The industry’s revival around the state also has given youth in small towns a reason not to migrate out of their tight-knit communities.
Stories by Shannon Collins
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Mexico’s early Syrian, Lebanese migrants had an impact often overlooked
Syrians and Lebanese migrants have been arriving in Mexico to start a new life since the the time of the Ottoman Empire.
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Indigenous artisan Juana Gómez’s mission: preserving her people’s history
With few exceptions, those interested in seeing her life-sized ceramic jaguars must track her down in her rural Chiapas workshop.
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Restaurant’s pandemic survival story was years in the making
Campeche’s La Olla de la Pagoda’s decades of community building and sustainable practice paid off with a clientele eager to keep it thriving.
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It’s time to call dolphinariums what they are, say opponents: prisons
Be it in a cement pond, sea pen or hotel swimming pool, life in captivity deeply affects cetaceans’ well-being, research has shown.
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A small-town mayor’s big hope: mining its Maya history for future prosperity
José Manuel Castillo — elected to lead Pich, Campeche, in October — wants his community’s indigenous youth to have reasons to stay here.
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This hacienda is steeped in history, but its eye is on the planet’s future
Hacienda San Andrés once housed Independence troops. Today, the organic farm aims to teach Mexicans the value of sustainable agriculture.
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As outsiders eye their lands, the Lacandones face an uncertain future
Businesses, neighbors, even the government want the resources in this Maya people’s paradise, turned into a biosphere reserve in the 1970s.
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This laboratory’s most cutting-edge project: scientific collaboration
Cuernavaca’s National Laboratory of Advanced Microscopy is keeping young scientists here by upending Mexico’s patriarchal research culture.
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Campeche man’s annual mission: spread joy through a holiday spectacle
Decorated homes are part of the festive season, but a home overlooking the sea in Campeche city spreads the Christmas spirit more than most.
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For transported migrants, INM transfers mean same wait, new location
Trying to relieve overwhelmed staff in Chiapas, the immigration agency is sending migrants to equally understaffed offices all over Mexico.
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Pelota Maya’s World Cup blends indigenous pride with artful gameplay
The seven Latin American teams competed in Mérida for an international trophy but were united in reviving the sport of their ancestors.
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At this fashion show, the watchwords are sustainability and inclusion
Campeche’s annual Moda Intramuros event might look straight out of Fashion Week, but the designs—and models—on its catwalk will surprise you.
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Fuller picture of the ancient Maya awaits in obscure ruins like Acanmul
For every tourist-friendly Chichén Itzá, many more ruins on the Yucatán Peninsula go overlooked, limiting the public’s understanding.
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In Mexico, animal welfare advocates still battle myopia and indifference
Abuse laws with more teeth and government programs to help strays are win-win ideas, but activists mostly find themselves alone in the fight.
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Maya town’s decline sounds a death knell for its rare Día de Muertos rituals
As people leave Nilchí, Campeche, for good, families are fracturing and a tradition of caring for departed loved ones’ bones is disappearing.
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Documentary company puts cameras into hands of indigenous filmmakers
If Not Us Then Who mentors communities experiencing land dispossession and resource exploitation to use the power of the lens.
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Ancient ballgame links its modern Maya players to a silenced culture
This sport, erased by the conquistadors, is being rediscovered by indigenous communities seeking to connect with their ancestral history.
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‘This Christ is our Christ:’ Campeche’s black Jesus crucifix a beloved icon
Campechanos revere this 450-year-old crucifix with a dark-skinned savior but also embrace it as a symbol of cultural resilience.
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Monthly farm-to-table outdoor event brings Campeche diners to their food
Farm to Table, where avant-garde vegetarian meals are cooked outside before your eyes, uses in-season ingredients grown on-site.
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Real vaquita protection needed now and for Mexico’s next dying species
A recent petition to the USMCA aims to save the porpoise but also set precedent to mitigate future Gulf of California biodiversity loss.
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Vampire bats’ maligned reputation hinders efforts at conservation
Global warming’s effects are disrupting the crucial roles these much-maligned and misunderstood creatures play in ecosystems across Mexico.
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International environmental fest will plant 45,000 mangroves in Mexico
The global Trees & Seas festival is taking place this week in Chile as well as in 30 satellite communities, four of which are in Mexico.
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UNESCO’s call to end US border wall aims to save species from extinction
The Trump administration’s rapid construction of the barrier threatened the habitats of jaguars and other flora and fauna in both countries.
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As LGBTQ+ rights advance in Mexico, cultural attitudes slow to catch up
While Mexico has legalized gay marriage and elected two transgender politicians, it’s also seen 459 murders of LGBTQ+ people in five years.
