Annular solar eclipse transfixes crowds across the Americas
Campeche, Mexico Reuters Thousands of people across the Americas gazed at the heavens on Saturday to witness a rare phenomenon known as an annular solar eclipse, when the moon passes in front of the sun, momentarily producing the appearance of a “ring of fire” in the sky. “It’s one of those things you can’t miss,” […]
God’s will or ecological disaster?: Mexico takes aim at Mennonite deforestation
CASSANDRA GARRISON, of Reuters, reports on growing calls for the Mexico’s Mennonite communities to adopt more sustainable farming practices…
Mexico tells Mennonites: stop cutting down jungle to plant
Mexico CityAP The Mexican Government said last week it has reached a preliminary agreement with Mennonites living in southern Mexico to stop cutting down low jungle to plant crops. The Environment Department said the agreement covered Mennonite communities in the state of Campeche, on the Yucatan peninsula. Mennonites have roots in northern Mexico dating back […]