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luxury hotel room in Mexico City with king sized bed in white with multiple pillows, a desk, sofa and coffee table and a view of a skyscraper across the street outside.

Hoteliers to unveil 3,300 new CDMX rooms for 2026 World Cup,...

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Mexico's capital currently only has 61,500 hotel rooms available for the 5.5 million visitors expected for the Cup, and may have to rely on short-term rental platforms like Airbnb to fill the gap.
Two photos: one of a donkey and another of a wall with a hole in it

Trouble in Burrolandia: Donkey theft reported in México state

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Donkeys Felipe, Julieta and Canelita were among the equines stolen from the México state animal sanctuary.
Plate of Hidalgo barbacoa

State by Plate: Barbacoa of Hidalgo

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It's cooking underground. It's dancing in drunken sauce. It has its own festival. What could it be? It's Hidalgo-style barbacoa, of course.
A coach

Destinations to visit from Mexico City’s newest bus station

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Goodbye TAPO, goodbye Terminal del Norte: instead of trekking to catch the bus, you can now get to destinations across Mexico from the heart of Colonia Cuauhtémoc.
Eating fresh salsa and chicharrón on a Mexico City food tour

Why taking a Mexico City food tour hits different

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The capital is a food paradise, but would you know where to find the best?
Video of an adult male lion walking the streets of a residential neighborhood in Mexico.

Lion spotted wandering the streets in the Valley of Toluca

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The adult male lion, found roaming a México state residential neighborhood, appears to have escaped a local shelter allegedly linked to the Sinaloa Cartel.
Passengers walk through AIFA airport

Passenger rail line to AIFA airport to open in July

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Later this year, construction will start on four more passenger train routes including AIFA-Pachuca and one from Saltillo to the U.S. border.
Lake Texcoco will join 63 other Ecohydrology Demonstration Sites around the world that are working to protect wetlands.

UNESCO designates first ecohydrology site in Mexico

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The recently restored Lake Texcoco, located north of Mexico City, is the first natural area to be recognized by UNESCO in Mexico for its activities to support ecological recovery.
México state authorities close a barbershop in an anti-crime raid

Anti-crime sweep shutters over 300 barbershops in México state

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Hundreds of hair stylists marched in protest in the capital on Monday, alleging that security agents planted drugs in their establishments to justify the closures.
CDMX lingerie

A Valentines guide to Mexico City’s hottest lingerie boutiques

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The most romantic day of the year is just around the corner — so Capitalinos: get ready.
Painting of a nun in habit holding the chin of a kneeling angel all in white. They are painted against a blood-red background. The painting is titled "Anunciación" or Annunciation.

Artist Fabián Cháirez again courts controversy with latest CDMX exhibit

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Cháirez's 2019 painting of a nude Emiliano Zapata in heels provoked protests, and his new exhibit of erotic Catholic imagery is also likely to turn heads. 
View of a Xochimilco chinampa across a canal

Saving Xochimilco: The battle to preserve Mexico City’s ancient canals

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Organizations like Humedalia are working to preserve Xochimilco's traditional agriculture and stop environmental degradation from unchecked tourism.
Spectators mill around an exhibition feature paintings and a large round sculpture at Zona Maco during Mexico City's Art Week 2025

Mexico City Art Week 2025: A quick guide to this week’s biggest events

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February in Mexico City means art is everywhere you look. Here are a few of the capital's biggest art extravaganzas happening this week.