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Inside story: Divers rescue man trapped in unexplored underwater cave
A pair of cave divers rushed to a Veracruz cave after a spearfishing expedition gone wrong. They spoke to Mexico News Daily about the daring rescue that came next.
How Múcara became one of Mexico’s best restaurants
Xalapa, Veracruz isn't known as a capital of Mexican cuisine, but the city has produced one of the country's best restaurants: Múcara, helmed by talented chef Lesterloon Sánchez Trinidad.
Beyond the lechero: Veracruz’s new wave of coffee culture
From coffee plantations to a thriving café scene, Veracruz remains Mexico's coffee capital, with its eponymous port city at the forefront, writes Alan Chazaro.
Spain’s Repsol is selling half its Gulf oil project to Talos Energy, a US...
The Block 29 offshore oil fields in question are especially promising, as they include the Polok and Chinwol oil discoveries estimated to contain more than 200 million barrels of oil-equivalent recoverable resources, as well as other exploration prospects.
7.4 earthquake strikes off Chiapas coast, activating a tsunami alert
Though its 7.4 magnitude compared to the deadly 7.2 and 7.5 Venezuelan quakes, FrIday's earthquake lacked reports of injuries or significant damage on the Mexican side as of noon, despite being felt strongly across southern Mexico.
How Sergio Pitol, one of Mexico’s most influential writers, gave Xalapa its literary fame
Sergio Pitol was not only a titan of modern Mexican literature, he was a proud native of Veracruz, spending the last 25 years of his life in Xalapa, writes Alan Chazaro.
After fatal derailment, passenger service on the Interoceanic Train won’t resume until next year
Some 70 kilometers of new track will have to be laid to bypass the most dangerous part of the original route where the accident took place last December, killing 14 and injuring almost 100.
Nuevo Laredo looks to turn hunting ranches into ecotourism destinations
A border city known for deer hunting wants to keep visitors coming year-round — by turning its hunting ranches into places to watch birds, hike and unplug.
As a storm system forms in the Gulf, rain pummels Mexico’s north and east
The odds of the Gulf system deveioping into a hurricane are low to moderate, but the rains are already causing problems, including in Monterrey where the FIFA Fan Fest Monday had to be canceled.
Sheinbaum promises ban on large-scale tourism developments in Mahahual: Friday’s mañanera recapped
Sheinbaum also touched on the government's plans to manage protesting teachers in downtown CDMX, a development in the Ayotzinapa case and a new bridge planned for Coatzacoalcos.
State wildlife specialists rescue snared jaguar near Tamaulipas capital
Wildlife specialists rescued an injured jaguar from a boar snare in Tamaulipas, where only an estimated 54 of the big cats remain in the wild.
Is this Tamaulipas city protected by UFOs?
Ciudad Madero in Tamaulipas hasn't been hard hit by hurricanes for decades, and if you ask some residents, that's because of the aliens who are guarding the city.
Cri-Cri: The legendary Mexican children’s songwriter who turned down Disney
Cri-Cri, the moniker of famed Mexican children's songwriter Francisco Gabilondo Soler, was so popular that even Walt Disney wanted to hire him.
