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More than 400,000 are without water in Acapulco after last week’s...
The quake disabled two out of three municipal water pipelines, which are not expected to be fully repaired until Jan. 12. Acapulco's tourist zone, however, is fully supplied.
Do you often feel moved by what you encounter in Mexico?...
Poet Neil Graham's work is a collection of beautifully unfiltered observations of everyday life across southeastern Mexico, beautifully illustrated by a local artist.
Art, food and religion collide at Oaxaca’s unbelievable radish festival
There's likely no destination on Earth that celebrates the humble radish quite as passionately as Oaxaca. The city hosts multiple events, the oldest of which dates back to 1897.
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How Britain’s most iconic trains ended up in Oaxaca
Britain's Intercity 125 was an icon of global rail travel, but now it traverses the Oaxacan mountains. How did it end up in Mexico?
Mexico’s week in review: Train tragedy shadows strong economic close to 2025
Mexico's final week of 2025 began with devastating loss as a train derailment claimed 13 lives and finished with the peso's best performance in decades and a magnitude 6.5 earthquake.
Magnitude 6.5 quake shakes Mexico City, southern and central states
The quake apparently left no major damage but caused power outages across the capital and triggered mass evacuations of buildings.
New details emerge as investigation of deadly train accident inches forward
Sunday’s accident has increased pressure on President Sheinbaum over the safety of recent government megaprojects, as this is the third train accident in Mexico this year.
Chiapas gets a new state shield, better representing its true identity
The new coat of arms downplays, without eliminating, the state's colonial past in favor of its Indigenous culture, natural wonders and modern identity.
Sheinbaum outlines immediate priorities, orders probe into Interoceanic Train derailment: Monday’s mañanera recapped
Following Naval Minister Admiral Raymundo Morales' briefing on the fatal derailment of the Interoceanic Train, President Sheinbaum laid out the government's three core priorities moving forward.
The top ‘México mágico’ moments of 2025: Rebounding jaguars, caiman brides and tabloid terror
As 2025 wraps up, we take a look back at the surreal, sweet and delightfully odd stories that captured readers' imaginations in 2025.
13 dead and more than 100 injured after train derails in Oaxaca
The Interoceanic Train — traveling with 241 passengers and nine crew members — derailed near the small Oaxaca town of Nizanda, about 85 kilometers (53 miles) north of its destination, the port city of Salina Cruz.
What got Mexico talking in 2025: A year in cultural flashpoints
2025 was a year when Mexico couldn't help but make headlines — sometimes for all the right reasons, sometimes for all the wrong ones, and sometimes just because the internet decided chaos was the vibe.
Where will Mexico’s president spend Christmas?
President Sheinbaum announced Monday that she will spend three days away from Mexico City to celebrate Christmas with her family, marking her first official break since taking office.
