Mexico Single: Is Mexico ready for another revolution?
With their presidential election just six weeks away, Mexicans are deciding if they want a second revolution. The Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, in power since horse-and-buggy days, is ripe for defeat. Its legacy of crime, incompetence and corruption has left it vulnerable. Vicente Fox, the main opposition candidate, has a chance to defeat the PRI. He is close in the polls, and has momentum.Should Fox win, it would be the most significant power shift since the 1930s, when...
Mexico Single: MUCHO MUSIC
EPCOT's legendary Mariachi Cobre roars into town Jeffrey Lee Puckett This is the time of year when families head south for Orlando, where Walt Disney World and the EPCOT Center promise days of distraction. But it's a long haul, with a lot of bathroom breaks.Tomorrow, you can see one of the EPCOT Center's enduring attractions - and save yourself a drive - as the Fifth Third Bank Roarchestra Series concludes with guests Mariachi Cobre and ``Mucho...
Mexico Single: BEST OF MOVIES
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) (6.45pm, Friday, pay-TV) *** A BELATED third instalment in filmmaker Robert Rodriguez's El Mariachi series of ``tortilla westerns''.While a colourful cast including Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Mickey Rourke and Willem Dafoe make their big entrances, Johnny Depp makes off with the movie and simply won't give it back.A sharp-shooting style finds some new angles for the same old shootouts,...
Mexico Single: FALCONS, LOBOS STILL IN RUNNING,
STOPPING AFA BACKS IS NEW MEXICO'S GOAL
Something has to give.Air Force coach Fisher DeBerry is eager to see what will happen when the Falcons face New Mexico in a pivotal Mountain West Conference game Saturday at Albuquerque. ``When you look at this matchup, it's the third-leading rushing team in the country against the fourth- leading team against the run,'' DeBerry said. ``So something has to give somewhere. It's certainly going to be a great challenge for our...
Mexico Single: The Independent: THE INDEPENDENT PARENT: `What's the best group holiday for singles?'
QMy daughter likes travelling outside Europe, while her friends do not, so she's thinking about arranging a holiday on her own in February somewhere far flung. What's the best way for her to find out about group holidays suitable for a single woman (mid-twenties), but not of the 18- 30 variety? She's open to any suggestions.J Thirwell, via e-mail AFebruary is an excellent time to travel, as prices are lower and availability higher almost anywhere (except...