BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA
MND Local: Should Cabo San Lucas become an autonomous municipality?
Despite being the most popular destination and premier revenue generator in a state that depends on tourism, Cabo San Lucas lacks political power, which is why the city is now trying to become its own municipality.
Mission days in old Los Cabos: The Dominican Era
The Dominicans were the last of the three missionary orders sent to convert Indigenous populations on the Baja California peninsula, and their decline led to the birth of what is now Los Cabos.
MND Local: Swimsuit models in Loreto and a rise in dental...
Modeling is the hottest topic on the Baja California peninsula this week, as Sports Illustrated descends on the town of Loreto for its iconic swimwear photoshoot, plus why Tijuana is winning big in the tourism game.
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Former President AMLO blasts US interference and backs Sheinbaum in rare public statement
Former President López Obrador resurfaced this week to accuse the U.S. of plotting to destroy Morena — and urged Trump to "send to hell the parasites that surround him."
MND Local: Tourism highs and lows in Los Cabos, and new Michelin Guide restaurants...
Michelin star food, record cruise traffic and an eye on Europe are in focus in our Los Cabos news this week.
A massive soccer-themed interactive mural in La Paz earns a Guinness World Record
It was Mexico's third recent Guinness record inspired by the World Cup, and contributed to President Sheinbaum's efforts to bring the tournament's spirit to all of Mexico beyond the host cities.
Gun battle on Los Cabos highway leaves 1 American citizen dead, 7 others injured
An American was killed late Saturday and seven others were injured as a result of a running shootout between the Mexican military and armed suspects in Baja California Sur.
Tijuana welcomes Iran’s World Cup team as it crosses the border after Trump’s threats
The move is welcomed by the border city and the Sheinbaum administration, but it has sent local and federal officials scrambling to ensure logistics and security.
How Loreto stood up to the cruise industry and reversed a presidential decree
When a presidential decree opened the UNESCO-designated Loreto Bay National Park to large-scale maritime traffic, residents of the coastal Baja California Sur town were prepared to fight.
MND Local: Summer fishing tournaments around the Baja California peninsula
Fishing tournaments are a summer staple around the Baja California peninsula, from state-sponsored competitions in destinations like Ensenada and San Felipe to big-money events in Los Cabos.
Bowing to citizen pressure, Sheinbaum revokes decree that had opened Loreto to heavy marine...
The new decree was the president's second (including the Perfect Day Mexico cancellation) major move in a week in favor of the natural environment over the interests of commercial expansion
How Tijuana’s award-winning Xicoténcatl Park united a neglected migrant community
Municipal officials only intended to create flood-prevention infrastructure for this underserved migrant neighborhood, but designers saw an opportunity to bring residents together.
Baja California Sur governor will seek to keep heavy maritime traffic out of Loreto,...
President Sheinbaum issued a decree in April that opened the door for major ship activity in and around the small Baja Peninsula port town.
