Tuesday, October 7, 2025

The week in photos from Mexico: Reynosa to Veracruz

Take a visual tour of Mexico — from ringing in the new year to visits from the Three Kings  — with this selection of pictures from the week.

Veracruz, Veracruz

Dec. 31: Tourists enjoy the last sunset of 2023 on Playa Villa de Mar in Veracruz. (VICTORIA RAZO/CUARTOSCURO.COM)

Acapulco, Guerrero

Jan. 1: In the early hours of the first day of 2024, thousands of residents and tourists watched the fireworks display over Acapulco Bay as the city continues to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Otis. (CARLOS ALBERTO CARBAJAL/CUARTOSCURO.COM)

Dolores Hidalgo, Chiapas

Jan. 1: In honor of the 30-year anniversary of the Zapatista National Army of Liberation (EZLN) uprising, zapatistas and their supporters gathered in Chiapas. (ISABEL MATEOS/CUARTOSCURO.COM)

Mérida, Yucatán

Jan. 1: Mexican rejoneador (bullfighter on horseback) Fauro Aloi at the first bullfight of the year in the Mérida Bull Ring. (MARTÍN ZETINA/CUARTOSCURO.COM)

Cancún, Quintana Roo

Jan. 4: Tourists on kayaks see a colorful dawn with Cancún on the horizon in Nichupté Lagoon. (ELIZABETH RUIZ/CUARTOSCURO.COM)

Reynosa, Tamaulipas

Jan. 4: One hundred special forces soldiers of the Mexican Army were sent to Reynosa, Tamaulipas on Thursday to reinforce security in the border region. (SEDENA/CUARTOSCURO.COM)

Mexico City

Jan. 5: Doctors and nurses dressed as Balthazar, Caspar and Melchior delivered gifts to children at the Coyoacán pediatric hospital for Three Kings’ Day. (MARIO JASSO/CUARTOSCURO.COM)

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wet railroad tracks

Critics warn infrastructure cuts could undermine Mexico’s economic growth potential

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Between January and August of this year, investment in public works such as roads, bridges, schools and hospitals totaled 509.8 billion pesos (US $27.7 billion), a 33.7% reduction in real terms.
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World Bank ups growth forecast for Mexico and Latin America

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In its new economic report on Latin America and the Caribbean, the bank revised Mexico's 2025 GDP forecast to 0.5%, but cautioned that growth is hindered by tariff uncertainty and insufficient public investment.
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Mexicans detained since Oct. 1 by Israel while taking humanitarian aid to Gaza, are coming home

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The group of six Mexicans, which included the journalist Ernesto Ledesma, was part of a flotilla of volunteers whose boats were boarded by Israeli soldiers after they entered restricted waters off the coast of Palestine.
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