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What’s on in Oaxaca in April?
Music, art and double-whammy festivals like the Mezcal and Leatherworking Fair and Mezcal and Ice Cream Fair are waiting for you in and around Oaxaca city this month.
Mexico launches an ‘alternative to the Panama Canal’: Monday’s mañanera recapped
Mexico's trans-isthmus rail route, judicial elections and Sheinbaum's ever-growing approval ratings were subjects of discussion at the first presidential press conference of the week.
Residents of Chiapas approve controversial highway linking San Cristóbal with Palenque
The project, which aims to improve connectivity in central Chiapas, promises economic growth but faces criticism over environmental and cultural impacts.
5 military personnel killed in suspected CJNG attacks in Jalisco and Michoacán
A series of assaults carried out by the CJNG starting at around 6 p.m. on Sunday in Jalisco left five members of the military dead and two others wounded.
Mexicans fill nation’s public squares with shoes in mass vigil for the disappeared
The recent discovery of hundreds of shoes at a mass grave in Jalisco prompted search groups across Mexico to convoke a symbolic Day of Mourning on Saturday.
Puerto Escondido designated World Surfing Reserve
It's the 14th zone in the world to receive the designation, which recognizes its world-class waves and ecological importance.
Guatemala’s most wanted fugitive captured in Chiapas
"La Chicharra" was also among the 100 most wanted criminals in the U.S.
Strengthening communities, culture and the planet in Oaxaca
In rural Oaxaca, an artesans collective is transforming the way their remote mountain communities live and thrive.
What we know about the 10 local students abducted in Oaxaca
Authorities announced an arrest on Monday after 10 young people from Tlaxcala were abducted in Oaxaca in late February, but many questions remain unanswered.
Deadly bus crashes in Durango and Oaxaca kill 33, injure dozens
Mexico suffered two deadly bus accidents within hours on Monday that claimed the lives of 19 in Oaxaca and 14 in Durango.
What’s on in Oaxaca in March
Music, mysticism and free aguas frescas all beckon for Oaxacans this month.
Sheinbaum creates new Ayotzinapa commission
A new investigative unit will tackle the mystery of 43 missing Guerrero students, after past investigators were stymied by lack of military cooperation.
Acapulco’s Mexican Open begins with return of floating tennis court
The Mexican Open kicked off this weekend with an exhibition match on a court floating in Acapulco Bay, a lavish stunt to show the resort city has recovered from 2023's devastating Hurricane Otis.
