Mexico City looks to rein in street drinking

Mexico City’s government said on Friday it is considering measures to limit the sale of alcohol in public spaces, after over 700,000 people gathered downtown to celebrate Mexico’s soccer team advancing to the knockout stage of the World Cup. Mexico’s victory against South Korea saw massive street celebrations, with fans dressed in green Tri jerseys or wearing colorful Lucha Libre masks and dancing in the rain, waving flags, singing anthems and blowing on vuvuzelas. The next morning, Reforma Avenue – one of the city’s main arteries – was littered with trash and many of its yellow cempasuchil flowers had been trampled over. Authorities collected some 40 tons of waste around the historic center. Mexico City’s government secretary Cesar Cravioto told a press conference that part of the government’s duty of care during the massive soccer event is prevention and this involves controlling illegal sales of alcohol on the streets. Cravioto said the government would ask restaurants and bars in