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Chiapas town reclaims Guinness World Record for world’s biggest cheese ball
The feat required 15,500 liters of fresh milk, a specially designed rotating platform, three test runs, a lot of hard work and a long tradition of highly lauded cheese production in the town of Pijijiapan, population 18,000.
United adds direct US flights to Chiapas and Los Cabos starting...
The Tuxtla-Houston route marks the first direct flight connecting the U.S. and the southern state of Chiapas in over a decade.
How fragile is Chacahua’s lagoon ecosystem? A conversation with locals on...
The coast of Oaxaca is among the areas most vulnerable to climate change in Mexico, but that's only one among many challenges facing the community of Chacahua Lagoon, writes Millie Deere.
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After 60 years abroad, Mexico confirms turquoise-adorned skull is pre-Columbian treasure
Although the exact origin of the skull within Mexico has not yet been determined, its characteristics and the materials used to decorate it indicate it could possibly be from the Late Postclassic period (1200 to 1521 AD).
Oaxaca was the right choice for my one big Mexico trip. A review by...
I could have gone to the Sierra Gorda or visited the caves at Tolantongo. I'm happy I landed on Oaxaca, writes Jared Tucker, who is wrapping up his internship with Mexico News Daily.
Ángel Aguirre, ex-Guerrero governor, ordered to stand trial for alleged part in the Ayotzinapa...
Aguirre, who stepped down as governor a month after the forced disapparance of 43 teachers college students, will face trial on charges of destruction of evidence.
Navy seizes nearly 2 tonnes of cocaine off Pacific coast, arrests 6
The interdiction earned the recognition of U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson, who commended the Navy for the bust and the Mexican government for its "decisive actions."
Former governor of Guerrero arrested on Ayotzinapa-related charges
Ángel Aguirre was governor during the 2014 kidnapping and presumed murder of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers College that sparked international outrage. He is accused, among other things, of concealing evidence.
Mexico’s avocado exports to the US shot up 35% during Q1
In March alone, Mexico sent 148,511 tonnes of avocados to the United States, up 57% compared to the same period last year.
A new ‘Health City’ planned for Oaxaca state is a step toward a Universal...
Construction is underway on a US $580-million three-facility complex that the administration sees as a key step forward in its plan for a Universal Health Service (SUS) in Mexico.
Tulum, known for its beaches and Maya ruins, is named the happiest travel destination...
The Mexican Caribbean coast resort's honor was the result of some rather elaborate research led by an Irish travel insurance company that searched more than a million reviews for happiness-indicating keywords. Oaxaca came in at No. 3.
Riot breaks out at Tapachula migrant detention center after alleged arson attempt
The disturbance inside the facility reignited complaints about overcrowding, lack of due process and alleged human rights violations at Siglo XXI which is designed to hold up to 1,500 people.
In canceling La Parota dam, Sheinbaum details a different water plan for rural Acapulco
Concerns over the land expropriation process in northern Acapulco and a lack of agreements with local communities drove Sheinbaum to cancel the hydroelectric dam project in favor of radial wells.