Taxco, Guerrero once the “Silver Capital”, now shuttered by gang killings and threats
The bullet-ridden bodies of two detectives were found on the outskirts of Taxco, a colonial town in central Mexico that draws throngs of tourists to its silver workshops, authorities said on Wednesday, January 24. Prosecutors in the violence-plagued state of Guerrero said the two detectives worked for the state prosecutor’s office and had been reported […]
Ever heard of Mexico’s “Gringo Hunters”?
A group of bold men known as Mexico’s ‘Gringo Hunters’ track down, capture and deliver foreign fugitives to the U.S. law enforcement agencies. It’s an old Hollywood story: some criminal suspects believe they can outrun the law, and escape their charges, by fleeing to Mexico. But when fugitives who commit a crime in the United […]
Canadian Pacific Kansas proposes a Mexico-Querétaro train
Andrés Manuel López Obrador reported that this week he will analyze the proposal to launch the Mexico-Querétaro passenger train project and that a railway company will present it to him. In addition, the president stated that the passenger train concession would be ready before the end of his six-year term and this would allow the […]
“The Servants of the Nation” 20,000 recruits paid by Morena to “spread the word”
There is a group of 20 thousand people paid by the Morena political party called “The Servants of the Nation”, their mission is to preach the name of Lopez Obrador, Claudia Sheinbaum throughout all the poorest rural communities in Mexico, indoctrinate and as has been documented, buy the vote. The army of federal government operators, […]
Fix yourself a delicious Mexican Cactus Salad (Ensalada de Nopales)
According to the Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mexican Gastronomy, nopales salad is very common in Mexico City and surrounding states, and is usually accompanied with tacos, or as a garnish for any roast meat. Nopales salad is a healthy and easy recipe to prepare. You just need to cut the nopales into small pieces, cook them, and add onion, […]
Mayan Train: online ticket sales resume on new platform
Maya Train: online ticket sales resume on new platform It is expected that by the end of February the entire 1,500-kilometer rail route will be ready from February 29, through 5 states in southeastern Mexico. After the sale of tickets for the Maya Train was suspended through e-Ticket since last January 19, a new sales […]
A New Boutique Hotel in Todos Santos Brings Bygone Charm to Mexico’s Baja California Sur
Possible rewritten text: As I walk along the lavish marble hallway of Todos Santos Boutique Hotel, I catch a glimpse of the sun’s orange rays fading through the renovated brick arches that lead to the outdoors, where tall palms cast their shadows over the warm pool. I snap a few photos (and imagine how it […]
Mexico’s Yucatan tourist train sinks pilings into relic-filled limestone caves, activists show
Photos of a government project’s steel and cement columns piercing through the roofs of fragile limestone caves on the Yucatan peninsula have been released by activists in Mexico. The caves, along with sinkhole lakes and underground rivers on Mexico’s Caribbean coast, are not only environmentally delicate, but also contain some of the oldest human remains […]
US appeals court revives $10bn lawsuit by Mexico against American gunmakers
The case had been dismissed by a lower-court judge who said that a US law prevented Mexico from suing Smith & Wesson Brands, Sturm, Ruger & Co and others. The law, the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), gives the firearms industry wide immunity from lawsuits over the misuse of their products. […]