For several years now, what used to be green meadows or vacant lots on San Cristóbal Hill have become veritable garbage dumps due to a lack of awareness and the lack of interest shown by Pachuca’s various municipal administrations. Residents of the area, from neighborhoods such as Pachuca 88, José López Portillo, and Lomas de […]

Cardinal Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel revealed that federal government officials suggested to Pope Francis in 2016 that he not visit San Cristóbal de Las Casas, to which he responded that if he couldn’t be there, he wouldn’t come to Mexico. “People from the government and the apostolic nunciature told me that the government didn’t want me […]

Get ready for a day full of music, tradition, dance, and great shows! This Wednesday, April 23rd, San Cristóbal de Las Casas celebrates with a vibrant program for the whole family, where tradition and modernity meet in a festive atmosphere. 🌄💃 From morning to night, enjoy activities for all tastes: sports tournaments, folklore performances, live […]

In recent years, human displacement of communities, especially indigenous ones, has been continuously reported in the state of Chiapas. For this reason, the Church has had to include care for these thousands of people, primarily victims of organized crime that has seized their homes and land, as part of its pastoral work. To learn more […]

One of the EZLN leaders, Subcomandante Moisés, revealed during the meeting that members of the National Guard and the Pakal group (an elite unit conceived as a rapid reaction force to combat organized crime) patrolled the meeting venue and stood for several minutes in front of its main gate. Brazilian Indigenous People Demand Land Demarcation […]

San Cristóbal City Council officials, as well as representatives from the state government, military personnel, and the National Guard, witnessed the crowning of Karla Maritza I. as Queen of the 2025 Spring and Peace Fair, in its 155th edition. This celebration is one of the most important festivals for the people of San Cristóbal. More […]

After months of insecurity on Chiapas’ roads and tourist centers during 2024, hundreds of tourists began arriving at the state’s beaches during this Easter holiday period. For months, the roads were unsafe, mainly due to constant clashes between rival organized crime groups at various points along the highways. Criminals even assaulted and robbed tourists, taking […]

A harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) was recently sighted and documented in the Lacandon Jungle of Chiapas, after being considered extinct in Mexico, according to the organization Dimensión Natural. This species is listed as endangered in the Mexican Official Standard NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010. The discovery was announced a few days ago during the Chiapas Birding Festival 2025, the […]

Thousands of workers in Chiapas face grueling hours, low wages, and exposure to toxic agrochemicals to produce coffee, cocoa, and sugar that are exported to multinationals and markets in the United States, Belgium, Germany, Colombia, Japan, and Singapore, according to the report “A Bitter Reality: Labor Abuses of Migrant Workers in Sugar, Cocoa, and Coffee […]

Venezuelan migrants stranded on Mexico’s southern border following U.S. President Donald Trump’s restrictions protested to demand humanitarian flights to return them to their country. The South Americans demonstrated outside the Siglo 21 station of the National Institute of Migration (INM), where protesters like Wilmarí Villa asked Mexican and Venezuelan authorities for help returning home, having […]