The US Consulate General in Mérida issued the alert, which highlighted tourist hotspots for their criminal activity.
Stories by Ben Wein
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No justice for lynching victims in Puebla, lawyer charges
Only nine of about 100 people involved in a lynching in 2020 have been arrested, the lawyer representing one victim’s family said.
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Some Telmex customers get a free bump in internet speed
Some Telmex customers said their internet speeds increased drastically on Sunday, from as much as 500 megabits to 1 gigabit.
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Agriculture officials present plan to save endangered Michoacán lake
Without intervention, Lake Cuitzeo could disappear completely in 10 years due to drought, deforestation and the dumping of sewage.
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Mayor cites heat, bad eating habits among reasons for Acapulco violence
Abelina López Rodríguez said her remarks came from reading a BBC article, but she nevertheless apologized after she came under criticism.
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Journalist who feared for her life murdered in Tijuana
Lourdes Maldonado, a former Televisa journalist, was shot dead in her car in Tijuana on Sunday night.
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Jalisco cartel’s Puerto Vallarta plaza chief arrested
A military operation captured the CJNG’s local leader in the affluent Vallarta Marina area on Thursday.
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Taco prices rise as cost of limes is up 153% in one year
Thanks to production shortfalls and extortion, lime costs more than double what it did last year, pushing up taco prices.
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Quintana Roo hotel shooting victims had history of criminal activities in Canada
The two Canadian men shot dead in a hotel in Xcaret México hotel in Quintana Roo on Friday both had long criminal histories.
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How to do business, and beat COVID: the week at the morning press conferences
The sale of Banamex, the completion of a Texas oil refinery and a certain Spanish energy company all went under the microscope.
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Lowering working age from 18 to 16 garners support
The proposal, backed by politicians and business representatives, would allow teenagers to work at a younger age in farming jobs.
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Opposition coalition denounces ‘narco-election’ of 2021
Mexico’s three-party opposition coalition has submitted a document to two international organizations claiming narco infiltration.
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Impatient candidate for vaccination attempts to jump the queue
A man in Tampico, Tamaulipas, who told police he had COVID-19 symptoms used his car as a battering ram to avoid waiting in a vaccine line.
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Students clash with police after attempting to block Michoacán highway
Protesting student teachers from a rural training college in Michoacán clashed with state police officers.
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Drivers pay for traffic violations by enforcing COVID protocols
Motorists in Mexico City who broke traffic rules are paying for it by enforcing COVID protocols as a form of community service.
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Citizens detain mayor on suspicion of corruption
Indigenous residents of San Martín Peras, Oaxaca, beat up their town’s leader and took both him and the education minister into custody.
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Chedraui to open 33 stores this year
Grocery and department store chain Chedraui plans to open 33 new stores in Mexico and the United States in 2022.
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Citizens march in Juárez 2 years after death of women’s rights activist
Citizens marched in Juárez, Chihuahua, on Monday night to commemorate the death of an artist and women’s rights activist.
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Effects of Tonga volcano eruption seen in Guerrero
The effects of a volcanic eruption on an island in the South Pacific Ocean have been seen about 9,000 kilometers northeast in Guerrero.
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Zihuatanejo is No. 5 on New York Times list of places to visit in 2022
According to the newspaper, the beach town is one of 52 places globally where ‘travelers can be part of the solution,’ the paper said.
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Journalists murdered in Veracruz, Baja California
Reporters Without Borders has called for investigations into the killings of José Luis Gamboa and Margarito Martínez.
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Riviera Maya condo sells for 5.7 Bitcoin
A condo on the Riviera Maya in Quintana Roo has been sold using Bitcoin, making it the first residential property sale of its kind in Mexico.
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Consumer group warns of ‘toxic’ ingredients in Cheetos
Packets of Cheetos corn chips violate food regulations and contain ingredients that could be toxic, a consumer advocacy group said.
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Santa Rosa Cartel’s El Marro sentenced to 60 years
Captured in 2020, José Antonio Yépez caused a spiral of violence in Guanajuato state after he declared war on a rival cartel in 2017.
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Kiss founder Gene Simmons spotted on garbage truck in Nuevo León
A Mexican garbage collector dressed up as a member of 1970s rock group Kiss caught the attention of band founder Gene Simmons.
