The coordinator of the San Cristóbal de Las Casas Citizens’ Committee of Magical Towns, Alba María de Guadalupe Moguel Gómez, announced her resignation. In a letter addressed to Morena Mayor Fabiola Ricci Diestel, she explained that she resigned “due to your lack of commitment and support for the development and growth of the Magical Town […]

After blaming the “previous government,” headed by Morena party member Rutilio Escandón, for the rise of extortion, the Attorney General of Chiapas, Jorge Luis Llaven Abarca, announced that he will refer the matter to the State Audit Office to investigate the awarding of multimillion-dollar public works contracts to the company of drug lord Horacio de […]

To mark the summer vacation season, the traditional Coleto Sweet Fair takes place in the halls of the San Cristóbal Museum (MUSAC). This gastronomic showcase offers visitors and locals more than 150 traditional, artisanal sweets. The eight-day event is an additional attraction for tourists who have begun arriving in the city and aims to highlight […]

Early Tuesday morning, three young men were murdered and abandoned on a dirt road in the Jiquilpan ejido (common land) in the municipality of Acapetahua, Chiapas. The deceased showed signs of torture and had their wrists tied. Presumably, there is a fourth person who has not yet been located. For its part, the State Attorney […]

According to the Epidemiological Surveillance Report for Week 29 from the Federal Ministry of Health, there are 31 cases of screwworm myiasis in humans in Chiapas. According to the records, the cases are concentrated in municipalities such as Tapachula, Huehuetán, Ocosingo, Escuintla, Villa Comaltitlán, Huixtla, Chilón, Mazatán, Mapastepec, Tonalá, Pichucalco, Suchiate, Chamula, and Yajalón, affecting […]

Adriana Gómez, spokesperson for the Mothers in Resistance Chiapas collective, reported that they are translating activities and search forms into four indigenous languages of Chiapas to disseminate them on radio and social media in municipalities across the region. We will do this in four languages: Tzeltal, Chol, Tzotzil, and Zoque. In an interview with Aristegui […]

Thousands of residents in the southern and western areas of San Cristóbal de Las Casas have been facing a water outage for several days, affecting more than five neighborhoods, with no known cause as of Wednesday morning.Residents of the El Relicario neighborhood reported that water has not reached their homes for ten days, primarily affecting […]

A sculpture for which Morena mayor Fabiola Ricci paid almost 500,000 pesos to her sister Blanca Ricci has been the subject of mockery and memes since it was installed at the site of the former figure of Los Cantaritos in the Monte de los Olivos neighborhood, which was demolished in 2024. The weekly magazine Mirada […]

An armed attack left two people dead and two wounded last night south of the city of Tapachula, on the border with Guatemala, security sources reported. The shooting occurred around 9 p.m. Sunday in the Nuevo Milenio neighborhood, in a location known as Camino Viejo (Old Road) in the neighboring municipality of Mazatán. At the […]

A fine of 50,000 pesos will be imposed on drug dealers in San Juan Chamula, Chiapas. Meanwhile, those who consume these substances must pay a fine of 5,000 pesos. This was determined by the Tzotzil community in accordance with their customs and practices and following a consensus-based decision. Therefore, municipal authorities ordered the installation of […]