Mexico City, recently received Harvard University’s Roy Family Award for Environmental Partnerships.
The Metrobus transportation system, which is already being considered a possible model for similar implementations in other countries, was launched in 2005 along a 19 kilometers stretch (12 miles) of one of Mexico City’s busiest avenues. It complements the metropolis’ very busy subway.
More than 30 projects competed for the award. According to Harvard’s statement referring to the announcement of the …

A few weeks ago, the Mexican government agreed to provide Guatemala, our neighbor country south of the border, with low-cost electricity as part of the Mesoamerica Integration and Development Project.
Over half a million Guatemalans will benefit directly with this new electricity connection that will allow additional energy supplies and will also strengthen economic ties and cooperation between both nations.
Similarly, Mexico has reaffirmed its desire to strengthen relations with other Central American countries for economic and social benefit of the region. As part of an agreement based on mutual progress and …

Mexican writer Chloe Aridjis has received the French Mercure Award for her first book titled “Book of Clouds.”
“Book of Clouds” is a portrait of Berlin in the early twenty-first century through the eyes of Tatiana, a young Mexican who comes to the German capital on a scholarship, Aridjis explained.
The writer, daughter of Mexican poet and diplomat Homero Aridjis said she is pleased because the award coincides with the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. She vividly recalls how she lived those days, watching from the other …

More than 25 countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America are currently using “Oportunidades”, the anti-poverty program created in Mexico, as a role model to tackle this worldwide problem. In these countries, the World Bank is supporting local governments with financial resources and strategies that are being designed based on the Mexican model.
Axel von Trotsenburg, World Bank Director for Mexico and Colombia, said that thanks to this innovative program, Mexico has become a leader at designing and adopting concrete measures aimed at fighting poverty, particularly since the program is been …