Friday, December 13, 2024

MND_SOUTHWEST

Sierra Norte Whiskey

Oaxacan whiskey blends Mexican culture with international tradition

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Forget what you know about peat or rye, Oaxaca is here with a corn-based whiskey worthy of recognition.
Hurricane-resistant homes built by Estudio Manuel Cervantes were awarded a 2024 House Award by the trade magazine Architectural Review

Architectural Review awards post-hurricane housing design in Acapulco

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The houses withstood flooding during Acapulco’s tropical storm season in September and October, including during Hurricane John. 
Christian Plumail

France meets Mexico: How Christian Plumail arrived in Zihuatanejo

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The multiple Michelin starred chef is working in Zihuatanejo — and now he wants to teach you how to be great in the kitchen.
View of the Parthenon's façade in Zihuatanejo

The fraud, sex and intrigue behind the Zihuatanejo Parthenon

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The ruins of a den of iniquity for one of Mexico's most corrupt cops is now reopening to the public as a new community treasure.
A dark-skinned young woman pushing a child in a stroller leads a group of migrants down a Mexican street, part of a migrant caravan

Mexican authorities break up migrant caravans as Trump presidency looms

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A prominent migrant rights activist accused Mexican officials of breaking up caravans by tricking migrants into accepting bus rides to far-off cities.
An old man in Oaxaca in December

Whats on in Oaxaca in December

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It's Mexico's most ancient and sacred land, and it's got no shortage of fantastic events this December.
A vessel of seized cocaine in the shores of Guerrero, Mexico.

Navy finds 3.3 tonnes of cocaine adrift off Guerrero coast

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Semar personnel were conducting a routine patrol when they spotted objects floating in the water about 180 nautical miles southwest of Acapulco, Guerrero.
transpeninsular train

MND Deep Dive: Mexico’s transpeninsular train

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Will Mexico's ambitious new Panama canal alternative bring promised prosperity? Our subscriber-only podcast has the details.
A group of migrants gather in the courtyard of a compound in Oaxaca, shortly after their rescue by government officials

174 migrants, including 41 minors, rescued in Oaxaca

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Officials reported that some of those rescued were being held against their will.
According to the municipal government, total damages caused by Hurricane John amounted to approximately 50 billion pesos (US $2.5 billion).  

Sheinbaum pledges US $400M reconstruction package for Acapulco, calls for private sector’s support

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"There has already been a lot of progress … but, we need [more] private investment in many areas of Acapulco,” the president said. 
Street view of Calle Juárez (Villahermosa, Tabasco)

What makes this Tabasco city a real estate hotspot?

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The Tabasco state capital is seeing a surge in real estate values as it's finally recognized as a gem of colonial Mexico.

Celebrating cempasúchil after Day of the Dead

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Day of the Dead may be long gone, but the cempasúchil flowers of Oaxaca city linger for weeks after the festivities.
Germán Reyes Reyes, a former army captain who became interim head of the Chilpancingo Public Security Ministry on Sept. 30, was detained by state and federal security forces for the murder of Alejandro Arcos Catalán

Chilpancingo security chief arrested for mayor’s murder

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The deceased mayor's decapitated body was found inside his pickup truck in the state capital of Chilpancingo, Guerrero, on Oct. 6.