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Albert Blair and Antonieta Rivas Mercado with their son

The Mexican Revolution’s forgotten British hero

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Heroism, tragedy and a hint of the supernatural all played a role in one of the revolution's most unlikely tales.
A traditional Mexican luchador poses for the camera.

The search for the next Lucha Libre star kicks off in...

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The "Lucha por el Barrio" tournament seeks to promote young wrestling talents and inspire newer generations to engage in the sport of Lucha Libre.
Michel Crónicas

Appreciating the everyday: Cuban TikToker highlights Mexico City’s unsung freedoms

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The TikToker highlighted aspects of Mexico City life that chilangos (residents of the capital) take for granted, like widespread public transport and "many kinds of bread."
A football player runs with a Mexican flag across the field of Mexico City's Aztec Stadium

The NFL announces plans to return to Mexico City in 2025

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After three years without a game in Mexico, the NFL has announced plans to play in Aztec Stadium next year.
Cineteca Chapultepec

Is the next Guillermo del Toro hiding out in Mexico City’s Cineteca Chapultepec?

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Deep in the heart of Chapultepec Park lies a brand new, state-of-the-art cinema complex, promoting the very best of modern Mexican moviemaking.
Marilyn Cote

How to avoid getting ‘Cote’-fished: The viral tale of Puebla’s phony psychiatrist

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A scandal in which a lawyer presented herself as an esteemed psychiatrist with eye-popping credentials has been the talk of Mexico since late last week.
Be Grand Ocean Nuevo Nayarit, designed by the firm Legorreta, will be the brand's first beachfront apartment complex.

Be Grand commits US $204M to luxury developments in CDMX, Nuevo Nayarit

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The investment will be split between a fifth Be Grand Alto tower in Polanco, and a first-of-its-kind Be Grand Ocean Nuevo Nayarit.
A woman in a mariachi outfit plays the violin, surrounded by other mariachi musicians as they attempt to break the Guinness World Record for largest performance

Over 1,000 mariachis gather in Mexico City to break world record

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The Mexico City event sought to outdo the 2013 world record set in Guadalajara, capital of Jalisco and birthplace of mariachi music.
A delivery person in a yellow shirt holds a brown package with the Mercado Libre logo

Mercado Libre to invest US $2.5B in Mexico in 2025

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The expansion is expected to create 7,000 jobs at Mercado Libre's distribution hub in Hidalgo.
Day of the Dead Atlixco

Why Atlixco is Mexico’s best Day of the Dead destination

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Move over Janitizio, a Puebla town has the new "best Day of the Dead ever" and it's not afraid to show it off.
Street mural featuring the larger-than-life heads of Mexican and Mexican indigenous women, as well as a Mexican man wearing a traditional campesino garb, and another man in a jaguar headdress.

Chicano culture takes center stage this week in Mexico City

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The annual event, which runs until Nov. 9, celebrates Chicanos' cultural ties to Mexico with workshops, lectures and more.
Part of a larger complex and city, the Templo Mayor (Great Temple) was at the center of the political and religious life of the Mexica (Aztec) society.

Templo Mayor archaeological site reopens in Mexico City featuring new exhibit

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The site museum inaugurated a new exhibit of artifacts recovered through an undercover operation by Homeland Security agents in the U.S.
La Llorona

Who was La Llorona, Mexico’s most terrifying phantom?

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To see her up close means certain death, but what is the story of the wailing woman that terrorizes Mexico each Day of the Dead?