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Black smoke rising from the crash of a Cessna 650 Citation III aircraft near Toluca airport in central Mexico

Small plane crash in central Mexico kills 10

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During her Tuesday morning press conference, President Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters that the victims were a family traveling from Acapulco to the México state capital of Toluca along with the two pilots.
PAN Deputy Daniela Álvarez and Morena Deputy Yuriri Ayala

Fight breaks out between lawmakers in CDMX Congress

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The disorder occurred on Monday during discussions about replacing the Mexico City Transparency Institute (InfoCDMX) with a new entity controlled exclusively by Morena lawmakers.
Mexican gecko

New gecko species joins trove of recent discoveries in the Tehuacán...

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Identification of the new species, similar to another gecko in the same area, took years of coordinated work involving scientists, technicians and community brigades.
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New Year's Eve in Mexico City

A last minute guide to New Year’s Eve plans in Mexico City

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Our ultimate guide to spending New Year's Eve in Mexico City, from elegant dinners to speakeasy parties, free events in historic outdoor settings, and even spas and hot-air balloon rides.
A Yankee batter swings at a baseball thrown by the Mexico City Diablos Rojos pitcher in Alfredo Harp Helú Stadium

NL West rivals will square off as Major League Baseball returns to Mexico City...

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The April 25-26 series between the San Diego Padres and the Arizona Diamondbacks reboots the regular-season MLB international schedule in Mexico after a year off.

Millions flood the capital to honor the Virgin of Guadalupe on her day

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The believers, some arriving at the Basilica on their knees, numbered 13 million by 5 a.m. Friday, requiring deployment of 5,000 police and security forces.
The new and old Basilica de Guadalupe buildings, side-by-side in Tepeyac

Why are there two Basílicas to Our Lady of Guadalupe?

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As the feast day of the Virgin of Guadalupe approaches, many worshippers make the pilgrimage to Tepeyac, home to not one basilica in her honor, but two.
scene of parachutist landing

American skydiver unhurt after awkward landing in downtown Mexico City 

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The 36-year-old reportedly jumped out of a small plane after midnight Tuesday, aiming for the Historic Center. He ended up landing a block from the Alameda and Bellas Artes.
The Hilton Reforma in Mexico City

Mexico City hotel prices spike nearly 1000% ahead of the World Cup

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While lodging prices increased across all 16 World Cup host cities, CDMX and Monterrey were the worst offenders, closely followed by Guadalajara.
Julia Ortega

Julia Ortega: The woman behind Mexico’s first carbon-neutral coffee farm

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Julia Ortega has taken some big risks, but her decision to do things the right way, keeping her coffee organic and her farm in Puebla carbon-neutral, is finally paying off.
Iztapalapa's annual Passion Play involves over 5,000 people, with some 150 having speaking roles.

Iztapalapa’s Passion Play of Christ gains UNESCO heritage status

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Iztapalapa's annual Passion Play began when the Mexico City borough vowed to organize a religious procession in gratitude for surviving a cholera epidemic in 1843, eventually evolving into a major cultural event.
dog rescuers

Volunteers will rescue dogs abandoned during Virgin of Guadalupe pilgrimage

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The millions of devotees who trek to the city to worship their Virgin of Guadalupe leave dozens of abandoned dogs behind near the Basilica.

Bad Bunny’s sold out tour is bringing big bucks to Mexico City

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The Puerto Rican superstar is coming to the capital this month as part of his “I Should Have Taken More Photos" World Tour.