Wednesday, August 20, 2025

The week in photos from Mexico: Campeche to Puebla

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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Julio César Chávez Jr.

Former boxing champion Julio César Chávez Jr. imprisoned in Mexico on cartel allegations

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Chávez Jr., a 39-year-old native of Culiacán, Sinaloa, was arrested in the United States for his involvement in organized crime and trafficking firearms, ammunition and explosives.
police car with do not cross tape in the foreground

Motorists find 6 human heads in violent display attributed to La Barredora

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The location where the heads were found is close to San Martín Texmelucan, Puebla, which has been described as Mexico's capital huachicolera, or fuel-theft capital.
Car of the Maya Train derailed

Authorities investigate after Maya Train car derails near Mérida

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On Wednesday, Director of the Maya Train Óscar David Lozano insisted it was not a derailment but a “track error" that caused the headline-making incident.
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