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Bar San Miguel in San Miguel de Allende

MND Local: San Miguel de Allende community roundup

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San Miguel de Allende has a full calendar of events this February, including the 70th annual Feria de la Candelaria and much more.
Valentine's Day Mexico City

Do Mexicans celebrate Valentine’s Day?

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Impressing your Valentine's Day sweetie in Mexico City isn't difficult. You just need to follow a few simple steps.
Los Tigres del Norte in San Francisco

Monday was the first-ever ‘Tigres del Norte Day’ in San Francisco,...

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Mayor Daniel Lurie presented Los Tigres del Norte with the key to the city during a Monday ceremony celebrating the norteño band's trajectory and influence within San Francisco's immigrant community.
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Sheinbaum practicing a boxing pose

Sheinbaum’s latest ‘Boxing for Peace’ program enlists 5,000 fighters as paid youth mentors

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The initiative will pay participating boxers a monthly salary of 9,500 pesos (approximately US $550) in exchange for teaching boxing classes to children and young people for at least one hour per day.

Photographer chronicles Mexico’s iconic VW Beetles in San Cristóbal exhibition

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VW Beetles are part of the cityscape in San Cristóbal de las Casas, as photographer Paul O'Connor documents in his current exhibition.

Landmark works of Mexican art, unseen for 2 decades, go on view in Mexico...

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The renowned Gelman Collection, featuring works by Tamayo, Izquierdo, Orozco, Siqueiros, Rivera and Kahlo, comes to the Museum of Modern Art in Chapultepec Park Feb. 17-May 17.
Veracruz Carnival

Veracruz Carnival comes to Mexico City bazaar this weekend

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Taking place in Mexico City's Roma neighborhood, the spirit of Veracruz will come alive through events featuring live music, traditional dances, artistic expressions, creative workshops and a market.
Great Comet of 1882

The day the world nearly ended and nobody — except one Mexican scientist — noticed

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In 1883, a comet so large it was capable of ending life on Earth narrowly missed the planet. The only person who noticed was a Mexican scientist, and almost no one believed him.

A history of the Maya: Late Classic period

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Ancient Maya civilization peaked during the Late Classic period, as major cities formed in Tikal, Palenque and Copán, and populations exceeded 10 million in total.

MND Tutor | Grammys

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Musician Gabriela Ortíz had a great night at the Grammys and you can read all about it (in Spanish) in MND Tutor!
A line of clay pots in Oaxacan restaurant Tierra del Sol

A Mixtec eatery in Oaxaca city wins Best Restaurant of the Year

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Tierra del Sol, located in Oaxaca city, uses traditional techniques and ingredients like corn, cacao and nopal to craft innovative culinary experiences.
Gabriela Ortiz in 2026

Contemporary classical composer Gabriela Ortiz leads contingent of Mexican Grammy winners

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Ortiz, 61, won the best contemporary classical composition Grammy for “Dzonot,” inspired by the cenotes of the Yucatán Peninsula. Natalia Lafourcade and Carín León also took home statuettes.
A spacious white gallery room filled with a contemporary installation for Mexico City Art Week, featuring dozens of colorful, patterned inflatable spheres scattered across a polished gray floor. The surrounding white walls are adorned with various geometric and abstract artworks, including blue-toned modular paintings and a large circular spiral piece, illuminated by a grid of bright skylights.

Mexico City’s Art Week 2026 is here: The MND guide to what to see

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The capital's 2026 Art Week has begun, and as usual, it promises not to disappoint. Read our top picks on what to see as contemporary artists from Mexico and beyond strut their stuff.
Puerto Vallarta

MND Local: Protesters paralyze Puerto Vallarta after auto accident fatality

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Protests brought Puerto Vallarta to a standstill in January following the death of a young woman in an auto accident, making travel more difficult for those visiting the city.
Mexico City things to do

What’s on in Mexico City in February

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There's so much to see and do this month in Mexico City, from Chinese New Year festivities to art, ballet, kite-flying and tamales.
A group, dressed as royalty, celebrating Mazatlán's carnival

Mazatlán carnival expected to generate 1.2 billion pesos in economic impact

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The 128th edition of one of Mexico's most important carnivals, scheduled for Feb. 12-17, will celebrate the tambora — a traditional two-headed bass drum — as its central theme, honoring the instrument's cultural significance in Sinaloa.