With the vision of transforming the natural potential of Chiapas into a development engine, Senator Luis Armando Melgar, president of the Senate Housing Commission, highlighted the importance of the geothermal reform, which will allow states with great energy resources, such as Chiapas, to position themselves as leaders in the transition towards clean and renewable energy. […]
Migrants saturate COMAR offices in Tapachula, Chiapas; they seek asylum
The decision to seek asylum in Mexico, say the migrants, is due to the constant operations still carried out by the INM, who detain migrants who do not have an official document justifying their stay in national territory. Source: milenio
Street vendors in San Cristobal must leave after warnings from authorities
One of the most persistent problems facing the people of San Cristóbal de las Casas is the illegal occupation of the Juan Sabines Gutiérrez Boulevard and Las Américas, located south of San Cristóbal de las Casas. For more than 20 years, transporters, street vendors, and food vendors have occupied the sidewalks of these important avenues […]
San Cristóbal – Palenque Highway “does not represent a benefit” for the towns
The Movement in Defense of Life and Territory (Modevite) denounced the violation of their rights as indigenous peoples in Chiapas by the imposition of the highway project known as “Highway of Cultures,” which “does not represent a benefit” for the communities. In a statement, Modevite accused “the path of imposition and false consultations” on the […]
Chiapas continues to be in first place for aquaculture
Despite the insecurity that occurred during the previous administration, the aquaculture sector did not experience a decrease in production, businessmen in this sector stressed, and they affirm that Chiapas remains in first place at the national level. Corn and coffee producers said that during the previous administration they abandoned their farms due to the presence […]
Chiapas joins the Indigenous Rock program
The state of Chiapas will be present in the program Mexico: 30 Years of Indigenous Rock through the event Bats’i Fest (True Party), which will take place on August 15 and 16, in Zinacantán and Chamula. In a press conference in which Angélica Altuzar Constantino and Cicerón Aguilar Acevedo, general director and coordinator of Artistic […]
ECOSUR celebrates the Second Honey Fair in Chiapas
The Bee Team of the Colegio de la Frontera Sur (Ecosur) organized the Second Honey Fair, an event that brought together various beekeeping organizations and groups from the state with the purpose of strengthening their knowledge and sharing experiences on honey production.The fair, held in the central garden of Ecosur San Cristóbal, was part of […]
Venezuelans in Chiapas seek to be returned to their country on humanitarian flights
Thousands of Venezuelans in southern Mexico, where they make up a quarter of irregular migrants, are seeking to have the Mexican government include them in the ‘Humanitarian Flights’ to return to their country in the face of restrictions imposed by the President of the United States, Donald Trump. South Americans have been lining up since […]
Doctor held his wife hostage for 26 years in Chiapas; what happened to her?
On February 13, the State Attorney General’s Office arrested José “N”, a doctor and presumed responsible for the crime of attempted femicide, committed against his wife, whose identity has been withheld, in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. How did the kidnapped woman ask for help? According to the agency, they received a call for help on the […]
Progress on the Interoceanic Corridor in Chiapas, infrastructure ready for 2026
During the “morning meeting of the people”, Vice Admiral Juan Carlos Vera Mijares presented the progress of the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, an ambitious project aimed at promoting the economic and social development of the region. This corridor integrates the states of Veracruz, Tabasco, Oaxaca and Chiapas, covering more than 105 municipalities […]