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Oaxaca journalist, known for criticizing governor, shot dead; Feds takes over...
Francisco Alejandro Leyva was gunned down at an Oaxaca street food stand, becoming the seventh journalist killed in Mexico this year, days after his final column criticized state corruption.
Conservation advocates celebrate a ‘Night of the Bats’ in Oaxaca
Without bats, there would be no mezcal. These "creatures of the night" are essential pollinators of Mexico's agave plants, which is why conservation advocates in Oaxaca celebrate them with an annual "Night of the Bats."
Guelaguetza, Oaxaca’s world renowned ethnic festival, gets underway
The colorful opening show focused on the traditions and music of Oaxaca’s 16 Indigenous peoples and Afro-Mexican communities, to be followed by fairs, parades, gastronomic presentations and artisanal exhibitions statewide.
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7.4 earthquake strikes off Chiapas coast, activating a tsunami alert
Though its 7.4 magnitude compared to the deadly 7.2 and 7.5 Venezuelan quakes, FrIday's earthquake lacked reports of injuries or significant damage on the Mexican side as of noon, despite being felt strongly across southern Mexico.
Mexico’s training ship Cuauhtémoc sets sail for US ports 14 months after its Brooklyn...
The Cuauhtémoc, a "tall ship," is primarily a training vessel giving cadets expeience on the high seas, but it also acts as a sort of ambassador of goodwill, bringing a message of peace and cooperation to foreign ports.
Another accident strikes Mexico’s Interoceanic Railroad months after fatal derailment
No injuries were reported after an accident struck Mexico's Interoceanic Railroad this week, just seven months after a fatal derailment killed 14 people on the same line.
2 tropical storms threatening to form off Mexico’s southwestern coast
Two storm systems, one of them moving closer to Mexico's southwestern coast, and the annual arrival of the Saharan dust will complicate the weather this week. Here's what you need to know.
Beaches in 2 of Mexico’s most popular coastal destinations deemed unsafe for swimming
Playa del Cuale in Puerto Vallarta and Playa Principal in Puerto Escondido are two of five beaches exceeding federal contamination limits. But 98.3% of the Mexican shoreline got a clean bill of health.
A Chiapas zoo welcomes a newborn tapir, a conservation win for the endangered mammal
The birth is signficant because tapirs, which are related to horses, are threatened in Mexico by habitat fragmentation, deforestation, poaching, vehicle strikes and slow reproductive rates.
Discovering Mexico: La Unión
You might never have heard of it, but La Unión is secretly Mexico's best slice of oceanside life.
Oaxaca’s signature cantera verde has been recognized globally as a Heritage Stone
Known in English as green tuff, the colorful locally quarried building material has contributed to the state's architectural aesthetic for some five centuries.
Mexico inaugurates a sterile fly facility in Chiapas to suppress the screwworm population
Since 2024, the cattle-killing parasite has been moving northward into Texas, prompting the U.S. to close its border to Mexican cattle imports.
Mexico in Numbers: All about the southern border
From the Great Maya Forest to busy crossings at Tapachula and Chetumal, Mexico’s southern border with Guatemala and Belize is a vital corridor for migration, trade and regional integration.