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former Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador

Former President AMLO blasts US interference and backs Sheinbaum in rare...

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Former President López Obrador resurfaced this week to accuse the U.S. of plotting to destroy Morena — and urged Trump to "send to hell the parasites that surround him."
A drone shot of Baja California Sura and Los Cabos

MND Local: Tourism highs and lows in Los Cabos, and new...

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Michelin star food, record cruise traffic and an eye on Europe are in focus in our Los Cabos news this week.
soccer-themed mural in La Paz, Baja California Sur

A massive soccer-themed interactive mural in La Paz earns a Guinness...

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It was Mexico's third recent Guinness record inspired by the World Cup, and contributed to President Sheinbaum's efforts to bring the tournament's spirit to all of Mexico beyond the host cities.
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shattered glass on a roadway from a shootout

Gun battle on Los Cabos highway leaves 1 American citizen dead, 7 others injured

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An American was killed late Saturday and seven others were injured as a result of a running shootout between the Mexican military and armed suspects in Baja California Sur.

Tijuana welcomes Iran’s World Cup team as it crosses the border after Trump’s threats

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The move is welcomed by the border city and the Sheinbaum administration, but it has sent local and federal officials scrambling to ensure logistics and security.
A coordinated civic response to a presidential decree put the small BCS town of Loreto at the center of Mexico's growing pushback against cruise ship tourism.

How Loreto stood up to the cruise industry and reversed a presidential decree

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When a presidential decree opened the UNESCO-designated Loreto Bay National Park to large-scale maritime traffic, residents of the coastal Baja California Sur town were prepared to fight. 
Bisbee's East Cape Offshore fishing tournament

MND Local: Summer fishing tournaments around the Baja California peninsula

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Fishing tournaments are a summer staple around the Baja California peninsula, from state-sponsored competitions in destinations like Ensenada and San Felipe to big-money events in Los Cabos.
Loreto por

Bowing to citizen pressure, Sheinbaum revokes decree that had opened Loreto to heavy marine...

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The new decree was the president's second (including the Perfect Day Mexico cancellation) major move in a week in favor of the natural environment over the interests of commercial expansion
Two Mexican girls seen from behind running through pathway in Xicoténcatl Park on the outskirts of Tijuana, Mexico. In the background is a community built on a hillside of cheaply made, in some cases unfinished concrete homes.

How Tijuana’s award-winning Xicoténcatl Park united a neglected migrant community

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Municipal officials only intended to create flood-prevention infrastructure for this underserved migrant neighborhood, but designers saw an opportunity to bring residents together.
Loreto BCS

Baja California Sur governor will seek to keep heavy maritime traffic out of Loreto,...

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President Sheinbaum issued a decree in April that opened the door for major ship activity in and around the small Baja Peninsula port town.
Magical places in Baja California

MND Local: Magical places on the Baja California peninsula

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History and culture distinguish the Baja California peninsula's four Pueblos Mágicos, and, more recently, its pair of Barrios Mágicos.
Blue whale in Loreto

MND Local: A cause to rally behind in Loreto and luxe life in Los...

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Loreto's port has been reclassified, with potentially devastating effects for blue whales and other marine life. But local activists are fighting back.
Rosarito Beach

A short guide for traveling Baja California

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Baja California offers plenty of tourist attractions and the proximity to the U.S. border makes the state's premier attractions perfect for day trips or weekend jaunts.