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A bullet-riddled National Guard vehicle

5 military personnel killed in suspected CJNG attacks in Jalisco and...

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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.
A boot next to a candle at a vigil for Mexico's disappeared

Mexicans fill nation’s public squares with shoes in mass vigil for...

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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.
A surfer performs a trick in a wave at Zicatela Beach in Puerto Escondido, the 14th World Surfing Reserve

Puerto Escondido designated World Surfing Reserve

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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, La Chicharra, stands in a Guatemalan airport wearing a blue T-shirt, surrounded by masked soldiers in front of a sign reading "Welcome to Guatemala"

Guatemala’s most wanted fugitive captured in Chiapas

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"La Chicharra" was also among the 100 most wanted criminals in the U.S.
Cotton threads dyed with natural dyes belonging to a Oaxaca artisan cooperative.

Strengthening communities, culture and the planet in Oaxaca

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In rural Oaxaca, an artesans collective is transforming the way their remote mountain communities live and thrive.
Oaxaca police investigating

What we know about the 10 local students abducted in Oaxaca

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Authorities announced an arrest on Monday after 10 young people from Tlaxcala were abducted in Oaxaca in late February, but many questions remain unanswered.
Oaxaca bus crash that claimed the lives of 19 people, reportedly supporters of the Morena party

Deadly bus crashes in Durango and Oaxaca kill 33, injure dozens

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Mexico suffered two deadly bus accidents within hours on Monday that claimed the lives of 19 in Oaxaca and 14 in Durango.
Woman dancing in the streets of Oaxaca

What’s on in Oaxaca in March

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Music, mysticism and free aguas frescas all beckon for Oaxacans this month.
Protesters hold a large banner reading "43 Ayotzinapa, no se perdona, no se olvida"

Sheinbaum creates new Ayotzinapa commission

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A new investigative unit will tackle the mystery of 43 missing Guerrero students, after past investigators were stymied by lack of military cooperation.
Aerial view of a regulation sized tennis court set up on wooden pallets, floating in the ocean and a man and a woman playing a match on the court.

Acapulco’s Mexican Open begins with return of floating tennis court

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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.

State by Plate: Guerrero and the art of pozole

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It probably wasn't made from human remains, but that doesn't stop Guerrero from producing a diversity of delicious soups across the mountain state.
Navy members display drug packages after a Chiapas cocaine bust

Mexican Navy reports 2-tonne cocaine bust off the coast of Chiapas

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The Navy estimated that the confiscated drugs were worth roughly US $25 million.
A whale

Whale watching do’s and don’ts

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From the coasts of Oaxaca to the shore of Baja California, how should you see these marvels of nature responsibly?