BBC News - Mexico Direct

6 January 2013Last updated at 14:11

Mexico faces testing times in 2012Can Mexico's economy continue to grow this year, or will the problems affecting other countries finally catch up with it?

Fading American dream?Mexican migrants return home as the country's economy improves

Mexican waveThe country's film industry may be poised for global success

Keeping kitchen traditions aliveCan a new breed of food lovers bring back the healthy recipes of old?

In pictures: Real Mexican cuisineGrasshoppers, ant eggs, spicy dried fish - the food you don't find at your local Mexican

Crossing bordersWhy some Americans are choosing to live illegally in Mexico

Mexico City's bike revolutionCycle activists are trying to create a green biking revolution in Mexico's car-crowded capital

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