I went back there in 2024 as I was anyway in Mexico and didn't have any in-person obligations for a month, and I loved the way it modernized (at least in the areas I moved around in) and the atmosphere was much better than 2 decades ago, when it was rather grim.

> Maybe there's some kind of drought wherever the wells are fed.

There are also lots of breweries there. So I guess it really is a bit like SoCal, where the residential side of things are less than optimal due to water allocations? Not sure, worth digging into a bit.

I've never been but my wife's grandmother is from there.

> There were periods that it felt so dry, as if you're in SoCal.

Maybe there's some kind of drought wherever the wells are fed.

k00b

I lived there for a while for a local project. There were periods that it felt so dry, as if you're in SoCal.

food_and_drinks

Topo Chico faces shortage in the US — and it could last months

> Monterrey

I lived there for a while for a local project. There were periods that it felt so dry, as if you're in SoCal.