The San Cristóbal de Las Casas City Council approved the creation and swore in the Citizens’ Subcommittee that will coordinate the organization of the celebrations for the city’s 500th anniversary, planned for 2028, in a session led by Mayor Fabiola Ricci Diestel. The new body will be composed of representatives from various sectors, including businesspeople, […]

A sculpture commissioned by the mayor of Morena, Fabiola Ricci, who paid nearly 500,000 pesos to her sister Blanca Ricci, has been the subject of ridicule and memes since its installation at the site of the Los Cantaritos statue in the Monte de los Olivos neighborhood, which was demolished in 2024. The weekly newspaper Mirada […]

A 22-year-old man was arrested by municipal police officers after being caught spray-painting graffiti on a private property and allegedly disturbing the peace in the San Ramón neighborhood of San Cristóbal de Las Casas. According to the official report, the detainee was identified as Ángel Leonel “N,” who was apprehended on Baja California Street, near […]

The San Cristóbal de Las Casas Hotel Association affirms that security and the rule of law are key to protecting tourism and the regional economy following the events in Río Florido, Ocosingo. In light of the recent events in the town of Río Florido, in the municipality of Ocosingo, in the Selva region of Chiapas, […]

Faced with the impossibility of continuing to build towards the city’s outskirts, various real estate companies belonging to the Mexican Association of Real Estate Professionals (AMPI) have indicated that they have begun conducting studies to determine which areas of the city can accommodate buildings of up to five stories, a development that some architects consider […]

Omar García Harfuch, Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, reported the arrest of 15 individuals responsible for generating violence in Chiapas. In a message posted on Twitter, the head of the SSPC (Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection) explained that in response to increasing citizen complaints about insecurity in Tapachula, federal and state forces carried […]

The Oxchuc-Ocosingo highway was the scene of a confrontation between armed civilians and police, leaving three wounded. On the morning of Friday, February 20, a confrontation occurred in Ocosingo, Chiapas. The incident took place on the Oxchuc-Ocosingo highway, near the community of Río Florido. Governor Eduardo Ramírez reported that a group of people had blocked […]

Authorities in Chiapas have disabled websites and social media accounts allegedly linked to organized crime. The Undersecretariat of Intelligence and Investigation of the State Public Security Secretariat identified websites and digital accounts that were apparently being used to disseminate content that affects public order and security. Thus, in coordination with the State Attorney General’s Office […]

More than 700 students from three elementary schools in the municipality benefited from the construction and rehabilitation of educational infrastructure as part of the Coca-Cola FEMSA Phoenix Project 2025, an initiative promoted by Fundación Toledo A.C. and Un Hogar para Chiapas A.C., with the goal of strengthening learning conditions in vulnerable communities. During 2025, a […]

On Monday morning, a confrontation occurred on the Suchiate River, known as the Armadillo crossing, after rafters attempted to smuggle drums of gasoline into Mexico. A Navy unit was already waiting on the Mexican side and positioned itself to prevent the fuel from crossing. The incident generated tension in the border area, where there were […]