Among the central topics that business leaders analyzed during their meeting with Justin Thomas, the U.S. Consul General for the Yucatán Peninsula, the most prominent were the alarming state of insecurity and Campeche’s energy potential, revealed Gonzalo Hernández Pérez, Vice President of the Business Coordinating Council of Ciudad del Carmen. He acknowledged that recent violent […]
Campeche will host the first Pirate and Rum Festival
Here is the English translation with advertisements and promotional sections removed: International Pirate and Rum Festival in Campeche Listening to pirate stories and legends while enjoying the view of Campeche’s waterfront and sharing drinks with friends will be possible at the first International Pirate and Rum Festival. What to See and Do at the International […]
Tourism in Calakmul: broken promises and hoteliers on the verge of collapse
Congresswoman Mónica Fernández Montúfar, of the Citizens’ Movement (MOCI), presented figures illustrating the decline in tourism in Campeche, a situation she summarized with the expression, “It’s a disaster.” She denounced that both Adda Solís and Jorge Luis Lavalle Maury have failed to deliver on the support agreed upon two months ago for hotel owners in […]
Restaurant Owners Report Low Sales in Campeche City
The president of the National Chamber of the Restaurant and Seasoned Food Industry (Canirac), Rodrigo Bojórquez Ruiz, reported that sales in the restaurant sector are low and that to increase them, events must be held to encourage people to go out and eat at businesses. “While this isn’t an easy time, we can’t stop working, […]
More than 40 neighborhoods in Campeche are without water; SMAPAC remains silent amidst citizen outrage.
With tanks and buckets filled to prevent disruptions to their businesses or homes, more areas of the municipality have joined the list of residential neighborhoods facing issues with regular water access—whether due to rationing, low pressure, or going days without service. Added to the more than 25 neighborhoods visited yesterday by Por Esto!—all of which […]
Campeche Ranks Among States with Fewest Museum Visitors, Despite Its Mayan Heritage
Last year, the state welcomed 330,631 visitors across its 19 existing museums—figures that placed Campeche 12th nationwide among states with the lowest visitor turnout at these cultural spaces. According to local residents and visitors alike, the lack of promotion for attractions such as the Jade Mask—currently on display at the Baluarte de la Soledad—combined with […]
Overturn Sparks Looting of Air Conditioners in Atasta
A semi-truck transporting air conditioning units overturned on the federal highway connecting Frontera, Tabasco, with San Antonio Cárdenas on the Atasta Peninsula—an incident that resulted in looting by local residents and motorists. The heavy vehicle came to rest on its side along the shoulder of the federal roadway. The cab ended up off the paved […]
Mother and Son Shot in Champotón Face Death Threats
The two individuals who were shot in the Las Brisas neighborhood of Champotón have received death threats and allegedly fled a municipality located further south than the area where they were wounded, according to unofficial reports. It also emerged that, at present, no arrests have been made; the case is being investigated by personnel from […]
Layda Sansores criticizes Sheinbaum, saying that Campeche doesn’t have “enough to pay the electricity bill.”
The governor of Campeche, Layda Sansores San Román, criticized President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, stating that the state doesn’t even have enough to pay its electricity bill, yet it can afford to donate its best warehouse to the federal government. “When they asked us for a place, a plant, one of the warehouses we had, well, […]
Campeche, among the states with the worst economic performance in the country: Canacintra
Campeche remains among the Mexican states with the greatest economic declines, registering the steepest drop recorded between 2022 and 2026, according to the Monthly Indicator of Industrial Activity by State published by INEGI (National Institute of Statistics and Geography). The national president of Canacintra (National Chamber of the Transformation Industry), María de Lourdes Medina Ortega, […]