An archaeologist’s guide to the ancient Maya city of Calakmul

April 19, 2026

Structure II at Calakmul is a monumental ancient Maya pyramid. (ant_mela/WIkimedia Commons)

As part of an exploration into Mexico’s long and rich history, Mexico News Daily has teamed up with one of the country’s top Maya experts to examine the ancient world that flourished across Mesoamerica. Follow the links to read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 and Part 6.

As a professor of Mayan history and an archaeologist, people often ask me where in the Yucatán I would recommend visiting the most. My answer is always Calakmul. The ancient Maya city still exists, although it’s now in the state of Campeche. Situated within Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, its ruins have become a UNESCO site that’s well worth visiting, not just because of the archaeological attractions but also because of the area’s incredible biodiversity.

From discovery to obscurity

Calakmul was discovered in 1931 by botanist Cyrus Lundell, then working for the Mexican Exploitation of Chicle Company. Actually, it was his workers who were extracting resin from sapodilla trees to make chewing gum who discovered the ruins hidden beneath jungle vegetation. But Lundell got the credit.

The presence of two large ancient structures over 40 meters high convinced Lundell to “baptize” the city as Calakmul, which means “two adjacent mounds” in Mayan. Lundell then explored Structure III (often called Lundell Palace), produced the first drawings and maps of the city, and alerted the Carnegie Institution of Washington of what he had found.

The Carnegie was then the most important institution dedicated to Maya area studies, and it soon dispatched renowned archaeologist Sylvanus Morley on an expedition in April 1932, accompanied by distinguished specialists such as Karl Ruppert.

Calakmul aroused great academic curiosity at the time due to the identification of 103 large stone pillars bearing hieroglyphic texts. Both Morley’s expedition and the one organized shortly thereafter — led by researchers Karl Ruppert and John Denison — focused on these monuments. But despite their efforts, Calakmul fell into academic obscurity until the 1980s.

The rediscovery

William Folan of the Autonomous University of Campeche began work at the site after its rediscovery, with his work continued in the 1990s by Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), led by archaeologist Ramón Carrasco. It was during these more recent explorations that major archaeological discoveries took place, revealing the true importance of this ancient Maya city.

A mask made of jade found at the Calakmul archeological site. It has stones representing its eyes and carved circular embellishments near the figure on the mask's ears. — A jade mask found in Structure VII of Calakmul, likely belonging to one of the late Kanu’l rulers. (INAH)

Today, thanks to the archaeological work carried out at the site, Calakmul stands out as one of the most important Maya cities. Occupied over a long timespan — from the Preclassic through the Postclassic periods — Calakmul was the dynastic capital of some of the most important ruling houses of the Classic period, including the dynasty bearing the Serpent Head Emblem Glyph: the Kanu’l.

Also, advances in hieroglyphic records have made it possible to determine that the ancient name of the city was actually Uxte’tuun, meaning “the place of the 3 stones,” and to identify the names of different architectural areas, such as Chiku Nahb, where part of the local elite likely lived.

The Serpent Head Emblem Glyph: The Kanu’l Dynasty

Calakmul became the capital of the Kanu’l dynasty at the beginning of the AD 7th century, when ruler Yuhkno’m Ch’e’n II — bearer of the Serpent Head Emblem Glyph — established himself in the city. With his arrival, Calakmul experienced significant population growth and urban expansion, weaving a network of alliances with other political entities that ultimately led to a confrontation with its great rival, Tikal, for control of key trade routes.

For nearly 100 years, the Kanu’l of Calakmul dominated the Lowlands and prevailed over Tikal, until the death of Yuhkno’m Yihch’aak K’ahk’ — or “Fiery Claw” — after which circumstances took a turn for the worse and Tikal inflicted severe defeats on the Kanu’l, triggering their dynastic decline.

Getting there

The nearest airport to Calakmul is Chetumal International Airport, about 90 kilometers distant, and there is a Maya Train stop at Calakmul. That said, you’ll still have to drive or arrange transportation to reach the ruins. From the town of Campeche, drive to Conhuas via Federal Highway 186, which runs from Escárcega to Chetumal, then take the turnoff at Conhuas toward the Calakmul archaeological zone. However, be aware that this involves an adventurous 60-kilometer drive through dense jungle along a narrow road where extreme caution is required due to numerous wildlife in the Biosphere Reserve.

