The mayor of Villaflores, Chiapas, Valeria Rosales, is facing criticism after videos circulated showing her enjoying the Mexico vs. Czech Republic match at Estadio Azteca from a VIP section during a workday, without having reported whether she requested official leave from her duties or how the trip was financed. The images, shared by the mayor […]

The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, one of the most important religious celebrations in San Cristóbal de las Casas, will take place on July 16th at the historic Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Hundreds of parishioners and visitors are expected to attend and participate in the various liturgical and cultural activities […]

Three antique monumental clocks located on main streets in the Historic Center of San Cristóbal de las Casas remain abandoned, deteriorated, and out of service, despite being part of the city’s urban and historical heritage. These structures, which for decades served as landmarks for residents and visitors, now appear dirty, damaged, and out of order. […]

A woman coffee farmer from Montecristo de Guerrero climbs into the coffee trees before dawn, picking ripe red cherries through the Sierra’s morning mist before carrying a heavy sack down to the community courtyard. She has spent years doing the same work: hand-harvesting, using a borrowed pulping machine, and selling her coffee to the first […]

Authorities Identify 90 Critical Waterway Risk Points as Chiapas Activates Interagency Command Center for the 2026 Rainy Season Authorities have identified 90 critical points in rivers and waterways as they activated the Interagency Command Center in response to the imminent impact of the rainy season and a period of contrasting weather conditions across the state. […]

Although Chiapas is not among the Mexican states with the highest number of recorded massacres, violence linked to organized crime has left episodes that have marked the state and exposed the deterioration of security in different regions. According to the civil organization Causa en Común, between January 2020 and March 2026, a total of 3,306 […]

Leak of Personal Data of More Than 45,000 Mobile Phone Users Raises Cybersecurity Concerns in Mexico The leak of personal data belonging to approximately 45,804 mobile phone users has raised cybersecurity concerns in Mexico after a group of hackers claimed to have obtained and published sensitive customer information, primarily from the state of Chiapas. Among […]

According to the vendor, the eviction occurred after she expressed her dissatisfaction with an extraordinary fee requested for maintenance work. A vendor at the San Cristóbal de Las Casas Candy and Crafts Market denounced the removal of a space designated for prayer and veneration of an image of the Virgin of Guadalupe, which, she claims, […]

Members of a documentation caravan reported acts of harassment in communities in Chilón that oppose the highway project in Chiapas: “From the Documentation Caravan for the San Cristóbal de las Casas-Palenque Highway Project, we support the struggle of the human rights defenders who oppose the highway project and denounce the fact that in recent weeks, […]

The Teacher Conflict in Chiapas Impacts the Angel Albino Corzo International Airport The teacher conflict in Chiapas reached a much more delicate breaking point this Friday, June 12, than the usual highway blockades: the Angel Albino Corzo International Airport. The new angle of the day’s events was not just the protest itself, but its capacity […]