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The 17 family members of El Chapo were carrying more than $70,000 in cash and several suitcases.

Ex-wife and 16 family members of drug lord ‘El Chapo’ surrender...

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According to crime journalist Luis Chaparro, the family members' decision to turn themselves in was likely linked to the plea agreement El Chapo's son is negotiating with U.S. authorities.
Photo illustration with Mexican tomatoes in a pile next to a sign listing a tariff rate.

Baja Peninsula’s tomato growers unite to fight upcoming US levies

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The states' growers are preparing to fight for their right to sell their produce in their largest market.
An aerial view of the beach along the Cancún hotel zone

American Airlines announces new flights to Mexican beach destinations

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The company is increasing flights to top warm weather vacation spots, including three coastal cities in Mexico.
Tropical Storm Carlotta satellite image

Preparing for hurricane season in Baja California Sur

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Is your trip threatened by a storm? Here's a local's guide to how to prepare.
Marina del Pilar Ávila, 39, was elected governor of Baja California in 2021

US revokes tourist visa of sitting Baja California governor in surprise diplomatic slight

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Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila did not specify the reason for the revocation but linked it to a “complex binational context” requiring “my composure and prudence.”
Two doctors perform a medical operation

Why more Americans are crossing the border for healthcare

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If you haven't considered Tijuana as a healthcare destination, here's why you ought to.
A sunrise over Cabo San Lucas

How the map of Los Cabos has changed over the past 40 years

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It's hard to state just how different Mexico's modern party capital has become since it first began to grow in the 1980s — take a look for yourself.
A Mexican oceanside town in Baja California

5 things I wish I knew before moving to Baja California

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Moving south of the border may not be quite what you thought, as one expat discovered for herself.
Cerralvo Island

How did an island in the Gulf of California end up for sale on...

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Cerralvo Island, more than twice the size of Manhattan, was recently listed for sale on the e-commerce site Mercado Libre by KW Metropolitan, a brand of Texas-based Keller Williams.
Black and white period photo of military men on horseback riding through the Baja California Peninsula

Who were the 19th-century scoundrels who kept trying to invade the Baja Peninsula?

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Between 1850 and 1900, a series of failed fortune seekers tried to repeatedly invade the Baja Peninsula and Sonora, men history now calls the filibusters.
Cathedral with colored flags

Tourism Ministry tightens up standards for Magical Town designation

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Some towns could lose their Pueblo Mágico title as the program adopts new standards for sustainable tourism and urban image.
Mexico's Tourism Minister Josefina Rodríguez Zamora (center) joined in on México Desconocido's celebration of the 2025 "Best of Mexico" awards ceremony on Tuesday.

Cuetzalan and Copper Canyon among ‘Best of Mexico’ tourism destinations for 2025

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Each year, the travel magazine México Desconocido announces the “Best of Mexico” in several tourism categories at the Tianguis Turístico, Latin America’s largest tourism industry event.
DJ Marb Menthols

What’s on in Los Cabos in May?

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Triathlons, competitive sushi making and all the jazz you can shimmy to await visitors to Baja California Sur in the coming month.