Three fees must be paid along the way: one to the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP), one to the local ejidal community, and the final at the entrance fee to the archaeological site, which is charged by INAH The site is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Northern Area: Chiku Nahb

The sector known as Chiku Nahb stands out, as it is where some of the most beautiful painted murals in the Maya world were found — depicting scenes of everyday life among different social groups in what may have been a marketplace. Unfortunately, however, this area is not available to visit.

The Grand Plaza

So continue to the Grand Plaza, the city’s political and administrative center, where the most important monuments and tallest structures are found. The most notable Structure VII — one of the tallest buildings in the city and still climbable — which offers a panoramic view of the entire area and an amazing frontal view of Calakmul’s great pyramid.

It was within Structure VII that the famous Calakmul jade mask was found, along with its large ceramic relics. Now housed in the Baluarte de la Soledad Museum in the city of Campeche, the jade mask likely belonged to one of the Kanu’l dynasty rulers of the AD 8th century.

Structure II: The Great Pyramid

To the south of the Grand Plaza stands Structure II of Calakmul — the great pyramid, which rises over 50 meters high and which can still be climbed. This is highly recommended, as you can see above the jungle canopy all the way to Guatemala. With seven distinct construction phases, the pyramid served as the principal structure of the site, and contains within friezes and modeled, painted masks. It’s considered a “sacred mountain,” where ancestors and principal deities reside.

Within its walls, archaeologists discovered funerary chambers with jade grave goods and human remains belonging — in the case of Tomb 4 — to Yuhkno’m Yihch’aak K’ahk’, or “Fiery Claw,” one of the Kanu’l dynasty rulers who died at the end of the AD 7th century.

Structure I

To the southwest stands another notable structure with a highly original name: Structure I. It’s also pyramid-like and worth climbing, despite its 40-meter height. In front of Structure I’s central stairway stand a series of stelae and altars — silent witnesses to the damage caused by looting, with only partial fragments remaining of the monuments that were cut and removed from Calakmul in modern times.

Lundell Palace

To the west, outside the Grand Plaza space, sits Lundell Palace — Structure III of Calakmul — where the botanist resided during his time at the archaeological site and where you can find the graffiti he left for posterity.

In this building, you will observe the large number of vaulted rooms that make up the construction, the reason it was chosen as a residence both in pre-Hispanic times and by Lundell. In addition, one of the city’s most important tombs was found here: the burial of an individual from the Early Classic period, accompanied by a large ceramic assemblage and jade objects.

The Grand Acropolis

After leaving behind the majesty of the Grand Plaza, head to the Grand Acropolis. This area represented the most valuable part of the city — where part of the site’s elite likely resided — and as such, its architecture is more enclosed, with a notable number of rooms featuring interior benches where these important people rested. These spaces were organized around small courtyards where the daily activities of elites took place.

This area also contains Calakmul’s Ball Court, where ritual and political activities were carried out among the sacred lords of different cities.

Practical Tips

It is essential to bring water and food, as there are no vendors inside the site. Given the extent of the zone, the humidity and the physical effort required to climb the structures, fatigue can be a factor. Shaded parking, for example, is available, but it is more than 2.4 kilometers from the archaeological sites. The nearest hotels are more than an hour’s drive away.

Please also remember to respect the local flora and fauna, as you are within a biosphere reserve. Lucky visitors may spot howler monkeys, ocellated turkeys, toucans, peccaries and more.

Pablo Mumary holds a doctorate in Mesoamerican studies from UNAM and currently works at the Center for Maya Studies at IIFL-UNAM as a full-time associate researcher. He specializes in the study of the lordships of the Maya Lowlands of the Classic period.

Safe to visit or not? The truth about traveling to Guerrero

Bethany Platanella

April 19, 2026

Playa Viva treehouse — Is it safe to Guerrero? If you're staying in a treehouse at Playa Viva, the answer is yes. (Playa Viva)

I land in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo and, as expected at a tiny airport like this, walk right off the plane onto the tarmac. A wave of toasty humidity envelopes me like a steam room. The sun is high and heavy, everything I’d hoped for from Guerrero’s coast on a bright Thursday in March. Exiting toward the taxi stand with me are throngs of tourists from the U.S., Canada and Mexico, cheerfully dressed in linen tops and straw hats. It’s hard to believe we’d all just landed in a state the U.S. classifies under a Level 4 “Do Not Travel” advisory, citing crime and kidnapping.

