Wednesday, January 28, 2026

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elephant seal on Nayarit beach

Panchito, the wandering elephant seal, makes his annual landing in Mexico,...

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The 1.5-tonne marine mammal has been making annual trips of more than 15,000 km to various Mexican beaches from his cold home waters off the tip of South America.
According to reports, the train traveled at excessive speed during a period of over an hour before it derailed. It is unknown whether the driver — who was arrested on Monday — was properly alerted to his speed or whether the train had any speed control mechanisms.

Attorney General: Excessive speed caused fatal Interoceanic Train crash

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Attorney General Ernestina Godoy said Tuesday that when the train crashed, it was traveling at 65 kilometers per hour (km/h) on a curve where the maximum "authorized speed" is 50 km/h.
Perfect Day water park

Court halts work on Royal Caribbean’s mega-project in Mahahual, QR

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The court order does not cancel the "Perfect Day" water park project, but it does suspend construction while its environmental implications are further studied.
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San Miguel de Allende

MND Local: Public works and garbage consternation in San Miguel de Allende

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Of the 300 million pesos designated to public works in San Miguel de Allende this year, at least some, based on recent news, needs to go to improved garbage and landfill waste collection.
Puerto Vallarta

MND Local: Puerto Vallarta sees protests at Los Arcos amid strong tourism growth and...

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Mexico promises free access to beaches for all citizens, so the blocking of access to beaches by developers, as recently happened near Puerto Vallarta, can lead to protests.
Del Toro in the kitchen

Del Toro’s talent for terror — and tortillas — celebrated at Sundance

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Ahead of a screening of Del Toro's 1992 film "Cronos" at the Sundance Film Festival, Netflix hosted an honorific during which the Mexican filmmaker delivered a full mariachi concert and even took over tortilla prep in the kitchen.

Mexicans will spend how much on tamales next Monday?

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Based on data from INEGI and the restaurant industry, experts estimate that Mexicans consume around 40 million tamales on Feb. 2, or Día de la Candelaria (Candlemas Day).
jaguars on the tracks

Rare sightings of jaguar cubs and a black bear on railroad tracks go viral in San Luis Potosí

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Black bears and baby jaguars — both protected species — are known to live in the Bajío state, but they are rarely seen, especially along railroad tracks.
Blue Commander, an oil tanker at a Mexican port

Under mounting US pressure, Pemex cancels scheduled oil shipment to Cuba

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As the United States appears to actively seek regime change in Cuba, Mexico's state oil company Pemex canceled plans to send a shipment of crude oil to the communist-run island this month, Bloomberg reported on Monday.
a person observing a crime scenewith cop cars from afar

Perceptions of insecurity rise across Mexico despite falling crime stats

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The percentage of the population feeling unsafe in their city rose 2.1 points compared to a year earlier, reflecting an increase in people's perceptions of insecurity during Sheinbaum's presidency.
support column under Maya Train

Corroding columns are damaging the aquifer under the Maya Train, activists reveal

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Fractured pilings with visible signs of deterioration were documented by Selvame MX, which alleges that the Maya Train's promoters knew these metal cylinders would corrode and contaminate their surroundings.