Friday, September 12, 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)

4 COMMENTS

Have something to say? Paid Subscribers get all access to make & read comments.
gas tanker after explosion

Horrific gas tanker explosion in Mexico City claims 8 lives, injures 90

2
The accident occurred on a busy highway in the Iztapalapa borough of Mexico City when a gas tanker crashed and exploded, sending out huge flames that engulfed dozens of vehicles.
Navy sailors stand guard next to packages of cocaine, displayed between two navy ships

Navy seizes 1,600 kilos of cocaine off the coast of Guerrero

9
More than 48 metric tons of cocaine have now been confiscated since President Sheinbaum took office last October, authorities say.
Steering wheel of a BYD brand chinese electric car

Facing US pressure, Mexico to raise tariffs on Chinese cars to 50%

9
Mexico will increase the tariff on Chinese cars to the maximum level permitted by the World Trade Organization, Economy Minister Ebrard said Wednesday.
BETA Version - Powered by Perplexity