Wednesday, December 31, 2025

MND_GULF COAST

A small caiman or crocodile wearing a white bridal veil with a string tying its snout closed

The top ‘México mágico’ moments of 2025: Rebounding jaguars, caiman brides...

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As 2025 wraps up, we take a look back at the surreal, sweet and delightfully odd stories that captured readers' imaginations in 2025.
A pile of coffee beans

Veracruz coffee producers call for a halt to ‘fraudulent’ coffee imports

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Veracruz growers claim imported beans are being mislabeled to dodge U.S. and European tariffs — meaning "Mexican-grown coffee" might not always be Mexican.
Alien costume

Does alien-crazed Tampico, home of the Martian Fest, have a UFO...

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With enthusiasm so strong that credible evidence is beside the point, the growing UFO craze is turning into a tourism bonanza, especially in the Gulf of Mexico port of Tampico.
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Miss Universe Fatima Bosch waves at the camera while wearing a crown surrounded by other pageant contestants

Tabasqueña Fátima Bosch wins Miss Universe after pageant bullying episode

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After contest plagued by multiple controversies, Bosch's win was announced Friday, making her the fourth Mexican woman to take home the crown.
sign on beach

Navy removes signs claiming a Mexican beach is US territory

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The signs, with text in English and Spanish, claimed that the zone was a U.S. National Defense Area and that anyone found there would be detained and searched.
Aguada Fénix

Archaeologists find a massive, 3,000-year-old map of the universe in Tabasco

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A new study shows that the early Maya Aguada Fénix site was a city-sized cosmic map built by uncoerced community volunteers.
Olmeca refinery

Daily production at Dos Bocas surged 87% in September

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The numbers are still unofficial, but they indicate that the Tabasco refinery, criticized just two months ago for poor performance, has enjoyed its second straight strong month this year.
A woman bundled up due to cold

Schools in Puebla, Hidalgo move classes online due to cold front

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Some regions of Mexico can expect evening temperatures as low as -5 to -15 degrees Celsius in the early part of the week, accompanied by frost in the early hours of the morning.
A sanitation worker delivers aid in flood-stricken Veracruz, Mexico

Power fully restored to flood-hit communities, 70,000 homes to receive aid

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President Sheinbaum gave special thanks on Friday to the 1,602 workers from the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) who have restored power to 100% of the affected communities.
A plume of oil in a river

Pemex pipeline spills into Veracruz’s Pantepec River, complicating flood cleanup

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It’s unclear when the pipeline first ruptured, but residents say they began noticing signs of a spill last weekend.
restauarnt floating in the Gulf of Mexico

Veracruz restaurant swept to sea during flood comes ashore 570 km away

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After breaking from the city’s seawall on Oct. 10, the Tuxpan restaurant El Atracadero (The Dock) floated past the city of Heroica Veracruz and the popular tourist destination of Boca del Río before beaching near Coatzacoalcos on Friday.
trash from floods

A week after Mexico’s floods, the death toll is at 72 and dozens remain...

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Mudslides and damaged bridges have left several regions isolated, particularly in the states of Hidalgo and Veracruz, with 127 towns still virtually inaccessible.
collection center for donations

Here’s how you can help victims of flooding in central Mexico

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The recent heavy rains in central Mexico left countless victims homeless and in need of supplies. Collection centers have been set up to receive donations of food, clothing and medicine.