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Were these Mexican-American War heroes real?

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They're Mexico's biggest heroes, who sacrificed themselves to save Mexican pride: But did they even exist?
A team of women in Red jackets and sombreros lift the world cup trophy on the steps on a plane.

The day Mexican women’s soccer ruled the world

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It took a sprinkle of Mexican magic to break the male stranglehold on the beautiful game — but soccer has never been the same since.
A firefighting helicopter flies over Tepoztlán national park

Conafor: Tepozteco wildfire completely contained after 9 days

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The El Tepozteco wildfire, which scorched more than 1,200 hectares near Tepoztlán, has been contained after nine days of coordinated firefighting efforts.
Art exhibit in the Mexico City Metro

Art in transit: How Mexico City’s metro doubles as a museum

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Mexico City has a subterranean level where art, history and urban life converge in myriad ways. Here's part one of a three-part guide to the metro's uncommon treasures.
Viva flight takes off from AIFA airport

Viva Airlines introduces 7 new routes from the US to AIFA in Mexico City

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The low-cost air carrier will offer direct routes from Mexico City's newest airport to Chicago, Houston and other cities starting this fall.
light in sky

What lit up Mexico City’s sky at 4 a.m.? Scientists explain rare bolide event

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Residents of Mexico City and other areas in central Mexico were jolted awake early Wednesday by a loud explosion and a bright flash across the sky.
Luis R. Conriquez in black shirt and cowboy hat

Fans riot after leading regional musician refuses to play narco ballads, yielding to pressure...

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As more states limit narcocorridos and the U.S. threatens to cancel Mexican musicians visas, regional Mexican musicians have a fine line to walk.
A snow and glacier-capped volcano with an old church in the foreground

UNAM: Mexico’s last remaining glaciers likely to disappear within 5 years

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For years, Mexico’s glaciers have clung to existence against the odds. Now a leading researcher says their time is almost up.
A huge square masonry block is visible in an underground tunnel, as archaeologists excavate the ancient Teotihucán found in Guatemala

Teotihuacán altar found in Guatemala reveals the reach of Mexico City’s forebearers

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The founders of Teotihuacán — modern-day Mexico City — were even more powerful than previously thought.
Crowd at Zócalo in Mexico City

‘National Boxing Class’ unites more than half a million participants across Mexico

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With President Sheinbaum leading the way, the latest edition of Mexico's historic National Boxing Class united participants in major city plazas across Mexico.
Two young photographers were crushed by an unsafe structure while covering AXE Ceremonia for the music publication Mr. Indie.

Mexico City mourns 2 photojournalists killed at AXE Ceremonia music festival

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Colleagues of the fallen photojournalists criticized Ceremonia for failing to provide a safe space for its attendees and called on the festival industry to advocate for better working conditions for members of the press.
An overhead shot of the reservoir “Miguel Alemán Valdés” in Valle de Bravo, showing moderately low water levels and boats on the reservoir

Cutzamala water levels are up from 2024, but ‘Day Zero’ fears linger in Mexico...

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The reservoirs in Mexico City's Cutzamala system are doing better than last year — though that's not saying much.

Ride your way across Mexico City’s Reforma Avenue every Sunday and discover the real...

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Every weekend the city slows to let families, athletes and tourists explore the crowded central streets on their saddles.