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Michelin Guide adds Jalisco, Puebla and Yucatán to its Mexico edition

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Jalisco, Puebla and Yucatán will join Mexico's Michelin Guide in 2026, adding to a list that launched just two years ago with six states.
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Irapuato zoo welcomes a pair of rare African leopard cubs

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The twin births are not only welcome for the vulnerable African leopard species, but also for animal lovers in Mexico who may otherwise never have a chance to observe the big cats.
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MND Local: Ricky Martin to perform in Zapopan; World Cup qualifying...

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The headliner in Guadalajara this month is undoubtedly qualifying matches for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but Ricky Martin live and the power of chocolate also attract.
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Opinion: From rising seas to rising risks

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From Chihuahua to Chiapas, climate change threatens much of Mexico. A former U.S. climate security expert offers insight into how our changing world brings new challenges.
Nature trail in a semi-desert park with a wooden entrance sign that says in Spanish El Charco del Ingenio, jardin botanica. The entrance to the trail is winding and ringed on both sides by stone walls with landscaped cacti of various types.

MND Local: Fire put out quickly at San Miguel de Allende’s El Charco del...

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The fire — the second at the nature reserve within about a year — was quickly put out but occurred amid heightened concern about local threats to the park's ecosystem.
Lake Chapala

Battle over Chapala aqueduct tests Mexico’s transparency laws

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Jalisco's government has refused to release the blueprints for a new aqueduct in Lake Chapala, leading to controversy over the project.
President Sheinbaum at her morning press conference podium

Drug busts, arrests and the ‘definite’ decline of the Jalisco cartel: Friday’s mañanera recapped

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The press conference also featured details of Mexico's World Cup security plans and Sheinbaum's response to a recent U.S. threat of unilateral action against cartels in Latin America.
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2 US firms will invest US $500 million for electrified transport in Mexico

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The project will start by addressing the lack of charging stations — the No. 1 deterrent to EV adoption — but also plans to create an entire "electrified ecosystem" for mass use.
business as usual on a Guadalajara street

Back to business: Investor confidence in Jalisco remains high 10 days after security crisis

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Hotel bookings are regaining lost ground, flights have been rescheduled, planned events are still on and investors have adopted a full-speed-ahead approach to Jalisco following a momentary flare-up of cartel violence in the state on Feb. 22.
burnt car

More than 600 vehicles were stolen in the aftermath of El Mencho’s takedown

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Though the vast majority of the car thefts took place in the three states where most of the unrest happened (Jalisco, Michoacán and Nayarit), the spike that occurred following the Feb. 22 operation was a nationwide phenomenon.
El Mencho's body was expected to remain at the funeral home before interment at a cemetery in the municipality of Zapopan on Monday afternoon, according to the local newspaper El Informador.

Funeral for El Mencho draws heavy security as CJNG leader is laid to rest...

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Floral arrangements began arriving at Funerales La Paz in the San Andrés neighborhood of Guadalajara on Sunday morning, with at least one honoring his nickname "El Señor de los Gallos" (The Lord of the Roosters).
San Miguel de Allende

MND Local: Investment and diplomacy in San Miguel de Allende

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San Miguel de Allende has had a busy month, with visiting ambassadors, train announcements, electric car news, local closures and more.
newspapers with El Mencho's face on the front page

Mexico’s week in review: The fall of El Mencho

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Mexico's most wanted criminal is dead, his cartel is leaderless and the race to replace him has already begun — here's your guide to the week that changed Mexico's security landscape.