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Railway to Heaven
May 1, 2006 at 9:50 AM | 0 Comments
Remember when Spring Break meant beer bongs and bikini contests in Cabo? Those were the days. On Friday, the Mexican government passed a bill legalizing small amounts of pot, ecstasy, cocaine and even heroin within its' borders. The law passed 53-26 in the Mexican Congress and is meant to change the police focus from small drug busts to large shipments.
So what does this mean for America? Aside from potentially solving this whole immigration problem--who would want to leave a country where you can freely snort away your problems--we must also be cognizant of how this could change the lives of frat boys forever. Donkey shows and Club Med are no longer Mexico's main attractions if frat boys can buy brown in Baja. Which we wouldn't, but Nicole Richie might.
For now, we'll just sit back and wait for Joe Francis' next spring break endeavor: Girls Passed Out for Twelve Hours Consecutively.
[Image via genesis3000/Flickr]
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· Mexico Set to Legalize [CNN]
Celeb Travel
Mexican Wedding for Ali Landry
April 11, 2006 at 9:05 AM | 1 Comment
The thought of packing it in, heading to another country and getting married is always tempting. Ali Landry (you know, the former Ms. Mario "AJ Slater" Lopez. No? How about the girl in the Doritos ad at the laundromat? We thought you'd remember that one.) caved to just such a cool ranch craving this weekend in Mexico, where she wed director Alejandro Monteverde. (no affiliation to Doritos)
The "Eve" co-star's previous marriage was annulled in the snap of a finger as she hopped on down to San Miguel de Allende on Saturday to make #2 official. Cheers! Just how we like to see it done...
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· Eve Co-Star Ali Landry Weds in Mexico [ABC News]
Architecture
Enormous Temple Found in Mexico City
April 6, 2006 at 10:15 AM | 0 Comments
A huge pyramid has been discovered under two feet of dirt on a hill in Mexico City. The 1500-year-old structure is as big as the Pyramid of the Moon, in nearby Teotihuacan, with a height of 60 feet and four sides that are each 500 feet long.
The hillside, in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of town, has its own modern religious significance, since it's been used since 1833 to stage reenactments of Christ's crucifixion. Sounds like a party, right?
The National Institute of Anthropology and History will not be digging up the entire site because of the reenactments. A spokesman for the institute stated that "both the pre-Hispanic structure and the Holy Week rituals are part of our cultural legacy, so we have to look for a way to protect both cultural values." For the moment, that means no digging.
Related Stories:
· 1,500-year-old pyramid discovered [Yahoo]
· Pyramid presents religious quandary [CNN]
· Ancient Pyramid found in Mexico [BBC]
