You can badmouth the gringos as much as you want, but they are soooooo nice to us, Mexicans.

Take Barack Obama, who this afternoon arrived in Mexico City to personally give the Calderón government US$66 million!

Alas, the greenbacks might not end up in my family’s hands any time soon. They are, reportedly, to be used to purchase a few BlackHawk helicopters.

Oh, well, beggars can’t be choosers, right?

1 Beast (the bullet proof limo, NOT who you’re thinking of…)

5.4 meters. Length of The Beast

12:00 P.M. (CST) Time when Mexico’s air travel space will shut down for one and a half hours

13:00 P.M. (CST) Estimated Time of Arrival at Mexico City’s International Airport

3,5000 Police agents charged with the U.S. President’s security during his visit

24 Estimated number of hours in Mexico

5 Number of activities planned

6 Number of floors to be occupied by Obama and his staff at Polanco’s Hotel El Presidente

15:35. Estimated time for a joint press conference with the other beast Felipe Calderón

3 meals (presumably not Whoppers)