Following the disappearance of Francisco Rocha Suárez and Edith Ortega Bilbao, their daughters publicly denounced the couple’s violent abduction and demanded that state and federal authorities intensify the search to find them alive. In a letter shared on social media, Cory, Dayana, Abi, and Grecia Rocha Ortega stated that their parents were intercepted by armed […]

The Campeche State Health Department reported that seven cases of myiasis have been confirmed in the state so far; however, this number could rise to 11 once epidemiological week 26 concludes. The department head, Orlando Alvarado Rivadeneyra, explained that the data is still being validated, so some cases remain suspected until official confirmation is received. […]

The Secretary of Government, Víctor Sarmiento Maldonado, defended the ship project being built by the State Government on the Campeche boardwalk, asserting that it is only one part of a comprehensive plan to rehabilitate this public space and strengthen tourism. It’s worth noting that last month, Adda Solís Peniche, Secretary of Tourism, announced the installation […]

Emergency Plane Landing in Campeche Revives Criminal History of Two Passengers The emergency landing of a small aircraft at Playa Norte in Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, brought renewed attention to the backgrounds of two of its passengers: Costa Rican businessmen Luis Alejandro Giralt Apéstegui and Carlos Chinchilla Jiménez. Both men previously pleaded guilty in the […]

The National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) has confirmed the discovery of Minanbé, a Mayan city preserved almost perfectly thanks to the dense jungle of the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in the state of Campeche, in southeastern Mexico. Archaeologists have named it Minanbé—derived from the Yucatec Maya words mina’an (there is no) and be (path)—because […]

Gerardo Sánchez Sansores, nephew of Campeche Governor Layda Sansores, registered as a candidate to coordinate the Committees for the Defense of Transformation in the state for the Labor Party (PT), and took the opportunity to emphasize that his political project is independent of the state administration headed by his relative. During a brief interview with […]

In Campeche, one of the states where this phenomenon has historically been felt most intensely, the midsummer heat wave is characterized by a temporary reduction in rainfall during the rainy season, accompanied by high temperatures and a greater feeling of humidity due to the region’s characteristic humidity. Experts explain that the midsummer heat wave occurs […]

The administration of Biby Rabelo de la Torre handed over a property owned by the Campeche City Council to a company to establish a private business. Although this decision requires approval from the City Council, there is no record of any authorization on the Mayor’s Office platform; this could constitute not only an act of […]

Public buildings inevitably carry a symbolic weight and a political meaning. Such is the case with the constructions and transformations of the Plaza de la Independencia in the city of Campeche over two centuries—a topic I addressed in my columns from January to May. The socio-cultural importance—appropriation, belonging, identity—understood in its close link with political […]

Civil Protection personnel evacuated dozens of residents from the communities of Pich and Bonfil, in the Municipality of Campeche, due to severe flooding that affected their homes and household belongings. The affected residents were relocated to temporary shelters situated in public schools and at the Comisaría Ejidal (Agrarian Community Office), according to Guadalupe Chávez, Director […]