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This city in Puebla celebrates Christmas with millions of lights and other attractions
From late November to early January, Atlixco boasts the largest arrangement of colored lights in Mexico at an event called the Villa Iluminada.
First annual fair will celebrate the benefits of drinking ponche
Mexico’s quintessential Christmas beverage will be celebrated at the first annual Traditional Ponche Fair in Tepoztlán, Morelos, on December 14.
Suspects arrested in LeBarón massacre are scapegoats, families charge
Three men arrested in connection with the massacre of nine members of the extended LeBarón family are scapegoats, claim relatives of two of the suspects.
Jewelry, luxury vehicles on the block in next government auction
Over 600 lots of jewelry, luxury cars and real estate will be on the block at the next auction of assets seized from organized crime.
NASA set to launch first all-Mexican nanosatellite
Designed and built by students at the Popular Autonomous University of Puebla, the AztechSat-1 will carry out a mission operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
Russian-built plane seen as one of the problems faced by Interjet
Interjet’s domestic market share declined in the first nine months due to financial and operational problems, including trouble with some of its planes.
Traditional clothing for cold street dog in Yucatán
Winter is just around the corner, temperatures are dropping and people are getting out warmer clothes — for themselves and even street dogs.
Army could build 13,000 branches of government’s new bank
The army, which is currently building a new international airport at the Santa Lucía Air Force Base, may be called upon to build bank branches next.
Mexico rejects US proposal for labor inspections measure in trade deal
President López Obrador rejected a proposal that would give US the power to oversee Mexican businesses to ensure compliance with new labor laws.
8,000 drivers caught by photoradar have been ordered to take courses
Over 8,000 drivers caught committing traffic infractions in Mexico City have been ordered to take driver safety courses either online or in person.
Parking meters get a cool welcome in Playa del Carmen
Parking meters are now in operation in the center of Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, despite opposition from business owners and other residents.
Mexican students place last in international math, reading and science tests
Mexican 15-year-olds rank last among students in the 36 OECD member countries in mathematics, reading and science, according to the 2018 PISA survey.
Cartel attacked Coahuila town in bid to secure drug route to US
The Northeast Cartel attacked police and the municipal building in Villa Unión to take control of the area to run drugs, arms and people into the US.
Pilfering materials from CFE cost 75 million pesos in 9 months: report
A wide range of assets are stolen from CFE facilities including tools, copper cable, screws, computer equipment, video projectors and even vehicles.
Tabasco is known for hot sauce, flooding — and a taxi-driving Santa
Tabasco is known for being the namesake of a brand of hot sauce and near-constant flooding. But it is also home to a taxi-driving Santa Claus.
Battle shaping up in Quintana Roo over hotels’ restricting access to beaches
The federal office of maritime land zones will launch legal action against large hotel chains that refuse to open up access to the Caribbean coastline.
Defending the lives of Mexicans is what matters most: LeBarón
A relative of the nine victims of a cartel ambush in Sonora last month declared on Sunday that defending human life must be the No. 1 priority in Mexico.
‘Don’t be sorry, do something:’ art show opens in Mexico City
An art show in Mexico City’s Art Point Polanco gallery invites visitors to rethink their relationships to the natural world and the other living things in it.
Government has fulfilled 89 of 100 commitments, AMLO tells 250,000 supporters
The transformation of Mexico is “within sight,” President López Obrador declared on Sunday in an address to mark the first anniversary of his government.
Donated fire truck arrives in Puerto Morelos from Canada
The truck arrived in the Quintana Roo city from Edmonton, Alberta, on the weekend after a lengthy bureaucratic delay.
San Miguel public works project is 85% complete: mayor
San Miguel de Allende Mayor Luis Alberto Villarreal said Sunday the public works project on the Avenida Guadalupe is 85% complete.
22 dead after Northeast Cartel launches two-hour attack on Coahuila town
Clashes between police and suspected members of the Northeast Cartel left 22 people dead after gangsters attacked a small town in the northern border state.
Hundreds evacuated from Monterrey stores after pepper gas attacks
People were evacuated from several stores in the Nuevo León capital after pepper gas attacks that are believed to have been used as a diversion by thieves.
Bead-working artisan, 83, wins national prize for her work
Inocencia González was awarded Mexico’s national grand prize in handcrafts for her life’s work in beads at a ceremony in Mexico City earlier this month.
