Chiapas creates a job placement program for those deported by Trump

Hundreds of migrants deported by the new US administration arrive each week on commercial flights to Chiapas, prompting the state government to create a plan for their job placement and for them to start their own businesses. Faced with the increase in foreign migrants finding informal jobs due to being stranded in southern Mexico, Pablo […]

Tourist influx in Chiapas exceeds 398,000 visitors in January

During the month of January of this year, 398,849 visitors visited Chiapas, generating an economic impact of 880,298,565 pesos, with hotel occupancy at 38 percent and an average stay of 1.24 days. The main tourist destinations were Tuxtla Gutiérrez, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Tapachula, Palenque, Chiapa de Corzo, Tonalá, and Comitán de Domínguez. The […]

They capture Ataulfo ​​López Flores, alias “el Mango”, leader of the Chiapas Guatemala Cartel

The Secretariat of People’s Security stated that with the arrest of Ataulfo ​​López Flores, alias “El Mango,” it dismantled the “Chiapas Guatemala Cartel” criminal group, which had plagued the Frailesca, Sierra, central, and border regions of Chiapas with murders, disappearances, extortion, and extortion charges, and was fighting for territory with other organized crime gangs. Óscar […]

Lu’um Ha water park opens, a new tourist attraction in Tapachula

This Saturday, the first phase of the Lu’um Ha water park opened, a new family recreation area that promises to become one of the main tourist attractions in Soconusco and Chiapas. The state governor, Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar, accompanied by the mayor of Tapachula, Yamil Melgar Bravo, and private sector investors, cut the ribbon. This space […]

Chiapas buries old clientelism

Governor Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar reaffirmed his commitment to participatory governance during the People’s Assembly in Chalchihuitán, where residents voted by show of hands to prioritize four kilometers of roads and drinking water projects. “We won’t do anything without the support of the people,” declared Ramírez Aguilar. “When the government acts alone, the projects are useless. […]

Disappearances in Chiapas increase by 358% due to cartel fighting

The phenomenon of forced disappearance has experienced an alarming increase in Chiapas in recent years. According to the report “Touching the Void” by the Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas Human Rights Center (Frayba), between 2019 and 2023, disappearances in the state increased by 358%. This figure reflects the growing violence and the dispute over territorial […]