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Balneario el Rincón, a spring of the Teuchitlán River in the shadow of the Tequila Volcano

How Mexico’s celebrated splitfin fish were rescued from the brink of...

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Mexico's splitfin fish were on the brink of extinction, but thanks to a dedicated army of volunteers, both domestically and abroad, their numbers are now growing again.
Bay of Banderas surfing beach

MND Local: A global mission from a home office in Puerto...

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Suzanne York, director of the non-profit environmental advocacy organization Transition Earth, is making a difference from the place she calls home: Puerto Vallarta.
Members of Maná at a tree nursery

Maná to donate World Cup concert proceeds to reforesting Guadalajara and...

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Even free concerts take in money from the government, and Maná will be donating all of it to one of the social causes it has long been identified with: protecting the environment.
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thousands joined a march from Los Mochis toward Topolobampo, ending with a symbolic “closure” of the plant

‘We will defend this territory with our lives’: Activists blockade Topolobampo ammonia plant

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Before dawn on Monday, Indigenous activists opposing a controversial ammonia plant in northwestern Mexico moved their encampment to the project's entrance road, effectively blocking any further construction.
Teenagers playing football on a pitch in Oaxaca

Opinion: This generation of soccer fans separate footie from FIFA

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Teenage fans in Mexico still love fútbol and rooting for their national team, but show a remarkable maturity when it comes to the politics and economics that surround the World Cup.
A young woman standing outside in a Guadalajara plaza wearing a Mexico National Selection T-shirt and a lucha libre mask over most of her face poses, smiling, with arms outstretched toward the camera. In the distant background, the colorful FIFA Fan Fest event stage can be seen.

MND Local: FIFA World Cup fever takes over Guadalajara’s metro zone

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After Mexico's emphatic win over South Africa and the city successfully pulling off its first FIFA World Cup host game, Guadalajara was in the mood to celebrate this weekend.
Julio Saldaña, of Guadalajara's elite Urban Search and Rescue team

The Santa Fe Mine disaster: Eyewitness account of an ‘impossible’ rescue

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A Guadalajara rescue team spent six days building a boardwalk through 3km of toxic mine sludge to reach a miner who survived 14 days underground — and walked out on his own two feet.
Coastline of Puerto Vallarta during the daytime, densely packed with similar white and red adobe multistory buildings.

MND Local Puerto Vallarta: Tax relief, a Tree City designation and World Cup fan...

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This month, the city is helping out World Cup fans with free activities and tax debtors with a break on overdue fines. Plus, PV just got named a Tree City of the World for the second year in a row.
Puerto Vallarta as a storm approaches

Waiting on the rain in the Bay of Banderas

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The summer rainy season in Puerto Vallarta and around the Banderas Bay region changes everything ... and in a very beautiful way.
Topolobampo ammonia plant protests

Protesters mount round-the-clock resistance as Topolobampo ammonia plant nears completion

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With a controversial ammonia plant nearly complete in Sinaloa, Indigenous Yoreme activists and fishermen are mounting a last-ditch effort to stop it.
Fireworks over Puerto Vallarta

Anniversary weekend in Puerto Vallarta blends roots and revelry

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The Águilas Aztecas, Mexico's version of the Blue Angels, were part of the festivities as Puerto Vallarta celebrated two milestone anniversaries.
Gerardo Mérida

NY judge sees ‘abundant’ evidence against Sinaloa’s former top security official

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Former Sinaloa state Security Minister Gerardo Mérida is one of 10 Mexican officials recently accused by the United States of cartel ties, including former Sinaloa Gov. Rubén Rocha.
Gabito detained in Sinaloa

Authorities arrest Sinaloa Cartel figure ‘Gabito’ in connection with murder of Vizsla Silver miners

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Gabriel Nicolás Martínez, nicknamed "Gabito" or "El 80," is considered the "regional boss" of the "Menores" faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, and is linked to the kidnapping and homicide of six workers and four suppliers of the Canadian mining company Vizsla Silver in January of this year.