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Wednesday, January 1, 2020

The president and a medal-winning gymnast seen as man and woman of the year.

Woman of the year: gymnast Alexa Moreno; man of the year: AMLO

The president polled well ahead of second-place Carlos Slim

  • Police confront the alleged thieves.

    ‘We have to do something to catch the bad guys:’ robbery victim

    A Mexico City woman whose purse was stolen in a coffee shop pulled off a rare feat: she personally caught the perpetrators.

    December 31
  • A channel for industrial runoff.

    Lax laws have turned Jalisco’s Santiago River into a disaster

    Heavily contaminated Santiago River is “a powerful example of Mexico’s failure to protect its environment,” according to a report by The New York Times.

    December 31
  • There's hope for fewer crime scenes, analyst writes.

    Some happy thoughts for the new year: security analyst sees five reasons for hope

    Things are looking rough from a security standpoint but there are reasons to be optimistic, says an often gloomy analyst.

    December 31
  • Rubén Ramírez at work.

    Economics put men to work at embroidery in Oaxaca town

    ‘To be an embroiderer in Santa Rosa is not a woman’s thing, it is nothing more than an economic thing,’ an embroiderer explains.

    December 31
  • National Guard and state police are now patrolling in San Marcos.

    Guerrero police strike over uniforms and equipment

    Police in San Marcos, Guerrero, are off the job to demand better equipment and reject a life insurance policy provided by the local government.

    December 31
  • No more plastic bags as of Wednesday.

    Ban on plastic bags takes effect Wednesday in Mexico City

    The ban on single-use plastic bags takes effect following the passage of a law by the capital’s Congress in May.

    December 31
  • One of the copper coins being returned to Mexico.

    US returns 3,500 copper coins that were in use more than 500 years ago

    The United States returned a collection of over 3,500 pre-Hispanic copper coins to Mexican authorities in a ceremony in Miami on Monday.

    December 31
  • The monolith Peña de Bernal forms a backdrop to the Magical Town of San Sebastián Bernal.

    University promotes UNESCO geopark in Querétaro

    The park would encompass the Peña de Bernal, one of the world’s largest monoliths, as well as the area known as the Sacred Triangle of Querétaro.

    December 30
  • A Veracruz producer with vanilla pods.

    Challenge for vanilla growers is hiding crops from thieves

    It’s a good and bad time to be a vanilla grower in Veracruz: vanilla is currently selling for about 10,000 pesos (US $530) a kilo.

    December 30

OPINION

  • Electricity commission wants to raise transmission costs to private sector.

    Renewable energy producers will be hurt most by strengthening CFE

    The electricity commission has developed plans to curb private participation in the electricity market to consolidate power generation in state hands.

    December 27
  • police officers

    Fair pay the best place to start in building professional police forces

    With every state police force lacking in numbers and many municipal forces dwindling as well, what we can do to recruit good, qualified officers?

    December 26
  • christmas ornaments

    Why are my tweezers Italian? Why not Mexican?

    Perhaps, like Christmas ornaments, they could be made in Michoacán, one of Mexico’s most violence-plagued and dangerous states.

    December 23

MEXICO LIFE

  • Celebrate New Year's with a mezcal cocktail.

    Tequila’s wild and unpredictable cousin: mezcal is complex and surprising

    While mezcal aficionados advise sipping slowly to fully enjoy the beverage, it’s also a versatile base for a multitude of cocktails.

    December 30
  • Cold Dunk Cave was formed in volcanic rock by water dissolving soluble material.

    Guadalajara’s Cold Dunk Cave is home to thousands of tequila bats

    Where do Guadalajara’s tequila bats sleep? Explorers decide to investigate and discover Cold Dunk Cave, a river cave just 22 kilometers from the city.

    December 27
It's salad season and time for some creative dressings.

With lots of fresh fruit and veggies available, time for Ensalada Navideña

One of the most confounding aspects about living in Mexico was adjusting to the growing seasons: summer here is not when things grow.

December 23

MORE NEWS

  • The Canopy by Hilton will open in Cancún in 2020.

    13 new hotels to open in Cancún, Riviera Maya in 2020

    December 30
  • Paul DesLauriers plays at Blues on the Beach next month.

    Canadian guitarist headlines January blues show in Oaxaca

    December 30
  • 'Please don't leave:' residents attempt to prevent security forces from leaving danger area.

    A year on, displaced families in Guerrero call for aid from National Guard

    December 30
  • The Fort of Guadalupe Museum in Puebla city.

    Thieves take historic coins, medals, sabers from Puebla museum

    December 30
  • A drug tunnel under the Mexico-US border.

    El Chapo’s tunnel-building legacy lives on; latest one found in Nogales

    December 30
  • Scene of Sunday's shooting in Uriangato.

    Gas station attack in Uriangato, Guanajuato, kills 6 early Sunday

    December 30
  • The Volkswagen Jetta after Sunday's accident.

    Head-on collision on Chiapas highway kills 11, injures 7

    December 30
  • Tony the Tiger, or Tigre Toño as he is known in Mexico, may soon disappear.

    Goodbye Tony the Tiger? Mascot could be banned from cereal boxes

    December 28
  • A security guard, center, breaks up a fight in Mexico City airport.

    #LordInterjet: angry airline employee clashes with passenger

    December 28

MORE RECENT STORIES

  • Battle-scarred municipal offices in Villa Unión.

    Repairs 50% complete to 120 homes damaged in cartel attack

    December 28
  • Chiapas weaver Carmen Vázquez keeps the tradition alive.

    Tzotzil weaver wins Mexico’s highest cultural award for her life’s work

    December 28
  • Santiago Nuyoó, where 1,700 residents are now enjoying mobile phone service.

    16 mountain communities in Oaxaca band together to get phone service

    December 27
  • Quiroga, left, accused President López Obrador of 'kneeling before' Donald Trump.

    Mexico-Bolivia tiff heats up: AMLO a ‘cowardly thug,’ says ex-president

    December 27
  • Protesters mourn one of the latest femicides in México state, that of student Nazaret Bautista in Texcoco.

    Femicide cases have doubled in 4 years; 890 recorded in first 11 months

    December 27
  • ixtapa zihuatanejo blues fest

    Come for the music, stay for the beach is theme of rock and blues fest

    December 27
  • Bars often contribute to high noise levels.

    Torreón, Coahuila, cracks down on noise infractions with fines for residents

    December 27
  • Janos Police Chief Villegas.

    Chihuahua police chief arrested in connection with LeBarón massacre

    December 27
  • Nativity figures in the Fomento Cultural Banamex exhibition.

    Nativity scenes are an integral element of Christmas in Mexico

    December 26
  • Zimapán: mining country or national park?

    Mining illegal in Hidalgo park but it’s a traditional source of jobs for many

    December 26
  • Zacatecas, New Year's hotspot.

    Zacatecas one of top-20 New Year’s Eve destinations

    December 26
  • Environment Secretary Toledo.

    Miner rejects government’s claim of health, environmental damage caused by spill

    December 26

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  1. El Chapo’s tunnel-building legacy lives on; latest one found in Nogales
  2. 13 new hotels to open in Cancún, Riviera Maya in 2020
  3. Canadian guitarist headlines January blues show in Oaxaca
  4. Gas station attack in Uriangato, Guanajuato, kills 6 early Sunday
  5. Head-on collision on Chiapas highway kills 11, injures 7
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