The Chiapas State Attorney General’s Office reported that, in collaboration with its counterpart in Oaxaca, it arrested Christian “N,” the romantic partner of Yudiel “N,” a YouTuber known as “El Coyote Consentido,” in Matías Romero. In mid-April, the man was found dead inside a cell at the State Center for Social Reintegration for Sentenced Persons […]
Four prison guards arrested in Chiapas for participating in a child pornography ring
Four operational commanders from the Secretariat of Public Security (SSP), stationed at the El Amate prison, were arrested for child pornography and illegally exercising public office. The prison director, Pascual “N,” is a fugitive, and authorities are offering 500,000 pesos to anyone who provides information leading to his location. Jorge Luis Llaven Abarca, the State […]
Sewer and drain cleaning is being reinforced in San Cristóbal ahead of the rainy season.
The Civil Protection, Municipal Cleanup, and Ecology Department intensified its cleaning efforts on sewers and drains in various parts of the city this Sunday, with the goal of preventing flooding during the current rainy season. Following the specific instructions of Mayor Fabiola Ricci Diestel, operational teams carried out dredging and solid waste removal operations on […]
San Cristóbal Vibrates with International Dance Day 2025
This Sunday, May 4th, the art of movement takes over San Cristóbal de las Casas with an event full of color, tradition, and passion: International Dance Day, celebrated by the talented Yo’tan Balam Folkloric Group. 🩰🌺 The event begins at 4:30 p.m. at the iconic Daniel Zebadúa Theater, where Chiapas culture and ancestral roots will […]
Mexican Army recruits women in San Cristóbal; learn the requirements.
Infantry Colonel Yamir Emir Kuri Serrano, commander of the 13th Infantry Battalion, based in Rancho Nuevo, said in an interview from the military barracks plaza that a project is already in place to authorize the recruitment of women within this armed forces to join the Mexican army. Many barracks already have a presence of women […]
Textile artisans from Chiapas participate in a parallel event to the 24th UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
To promote the empowerment and dignity of Indigenous peoples and within the framework of the 24th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Mexico organized the side event “Indigenous Women Transforming Communities” at the Ford Foundation Social Justice Center in New York City, United States. This initiative is part of the “Year […]
After years of violence, this border region of Chiapas is beginning to regain peace, but displaced people refuse to return.
The residents of the Cristóbal Colón ejido feel they can finally have a break, although some don’t believe in the stability of the pacification the government boasts. “If it’s true, as the government says, that all the armed people have left? Hmm, I don’t know. I don’t know what the situation will be like later,” […]
Seven Cubans rescued after being extorted in Chiapas
A group of seven Cubans, including a minor, were rescued during a search of a property in Tapachula, Chiapas, where they were victims of extortion. Members of the Mexican Army, Navy, National Guard, National Migration Institute, and the State Attorney General’s Office implemented an operation to free the foreigners, who were being held in the […]
A parade of pot-bellied people announces the Virgin of Fatima fair in San Cristóbal.
Nearly a thousand parishioners took to the main streets of San Cristóbal de Las Casas to announce the fair for Our Lady of Fatima, which will take place on May 13 in the neighborhood of the same name, in the western part of the city. As is customary, thousands of parishioners will be venerating the […]
Chiapas, extraordinary by nature, participates in the Mexico 2025 Tourism Fair and signs a tourism agreement with Guatemala.
From the southern border to the northern border, Chiapas was present, from one pole to the other, through Governor Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar, who attended the presentation of the Mexico 2025 Tourism Fair, held in Rosarito, Baja California. Chiapas participated, and governors from different states met to strengthen strategic alliances and reaffirm their commitment to Mexico’s […]