Quintana Roo achieves Geographical Indication declaration for Melipona Bee Honey
The declaration of protection for the Geographical Indication of Melipona Bee Honey in the Mayan region of south-central Quintana Roo has been officially granted. This designation identifies and protects honey of high biological and cultural complexity, obtained from the nectar and other plant secretions of the regional flora, transformed by stingless bees (primarily Melipona beecheii) […]
Yucatán, with a new case of screwworm in humans: it remains at the top
Yucatán registered a new case of screwworm in humans, maintaining its third-place ranking nationally, according to the Ministry of Health. Additionally, it ranks eighth in the number of active cases with more than 100. According to the Epidemiological Bulletin for week 17, from April 26 to May 2, six new infections were documented nationwide, bringing […]
Is there a risk of hantavirus in Yucatán? A specialist explains.
Hantaviruses have been present in the population for many years, and only one of them, the Andes hantavirus currently circulating, is transmitted from person to person. However, its transmissibility rate is low, as close contact with an infected person is required for transmission. Even so, vigilance and caution are necessary given the emergence of this […]
Exhibition portrays the visual and social diversity of Chiapas
At least 62 photographs by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Graciela Iturbide, Antonio Turok, Marco Antonio Cruz, Bob Shalkwijk, and 15 other photographers comprise the exhibition “Territories of the Image: Visual Narratives from Chiapas,” which opens today at the Museum and Archive of Photography (MAF). The exhibition explores the role of photography as a document for understanding […]
The traces of the 83 migrants who disappeared in Chiapas
Told in five stories, it identifies a crisis of mass disappearances on the Mexico-Guatemala border amid the silence and inaction of the authorities. Between September and December 2024, at the height of the migration crisis, at least 83 migrants disappeared on the coast of Chiapas, on the Mexico-Guatemala border. For months, no Mexican authority did […]
Power outages in the middle of a heat wave: Yucatán, Quintana Roo, Tabasco and Chiapas are left in darkness
The Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) confirmed that a power outage occurred Thursday night, May 14, affecting several areas in the municipalities of Mérida, Yucatán; Benito Juárez and Solidaridad, Quintana Roo; Centro, Centla, Cunduacán, and Macuspana, Tabasco; and Reforma, Chiapas. “The outage began at 9:03 p.m. With the activation of CFE’s backup generating units, immediate attention […]
Travelers arrive on their Harley-Davidsons from Nezahualcóyotl to the Costa Chica
Aboard their Harley-Davidson motorcycles, nine members of the Stupid Biker club deviated from their route from Acapulco to explore destinations with pristine beaches on the Costa Chica of Guerrero and the coast of Oaxaca, savoring oysters, lobsters, and a diverse culinary scene. With their travel gear, the essentials packed in their small bags, this group […]
“Las Ausentes” (The Absent Ones), a book that brings visibility to the disappearance of indigenous and Afro-Mexican women in Oaxaca, is presented.
“Writing Las Ausentes meant confronting the truth and the memory of Indigenous and Afro-Mexican women who are unnamed and who live invisible to a racist state and nation,” said Ñuu Savi journalist Juana García during the book’s presentation. García, along with Binnizá journalist Diana Manzo, presented their book Las Ausentes at the Graphic Arts Institute […]
Cocaine was floating in the sea off Huatulco! This is how the Navy found packages of drugs in the port of Oaxaca
“The packages are well wrapped”… Elements of the Mexican Navy (Semar) seized 13 brick-shaped packages and one more containing cocaine, which were floating in the sea off Huatulco, Oaxaca. According to the Semar, during naval surveillance operations in Mexican Pacific waters, Navy personnel detected several packages floating in the sea. Upon inspection, they found a […]