Not that the U.S. government is entirely wrong for labeling it as such. In 2023, Guerrero recorded close to 1,900 homicides, and in April 2025, authorities were hit with yet another mass killing in Tecoanapa, one of several that rank the state among Mexico’s most lethal. Acapulco, Guerrero’s biggest city, still posts a homicide rate around 70 per 100,000 residents — it’s regularly considered one of Mexico’s most dangerous cities.

Acapulco is ranked as one of Mexico’s most statistically violent cities. (Visit Mexico)

Traveling through Guerrero

I settle into my hotel-arranged transfer, and we begin our drive along the coast. The scenery is what you’d expect from such a low-income state: clusters of small-town life where stray dogs, coconut candy stalls and the occasional tire repair shop with a peeling yellow facade and shoddily handpainted sign line the roadside. A string of mopeds — imported from China — zip past us, holding one, two or even three riders.

After about 45 minutes, the landscape turns markedly more verdant — low forest with coconut palms jutting out, mango orchards and the occasional glimpse of a shimmering Pacific Ocean. We pull up to a nondescript gate with a wooden sign that reads Playa Viva Hotel; a blue arrow points the way. The driver hops out to slide the rusted gate open, and we rumble down a dirt road toward one of the wildest, most untouched beaches I’ve seen since dedicating my free time to chasing coasts after moving to a landlocked city for the first time in my life.

Upon check-in, I’m taken to my room — a luxury treehouse, really, with one wall missing so that the ocean remains in full view, and no doors or keys to speak of. If Guerrero is this dangerous on paper, how has Playa Viva flourished for nearly two decades with nary a lock in sight?

Guerrero’s Pacific Coast: What the travel advisory doesn’t tell you

Guerrero’s 500-kilometer Pacific shoreline breaks into three loose regions — the wilder Costa Grande in the north, Acapulco’s urban bay in the center, and the quieter Costa Chica heading south toward Oaxaca — and they are not equally dangerous.

While U.S. government employees are prohibited from traveling to any of these, the Secretaría de Seguridad Pública de Guerrero simultaneously insists safety is a priority — during the 2025–2026 winter season, the state government posted messaging insisting that “Guerrero is a destination ready to be enjoyed; here, safety is part of the experience.” In a classic example of two things being true at once, Guerrero can be a genuinely violent state, without that violence infiltrating the tourist experience. It simply depends on which parts you visit.

Costa Grande, where most of this story takes place, sits well below the state average in reported crime, with most incidents concentrated in urban Zihuatanejo rather than the small coastal villages. Hoteliers and tight-knit communities here are trying to build a different kind of Guerrero — one that trades on ecology, culture and a slower pace.

Three Guerrero beach towns worth knowing

Home to only about 500 residents, Barra de Potosí is a beautiful beach destination and safe to visit. (Ixtapa y Zihuatanejo)

Juluchuca

This is where Playa Viva has operated since 2008 — a village of roughly 700 residents with outsized ambitions for changing outsiders’ perceptions. The hotel has incubated ReSiMar (Regenerando Sierra y Mar — regenerating from the mountains to the sea), a nonprofit working across five interconnected areas: water, fisheries, permaculture, ecosystem restoration and education throughout the Juluchuca micro-watershed. It’s an attempt to restore what Playa Viva founder David Leventhal calls “the abundance that used to exist” — dense forest, lagoons full of fish and communities with real economic alternatives to resource extraction.

Barra de Potosí

South of Juluchuca, Barra de Potosí is a fishing village of around 500 residents at the mouth of a protected 800-hectare mangrove lagoon. The ecosystem hosts over 200 bird species, nesting sea turtles and, in winter, humpback whales. Local cooperatives run boat tours through the channels and operate a turtle camp on Playa Blanca — the long sweep of beach connecting Barra to Zihuatanejo — where visitors can join hatchling releases at dawn.

Troncones

Perhaps the most recognizable Costa Grande town outside Zihua and Ixtapa, Troncones is known for its long surf beach and low-rise casitas. It draws surfers, wellness travelers and anyone looking for a less-developed Pacific alternative — the kind of place often described as what Tulum was 20 years ago.

