About & editorial standards
A practical, trust-first network for residents and visitors in Mexico, published by MexPat Guide.
MexPat Now is designed to answer everyday questions quickly: what is happening locally, what conditions are like, whether an official notice is active, and where to verify the details. It is edited and maintained by Ken Gardner for MexPat Guide.
Source standards
Local news, events and notices must have a working exact-source URL, a named publisher or organizer, a verifiable date and a clear connection to the destination. Generic homepages, inferred dates, duplicate stories, speculation and unsupported summaries are rejected.
Freshness & expiration
Dated events disappear after their final local date. Official notices are removed when they expire or are resolved. Each destination keeps an honest empty state when no current item passes validation.
Corrections
Details can change after publication. Readers are encouraged to use the linked original source before travelling, purchasing or making an important decision. Substantive corrections are reviewed before the public page is changed.
Live data
Weather, air quality and exchange rates come from attributed data services. When a live provider is delayed, the site may show a clearly labelled last-known verified value. No live value is presented as current when its source is unavailable.
Privacy & accessibility
Display preferences and return-visit comparisons stay on the reader’s device. Usage measurement records anonymous aggregate interactions. The emergency wallet-card tool does not transmit the personal details entered into it.
Optional Ajijic event and correction submissions are stored in a private editorial queue. No email address is required. Submitted details and source links may be edited and published after review, with the submitter's consent. The queue covers the last 90 days; older records are cleared when it is accessed. Submissions are not added to a mailing list. Embedded maps are supplied by Google.
Commercial independence
Advertising, sponsorships or paid directory listings must be clearly labelled and kept separate from editorial selection. Payment does not qualify a news item, event, notice or source for inclusion.
Help us keep the information accurate
Send a correction, a current exact-source link or a question through MexPat Guide. We review submissions before publishing them.