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Mexico’s oldest Christmas fair could be canceled over gang violence in...
Banners placed in at least three locations in the state capital of Chilpancingo over the past two weeks warned that there would be consequences if the San Mateo Christmas and New Year’s Fair went on as planned, even as the event celebrates its bicentennial.
Mega-blockades continue into their fourth day as their effects start to...
As of Wednesday, 22 states were affected, with blockades causing delays on highways including Mexico-Guadalajara, Mexico-Querétaro and Cuernavaca-Acapulco.
Whale-watching season begins along Mexico’s southwestern coast
Whale-watching tours are easy to find up and down the coast, but observers are required to adhere to guidelines designed to respect the animals' customs and care for their young.
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‘We’re not going to leave La Mixteca’: Sheinbaum pledges sustained regional investment in visit...
Plan Lázaro Cárdenas, launched last year, aims to address critical gaps in infrastructure, healthcare, education, cultural preservation and economic development in one of Mexico's poorest regions.
From ridge to reef: How Playa Viva’s ReSiMar project is regenerating a coastline and...
ReSiMar was founded as a project to help regenerate the environment near an off-the-grid eco resort in Mexico, but its changing much more than just that.
How did two young Oaxacans compete in a Singapore mathletics contest?
Just getting to Singapore from Oaxaca is a challenge, both in terms of travel and economics. But two Oaxacan mathletes made the trip, and performed well in a prestigious international competition.
Oaxaca’s Centro Cultural del Mezcal wins Paris Design Award
The venue, a carefully restored 17th-century building in the heart of Oaxaca city, includes an interactive museum, the El Gallo bar, the Alambiq restaurant and a mezcal shop with over 320 Oaxacan mezcal labels.
Mexico searches for lone survivor of US strikes on alleged drug boats that killed...
Sheinbaum told her Tuesday morning press conference that the Mexican Navy, “for humanitarian reasons” and in accordance with “international treaties, decided to rescue” the survivor of the U.S. strikes but that her government “doesn’t agree with these attacks as they occur.”
Suspect arrested in connection with murder of Michoacán lime growers’ leader
Bernardo Bravo, the leader of the Apatzingán Citrus Growers Association (ACVA), had been organizing lime growers to resist an extortion gang named “Los Blancos de Troya" before he was assassinated on Monday.
Oaxaca sanctuary welcomes Yazu the jaguar cub, a sign of hope for the species
The one-month-old kitten can look forward to spending his early years in a nature simulator with no human contact, learning enough about survival in the wild to eventually be released.
Northern states welcome first waves of migrating monarchs
Pollinator gardens and wildlife watering stations have been established in the Tamaulipas municipality of Gómez Farías and the nearby El Cielo Biosphere Ecological Park, a UNESCO-recognized area prized for its biodiversity and ecotourism.
One doctor’s mission to provide affordable care in Zihuatanejo
Everyone should have a doctor who cares as much as Dr. Molina, a woman on a mission in one of Zihuatanejo's poorest neighborhoods.
Oaxaca’s ‘most vibrant festival’ returns with over 140 Day of the Dead events
Oaxaca expects to welcome upwards of 89,000 visitors for its 2025 Day of the Dead celebration, according to officials who unveiled a packed cultural agenda this week.