
Papirex

Mar 15, 2010, 5:44 PM
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Re: [Don Gringo] Unknown Holiday in Mexico
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The dates that some national Holidays in México are celebrated on have been moved to a Monday to give the public more three day weekends, just as some holidays were moved from the actual dates, to either a Friday or a Monday in The US a few years ago. There is a little news squib about it on the Mexico Today website in English today at: http://www.mexicotodayblog.com/ Scroll down about 8 or 9 paragraphs to read it. Just below that is a notation that The Hoy No Circula law in México City was suspended today too, that won't effect anyone that does not live near that city though. We didn't plan to go there today anyway, but our van is new enough that it has a cero verification (smog) sticker, and it is exempt from the Hoy No Circula driving restrictions anyway. Only newer cars registered in México, D. F, and the nearby states of Hidalgo, México, Puebla, and Morelos may get a cero or a double cero verification sticker to be exempt from the driving restrictions in México City. I believe a car must be a model year of 2002 or newer to be eligible for a cero or double cero sticker, but I'm not sure if that is accurate. My wife and her Mom make at least one trip per month to México City, they never need to be concerned now about which day they go there, or return home anymore. Rex "The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved" - Victor Hugo
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