The State Civil Protection Secretariat announced that it will initiate legal proceedings against the mayor of San Cristóbal, Fabiola Ricci Diestel, her police force, and the Municipal Civil Protection personnel for violating safety regulations and disobeying legal orders. In a statement, the Secretariat explained that the mayor, a member of the Morena party, acted irresponsibly […]

On the ranches of Chiapas, in southeastern Mexico, where the roar of the jaguar (Panthera onca) used to herald livestock losses and provoke reprisals that sometimes ended with the feline’s death, things are beginning to change. A conservation program to promote coexistence between humans and predators is achieving positive results: electric fences that do not […]

The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation denied the injunction sought by the company against a resolution issued by the then Federal Economic Competition Commission, now known as the National Antitrust Commission. The decision upholds the sanctions imposed by the regulatory authority after detecting anticompetitive practices in the production and sale of tortillas in […]

In response to persistent swarms of micro-earthquakes, the municipal government is reinforcing surveillance in high-risk communities and expediting the rehabilitation of key evacuation routes. Given the presence of swarms of micro-earthquakes recorded in the region near the Chichonal volcano, municipal authorities in Chapultenango have strengthened prevention efforts and coordination with state and federal agencies to […]

Cubans deported by the United States are being transported overland to Mexico’s southern border by the National Migration Institute (INM), the migrants themselves reported. William Herrera Roque, from Cuba, says he had been living in the United States for 32 years, but was detained during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid in Marathon, Key […]

With the support of a Black Hawk helicopter, federal and state forces deal a historic blow in Chiapas: they arrest commanders of the CJNG and the Sinaloa Cartel. Source: milenio

In a community in the municipality of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, in the Highlands of Chiapas, community authorities reported that the sale of alcohol has led to several fights among the residents. Recently, residents decided to expel a man accused of selling alcoholic beverages without authorization. According to community authorities, the town follows traditional […]

With the participation of approximately 500 people from Mexico, El Salvador, Colombia, and the Netherlands, the third National Bicycle Forum was inaugurated this Wednesday in San Cristóbal. One of its objectives is “to generate dialogue and action to transform our streets into safer, more inclusive, and sustainable environments.” The organizing committee, part of the National […]

This project is part of the highway infrastructure works proposed in 2001 by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to “promote sustainable development and integration in the region,” known as the Puebla-Panama Plan and later the Mesoamerica Project. Since then, the communities of the region have opposed it, and it was suspended at that time. However, […]

Obsidian, a material used to make everyday tools, is helping to explain how economic and social relations functioned in pre-Hispanic Chiapas. Its analysis is part of a research project led by archaeologist Roberto López Bravo. This research has so far compiled 10 years of data collected in Chiapas. “It’s a very important material in pre-Hispanic […]