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Mexico’s soaring tech exports have taken the lead over the automotive...
A perfect storm of reduced U.S. imports from China, USMCA protection from new tariffs and increasingly sophisticated local manufacturing has sent Mexico's tech exports skyrocketing.
Mexico’s air passenger traffic slowed in January-February, with some bright spots
Bucking the trend was the Durango airport, which reported a whopping 18% increase in passengers served thanks to new connections with Monterrey and Guadalajara.
C3ntro Telecom hits halfway mark on US $280M fiber route from...
The cross-border fiber optic network is designed to meet the surging connectivity demands of artificial intelligence and data centers and will extend high-speed internet to key cities along Mexico’s Pacific corridor.
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Skull found 25 years ago leads scientists to identify new species of ancient sea...
The relatively intact skull, pulled from rock in northern Mexico, turns out to belong to a previously unknown species that dominated the seas during the age of the dinosaurs.
AZ gun store owner accused of arming 2 Mexican cartels
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona indicted Laurence Gray — owner of the shop Grips By Larry — on charges relating to the sale of three semi-automatic rifles, a machine gun and two pistols to members of the CJNG and the Sinaloa Cartel.
After 7 years, renowned search collective founder Ceci Flores finds her son’s remains in...
The search collective that Ceci Flores founded has been involved in the discovery of more than 2,700 bodies in its seven years of existence. The remains found this week belong to one of the missing sons.
2 consumer giants commit US $1.5B to expanding operations in Mexico
This week, Monterrey-based Arca Continental, one of the largest Coca-Cola bottlers in the world, announced it will invest US $1 billion in its Mexican operations and Swiss food and beverage giant Nestlé separately announced a $455 million investment in México state.
Spring arrives and brings scorching heat across Mexico, with 12 states passing 105 F...
You don't need a weatherman to know that intense heat is hitting earlier in the year across Mexico. “The beginning of March now presents temperatures that were previously typical of mid-April."
Wolves return to Durango after 50-year absence in landmark binational conservation effort
A pack of endangered wolves was released into the wild in the northern Mexican state of Durango on Friday, thanks to collaboration between Mexico and the United States under the Saving Animals from Extinction (SAFE) program.
Nogales train construction uncovers pre-Columbian town and petroglyphs
The finding offers evidence that the Trincheras people of Sonora had contact with the Hohokam, whose descendants include the Pima and Tohono O’odham people of Arizona.
4-plus cool things to do in Mexico this March
Every state in Mexico has cool things to do in March, but new MND contributor Wendy Rosenfeld picks her favorite four-and-a-half for the entire country.
Mexico grants legal protection to an iconic leather garment from Tamaulipas: The Cuera Tamaulipeca
The PGI legal recognition is a first for any product from Tamaulipas and establishes the Cuera Tamaulipeca clothing design and production as exclusively from the state with which it is identified.
Chihuahua teams up with BBVA to bring banking services to Magical Towns
The border state is loaded with attractions — including five Pueblos Mágicos — but the relative scarcity of digital payment tools makes it hard for tourists and merchants to do business with each other.