Regenerative tourism in Guerrero: Betting on abundance

Two forces may just save Guerrero’s coast from being swallowed by its own reputation: genuine community-rooted regeneration and state-run seasonal security operations. Together, they’re building something worth watching.

Playa Viva is the clearest local example of regeneration in practice, both environmental and reputational. The Juluchuca-based eco-resort is dedicated to restoring the local watershed, improving education and protecting wildlife — and it backs those commitments financially. A share of guest spending supports local jobs: turtle patrol wages, purchases of local produce and guides for lagoon tours and horseback rides.

ReSiMar grew out of that same ethos — a nonprofit founded in 2021 to restore the Juluchuca watershed and keep locals from relocating for work through community-led work in farming, fisheries, education and conservation. The ambition is larger than one beach: a model proven here that could be replicated along other stretches of Mexico’s Pacific coast.

Guerrero’s tourist security operation: What it looks like on the ground

Governor Evelyn Salgado of Guerrero — Guerrero Governor Evelyn Salgado deployed more than 6,800 security personnel during the winter of 2025 to help enhance the state’s security. (EneasMx/Wikimedia Commons)

In winter 2025, Governor Evelyn Salgado launched Operativo Temporada Vacacional Invierno 2025, deploying more than 6,800 security personnel and 727 patrol units — drawn from state police, the army, the navy and the National Guard — across Guerrero’s tourist corridors. Mobile surveillance towers and panic buttons were installed along beach zones and highways, backed by drones, helicopters, Black Mamba armored units, canines, ambulances and sea-rescue craft. Separately, COFEPRIS sampled water quality at nearly 300 Mexican beaches, declaring the vast majority of Guerrero’s tourist strands safe for swimming while flagging a handful of Acapulco beaches as temporarily unsuitable due to elevated bacteria levels.

On the ground, the operation is hard to miss.

Security was heavily armed — something I noticed and perhaps scoped out subconsciously, as the country was still processing a wave of violence following El Mencho’s death. The level of visible weaponry wasn’t out of the ordinary for Mexico, but I found myself wondering whether a tourist from Ottawa or the American Midwest would feel reassured or unsettled by it.

Leventhal, who has frequented Juluchuca for nearly two decades, offers a different frame of reference. “The media narrative around Mexico and security is very loud. The reality, especially in a small coastal community, can feel quite different.” Playa Viva’s remoteness — not on a border, not a transit corridor, but on a beach where boats can’t easily land — has been both its tourist draw and its quiet protective shield.

Should you visit Guerrero?

There’s no simple yes or no. Guerrero is dangerous in parts, and largely between people with specific reasons to be in conflict. Follow the standard Mexico travel logic: Drive during daylight, stay in reputable lodging, book tours with local cooperatives and don’t buy anything illegal. Do that, and you may find the Guerrero coast more rewarding than the overcrowded beaches of Los Cabos or Cancún.

This is where you wake before sunrise to the sound of crashing waves, pull on a sweater, and walk to the local sanctuary to watch a daily release of baby turtles. Where beach walks take you past lush lagoons, home to roseate spoonbills and white herons. Where an afternoon on a regenerative farm connects your meal to the soil it came from and the people who tend it.

A practical guide for travelers

Then there’s the longer excursion: Slide onto an ATV and climb into the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the Gutiérrez family’s off-grid home for a home-cooked lunch and a tour of the cacao and coffee farm that’s been supplying Playa Viva’s kitchen since the hotel opened. Without a cruise terminal in sight, humpbacks come close to shore in winter — sightings on a morning beach walk are common between December and March.

Guerrero will not be for everyone — a grand part of its appeal. The travelers who come tend to be self-selecting: curious, flexible, unbothered by a dirt road or a lack of Michelin Guide-rated restaurants. Here, it seems the biggest threat is the occasional mosquito or one too many Guerrero mezcals. The wild coast makes the journey south more than vale la pena.

For current travel safety information, consult the U.S. State Department at travel.state.gov and Mexico’s official tourism resource at visitmexico.com.

Bethany Platanella is a travel planner and lifestyle writer based in Mexico City. She lives for the dopamine hit that comes directly after booking a plane ticket, exploring local markets, practicing yoga and munching on fresh tortillas. Sign up to receive her Sunday Love Letters to your inbox, peruse her blog or follow her on Instagram.

