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The week in photos from Mexico: Campeche to Puebla

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Pilgrimage in San Cristóbal de las Casas
Dec. 9: Celebrations were held across the country in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe this week, including here in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas. (ISABEL MATEOS /CUARTOSCURO.COM)

Take a visual tour of Mexico – from the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City to the Diamond Zone in Acapulco – with this selection of pictures from the week.

Paso de Cortés, Puebla

Dec. 9: Hundreds of pilgrims came from across Mexico to visit the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City on Dec. 12. (MIREYA NOVO/CUARTOSCURO.COM)

Acapulco, Guerrero

Acapulco hotels
Dec. 10: Forty-six days after Hurricane Otis made landfall in Acapulco, the damage is still visible in the Diamond Zone of hotels and luxury residences. (CARLOS ALBERTO CARBAJAL/CUARTOSCURO.COM)

Mexico City

Basilica of Guadalupe
Dec. 12: On the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, millions of pilgrims congregated in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. (GOBIERNO DE LA CIUDAD DE MÉXICO/CUARTOSCURO.COM)

Xonacatlán, México state

Making glass ornaments
Dec. 14: A young artisan works on decorating glass Christmas ornaments. (CRISANTA ESPINOSA AGUILAR /CUARTOSCURO.COM)

Mérida, Yucatán

Park in Mérida
Dec. 14: The immersive art project called “La Peni” at the Parque de la Paz in Mérida was inaugurated. It includes projections and video mapping on the former penitentiary building. (MARTÍN ZETINA/CUARTOSCURO.COM)

Mexico City

Nutcracker ballet
Dec. 15: The 20th season of The Nutcracker ballet is underway at the National Auditorium in Mexico City. (MARIO JASSO/CUARTOSCURO.COM)

San Francisco, Campeche

President López Obrador and the Maya Train
Dec. 15: Ticket in hand, Presidet Andrés Manuel López Obrador gets ready to board the Maya Train after inaugurating its first three sections. (PRESIDENCIA/CUARTOSCURO.COM)

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National Guard troops patrol the beach along the U.S. border wall in Tijuana in February.

Using US intelligence, Mexican Army downs drone and arrests its operator in Tijuana

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The Defense Ministry said the drone belonged to a criminal group and was used to monitor human trafficking routes.
Site of a 59 million-liter fuel smuggling (huachicol) bust in Guanajuato

59 million liters of stolen fuel seized in Guanajuato state, the largest such bust in Mexican history

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The amount confiscated from one tiny Guanajuato community roughly equals the total amount of the stolen fuel seized in alll of 2025, and is so great that it requires special handling to prevent leakage, spills, explosions and fires.
Burned and smoking stalls at Acapulco's Central Market

Fire damages 108 stalls in Acapulco’s Central Market

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Officials identified a short circuit as the possible cause of the worst blaze to hit the market since 2023.
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