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A cordoned-off home with palm trees in the hills of Nayarit

Searching mothers help uncover alleged ‘extermination center’ in Nayarit

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Authorities found charred remains and a makeshift burner at a property near Tepic, but have not said how many people were killed or which group is responsible.
Toluca playground

How Toluca is turning tree trunks and old tires into playgrounds

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It may sound like an avant-garde art installation — and perhaps it is that as well — but the initiative is practical, economical, environmentally sound and fun. And it's catching on elsewhere.
Satellite image showing Hurricane Isaias in the Gulf of Mexico and Tropical Storm Simon off the Pacific coast of Guerrero in Mexico, 10am central time on Oct. 8

Isaias becomes first Atlantic hurricane of 2026, as Simon threatens Pacific...

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As Hurricane Isaias brings heavy rain to Mexico's Gulf states, Simon is expected to become the 11th Pacific hurricane of the 2026 sometime on Thursday.
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A blond woman and child walk down a colonial Mexican street in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas

Mexico in Numbers: How many foreigners live in Mexico?

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Just 0.9% of Mexico’s population was born abroad. Here’s where they come from and where they live now.
water protesters in GDL.

Jalisco governor announces water-rationing plan for Guadalajara amid contamination crisis

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Gov. Pablo Lemus attributed the problem primarily to the aging Chapala supply system and illegal discharges into the Las Pintas canal, where water coming from Chapala mixes with drainage.
woman observing sea

No Atlantic hurricanes hit Mexico throughout September. That’s not normal

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The lull may end soon as Tropical Storm Isaias gains strength, but the last hurricane-free September off Mexico's eastern coast was in 1994, with only two others occurring since 1950 (in 1962 and 1972).
People gather near a water fountain at Plaza de la Liberación in Guadalajara, Mexico.

MND Local Guadalajara: State competitiveness, electric scooter rules and SIAPA director scrutiny

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Jalisco’s competitiveness ranking falls to sixth as scooter rules change and SIAPA’s director faces pressure to appear before Congress.
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Latest Citi poll of Mexico-based analysts sees weakened peso through 2027

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The super peso that made headlines in the summer will give way to an exchange rate of 18 to the dollar this year and 18.50 by the end of next year, though some anlaysts still hold out for a rate of 17 to the dollar.
Ebrard standing in front of a presentation featuring an image of shipping containers

Mexico’s trade surplus with the United States is up more than 20% this year

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The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Tuesday that Mexico's exports to the United States totaled $419.34 billion between January and August, while its imports from the U.S. were worth $263.47 billion.
Bárcena at podium

Environment minister: ‘The conditions for proceeding with fracking do not exist’

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Minister Bárcena spoke before Mexico's Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday evening about the government's ongoing feasibility study of fracking, which could potentially be carried out in the Sabinas-Burro-Picachos basin. However, the country's current environmental regulations hinder further development.
captured El Tanque

Iván Cazarín, regional CJNG boss known as ‘El Tanque,’ is captured in Zapopan

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Cazarín is a major figure in the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and ran a major fuel theft operation in the states of Veracruz, Oaxaca, Tabasco and Puebla, though the charges could also include homicide, kidnapping, money laundering and drug trafficking.