Mexico’s week in review: USMCA talks advance as Pemex admits to Gulf oil spill cover-up

MND Staff

April 18, 2026

A large gas flare visible through trees at Olmeca Refinery in Dos Bocas, Tabasco. — Oil and gas production took center stage this week, as Pemex admitted responsibility for a oil spill it had previously denied and President Sheinbaum addressed concerns over Mexico's planned foray into fracking. Pictured: A gas flare at Olmeca Refinery, as seen from Abías Domínguez Primary School in Dos Bocas, Tabasco. (Isabel Mateos Hinojosa / Cuartoscuro.com)

This week in Mexico, bilateral trade talks with the United States continued to ramp up ahead of the formal review of the USMCA free trade pact. Mexico’s newly appointed Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente sat down with U.S. Ambassador Ronald Johnson early in the week for their first formal meeting, signaling a reset in the bilateral relationship. De la Fuente and Johnson discussed migration, security cooperation, and trade, with the foreign minister making clear that Mexico would engage the United States as an equal partner on all fronts. That framing was quickly tested by developments on the border and in U.S. detention facilities.

On Tuesday, President Claudia Sheinbaum used her daily press conference to demand consular access to ICE detention centers after the 15th Mexican national died in U.S. immigration custody. Sheinbaum said Mexico has the right — and the obligation — to monitor the conditions in which its citizens are held, and that her government would pursue the matter through diplomatic channels. The same week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection construction on a border wall segment damaged Cuchumá Hill near Tecate, Baja California — a site considered sacred by the Kumeyaay people on both sides of the border. Indigenous leaders and Mexican officials protested the work, calling it a violation of Indigenous rights and binational cultural heritage.

Indigenous people in Mexico protest the U.S. blasting a sacred ceremonial site with dynamite to build the U.S.-Mexico border wall.

The Kumeyaay people consider Cerro Cuchumá a sacred site where they hold rituals and shamans hold initiations. It also functions as a cemetery. pic.twitter.com/Y2rIAixRsO

— AJ+ (@ajplus) April 16, 2026

Also on Tuesday, Mexico and the United States moved closer to a critical minerals agreement that both governments want folded into the USMCA framework, covering lithium, copper, and other resources central to the clean-energy supply chain. Shortly after, officials announced that U.S. Trade Representative would visit Mexico City early next week for a second round of talks ahead of the USMCA’s mandatory joint review, which officially launches July 1. Not all the trade news was forward-looking: A Canadian court reopened a US $270 million NAFTA-era arbitration case against Pemex, a legacy dispute that had appeared settled. Late in the week, more troubling news emerged for Pemex: A panel of government experts determined that the state-owned oil company was responsible for a February oil spill that affected 700 kilometers of Mexico’s Gulf Coast — and that groups within the company had deliberately covered it up.

Didn’t have time to catch this week’s top stories? Here’s what you missed.

Sheinbaum on the world stage

Time magazine named President Sheinbaum to its list of the 100 most influential people in the world for the second consecutive year, placing her alongside a small group of sitting heads of state. The recognition came as Sheinbaum was fielding a broad range of international topics at her daily press conferences — from Donald Trump’s remarks about Pope Francis to the future of energy policy and the bilateral trade agenda. On Monday, she defended the late pope’s legacy and Christianity after Trump suggested the pontiff had been a communist, calling the characterization unfounded. She also addressed questions about the World Cup, which Mexico is co-hosting with the U.S. and Canada this year.

Taxco mayor, father freed in mass security operation

In one of the week’s most dramatic domestic stories, Guerrero state security forces and federal agents rescued the mayor of Taxco and his father from kidnappers in an operation involving more than 500 personnel. Mayor Eduardo Lino Carmona and his father had been abducted days earlier. Officials confirmed both were unharmed. The operation involved coordination between state police, the National Guard and federal prosecutors — a level of response that reflected both the profile of the victims and ongoing pressure on the government to demonstrate control in Guerrero, a state with persistent security challenges.

