Another hotel is closing in San Cristóbal de las Casas, an establishment recognized by tourists, who stayed there for more than 40 years. This is the second hotel to close in this colonial city, and the reasons are unknown so far. It should be remembered that Posada El Paraíso, located about 100 meters from the […]

In recent days, elements of the Mexican Navy, belonging to the Navy Secretariat (Semar), found a shipment of more than half a ton of apparent cocaine in the maritime zone near the coast of Chiapas. According to the data shared by the corporation, naval personnel acting as Coast Guard were carrying out aerial and maritime […]

In Atizapán (State of Mexico) is Cuadra San Cristóbal, the residence designed by Luis Barragán that will open its doors to the public in October 2025. It will become a cultural center where works by national and international artists will be exhibited. The idea is that visitors can appreciate this work by the Mexican architect, […]

Installing a campus of the Center for Research and Advanced Studies (Cinvestav) in Chiapas is strategic to trigger science and technology in the Mesoamerican region, according to the director of the Digital Technology Agency of the State of Chiapas (Aditech), Jovani Salazar. In an interview with Quadratín México, the director said that together with other […]

In Chiapas, members of the Mayitos cartel have arrived at coffee farms to force residents to do forced labor in exchange for their lives, with violent consequences for those who refuse. Source: milenio

From December 2024 until the beginning of February, the arrest of 224 local police officers, 2 state investigative agents, as well as 2 mayors and various municipal officials of Chiapas in the Centro, Fraylesca, Sierra and Los Altos areas was reported for links to organized crime. Also, the arrest of police officers who were related […]

Femicide violence in Chiapas broke all records in 2024. According to the human rights organization Melel Xojobal, gun murders against girls and adolescents tripled. Cases went from 10 in 2023 to 33 last year. The escalation of violence in the entity governed by Morena has left a long tally of homicides, disappearances, massacres and murders […]

Activists and environmentalists demanded that the Mexican government and the government of the state of Chiapas protect and conserve wetlands throughout the country. They pointed out that, despite recent advances by the federal government in environmental conservation, such as the declaration of protected natural areas in 2022 and the National Water Plan promoted by President […]

Several stores located along the San Cristóbal-Tuxtla highway have been the subject of raids by federal authorities. Two helicopters were deployed to fly over the areas where the actions are being carried out, which, according to official sources, would be related to the seizure of huachicol and other illegal substances. The information is in the […]

Security has been one of the demands and challenges for the new administration of the magical town of San Cristóbal de Las Casas. Alerta Chiapas went out to the streets of this municipality to find out the perception that visitors and locals have about the security of this city. Tourists have gradually returned to the […]