What happened in Los Cabos? Here’s what we know about the shootout that left one American dead and several wounded.
On the night of May 30, residents of the municipality of Los Cabos, in Baja California Sur, shared multiple videos on social media capturing a series of attacks in the locality of Santa Anita. According to reports from the State Security Board, the outbreak of violence resulted in the death of a US citizen and […]
Diario de Yucatán celebrates 101 years with “100 jewels of sacred art from the Yucatán Peninsula”
In an effort to highlight the unparalleled cultural heritage of the peninsula, Diario de Yucatán unveiled the multiplatform work “100 joyas del arte sacro de la península de Yucatán” (100 Jewels of Sacred Art in the Yucatán Peninsula) on May 31, 2025, exactly one year ago. This ambitious project, which graced the centennial of the […]
K’íiwik: Mayan World Tourism Fair kicks off with an academic forum
Mérida is once again hosting this strategic gathering that brings together five nations and five Mexican states to promote a sustainable, cultural, and community-based tourism development model. K’íiwik: Mayan World Tourism Fair began with a space for knowledge sharing and reflection, featuring an academic forum with specialists from the national and international tourism sector, academics, […]
Yucatán ranks eighth in sexual abuse in Mexico; family members and partners are the most frequent perpetrators.
Yucatán has a reputation for being the safest state in Mexico. Its intentional homicide figures are consistently the lowest in the country, and the state government proudly repeats this distinction in every government report. However, there is a category of violence that does not fit into this comfortable narrative: sexual abuse. A federal report released […]
Yucatán suspends all economic activities due to heavy rains; authorities urge residents to stay indoors
In response to the intense rains that have affected much of the state and forecasts predicting continued and even increased rainfall in the coming hours, the Government of Yucatán has decided to suspend all economic activities this Tuesday, June 2nd, throughout the state as a preventative measure to protect the population. The decision was made […]
Sargassum 2026: June and September would be the peak months. Aristegui Nature
The Mexican Caribbean could face an intense sargassum season in 2026. Researchers from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) estimate that up to 40 million metric tons of sargassum biomass could accumulate in the Atlantic Ocean this year, a figure higher than that recorded in 2025. Although specialists warn that it is not yet […]
Mistrust prevents extortion from being reported in Quintana Roo: Coparmex
Nine out of ten extortion crimes in Quintana Roo go unreported due to fear, distrust of the authorities, or the perception that filing a complaint will have no consequences. This is according to the Security Monitor presented by the Mexican Employers’ Confederation (Coparmex), based on figures from the National Public Security Secretariat and the National […]
Prosecutor’s office investigates possible network of Cuban citizens after arrest of two men in Puerto Morelos
The arrest of two Cuban nationals in Puerto Morelos has opened a new line of investigation that has state authorities analyzing the possible existence of a network linked to illicit activities in Quintana Roo. During the Security Council meeting held this Monday in Chetumal, the state’s Attorney General, Raciel López Salazar, confirmed the arrest of […]
Tuxtla will have a direct flight to Houston with United Airlines
In Houston, nearly 4,600 Chiapanecos live. For many of them, returning home for a wedding, a funeral, or the December holidays has for years been a detour of layovers: first a flight to Mexico City or Monterrey, then dead hours in a transit lounge, and only then, the final leg to Tuxtla Gutiérrez. Starting October […]