Taxco mayor and father rescued from kidnappers in 500-agent security operation

IMF raises Mexico’s growth forecast, but modestly

The International Monetary Fund revised Mexico’s 2026 GDP growth forecast upward to 1.6%, a slight improvement from its previous estimate, even as the IMF reduced its global outlook due to trade uncertainty. The adjustment reflects cautious optimism about nearshoring investment and domestic demand, though the IMF flagged U.S. tariff policy as the primary external risk to Mexican growth. The forecast puts Mexico below the Latin American regional average but ahead of several major economies facing steeper headwinds.

Pemex admits cover-up as two separate incidents draw scrutiny

Pemex this week admitted what environmental groups had been saying for months: that a leak in a pipeline near the Abkatún-Cantarell complex in Campeche Bay, first detected on February 6, was responsible for an oil spill that spread across 700 kilometers of Gulf coastline across Veracruz and Tabasco, affecting seven protected natural reserves. CEO Víctor Rodríguez said an internal review found the leak had gone unreported within the company; three high-ranking officials were fired and a criminal complaint was filed with the Attorney General’s Office. For weeks, senior officials — including Sheinbaum and Veracruz Governor Rocío Nahle — had publicly attributed the spill to passing tankers and dismissed NGO evidence of Pemex involvement; the admission reverses that position entirely.

In a separate incident, Pemex’s jointly operated Deer Park refinery in Texas activated emergency protocols after a diesel spill at the facility, with cleanup operations underway on the U.S. side of the border.

Fracking debate reaches the mañanera

Sheinbaum addressed questions Wednesday about whether the government is moving toward allowing hydraulic fracturing — fracking — in the Gulf of Mexico. She did not rule it out, saying studies are underway and that any decision would be based on technical and environmental assessments. The comments generated pushback from environmental groups, who noted that fracking was effectively prohibited under the previous administration. The issue is unresolved, and Sheinbaum did not provide a timeline for a final determination.

Mexico and Brazil build health partnership

Mexico's Health Minister David Kershenobich shakes hands with colleagues during a work trip to Brazil — Health Minister David Kershenobich signed the deal during a trip to Brazil this week, within the framework of a wider healthcare cooperation plan that the countries agreed at last year’s World Health Assembly. (Health Ministry)

Health ministers from Mexico and Brazil signed a bilateral cooperation agreement this week aimed at sharing expertise and resources as both countries advance toward universal healthcare systems. Mexico’s IMSS-Bienestar program, which is expanding access to public health services in underserved communities, will be one focus of the exchange. The alliance is framed as a model for South-South cooperation ahead of Mexico’s planned 2027 launch of a universal health service.

Looking ahead

The week’s final mañanera press conference on Friday carried two significant forward-looking signals. Interior Minister Rosa Icela Rodríguez announced the inauguration of a passenger train service connecting Mexico City’s AIFA airport with the capital’s urban rail network, a project that aims to address one of the airport’s persistent weaknesses since its 2022 opening. She also confirmed that Mexico is in conversations about a possible visit by Pope Leo — suggesting the government is laying diplomatic groundwork for a pastoral visit should one be announced. On trade, the USMCA talks will continue in the coming weeks with critical minerals and rules of origin among the thorniest unresolved issues.

Also in the news this week

Michoacán town makes Guinness World Record-breaking guacamole — A town in Michoacán set a new world record with a massive communal guacamole, drawing international attention to the avocado-producing region.
Authorities find narco-tunnel leading to the U.S. in Sonora — Security forces discovered a drug-smuggling tunnel in Nogales running beneath the border into Arizona.
Mexico sweeps PanAm Artistic Swimming Championships with 13 golds — The national team dominated the Pan-American championships in Santiago, Chile.
Abandoned baby monkey Yuji steals hearts at the Guadalajara Zoo — A six-week-old patas monkey rejected by his mother and cared for by zoo staff has gone viral, clinging to a stuffed dog for comfort.
Pre-Columbian rock art found along Mexico City–Querétaro train line — INAH recorded 16 petroglyphs and cave paintings, some more than 4,000 years old, during construction work in Hidalgo state.
Mexican-American Gabriela Jáquez makes history in the WNBA draft — Jáquez was selected fifth overall by the Chicago Sky, the highest WNBA draft pick of Mexican heritage.
Michoacán releases 1,000 achoque salamanders into Lake Pátzcuaro — Conservation authorities returned a thousand of the critically endangered endemic species to their native lake habitat.

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