In recent weeks, 27 clandestine graves have been found in the municipalities of La Concordia, Palenque, Suchiate and Emiliano Zapata, in Chiapas. In Emiliano Zapata, a municipality of about 10 thousand inhabitants and 40 minutes from the capital, the organization “Mothers in Resistance” reported a new discovery in the town of San Isidro. Searching mothers […]
30 drug surveillance cameras dismantled in Frontera Hidalgo and Suchiate, in Chiapas
Elements of the various federal and state security forces that make up the Security Cabinet, dismantled in several actions 30 clandestine video surveillance cameras installed by organized crime groups in different points of the Chiapas municipalities of Frontera Hidalgo and Suchiate. The institution reported through a statement that elements of the National Guard (GN), National […]
Insecurity in Chiapas impacts tourism: travel agencies report a 50% drop in sales
The president of the Mexican Association of Travel Agencies (AMAV) in Chiapas, Laura Ramírez Matus, revealed that, after talking with various sectors and colleagues, they have come to the conclusion that sales at the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025 are 50% down compared to operations carried out at the end of 2023 […]
Cleaning staff works to keep San Cristóbal clean during New Year
Despite the announcement of the temporary suspension of the waste collection service, the staff of the Cleaning Department worked during the first day of the year to deal with the accumulations of garbage caused by the irresponsibility of some citizens who ignored the instructions and took their waste out to the streets. The Cleaning team […]
Authorities rescue eight migrants kidnapped at the Comalapa border, Chiapas
Eight migrants were rescued this Friday, January 3, thanks to an operation by federal and state authorities in the Comalapa Border area, Chiapas. In addition, these security efforts on the border with Guatemala led to the arrest of three alleged members of criminal organizations. The governor of the state, Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar, announced the news […]
The third Calaveritas contest will be held in San Cristóbal
For the third consecutive year, representatives of the media of San Cristóbal de las Casas invite citizens and surrounding towns to participate in the Third Poetic and Humorous Creation Contest (calaveritas), the closing of the call will be on October 31, so those interested can register during the 15 days remaining in the month. In […]
NEI teachers block the San Cristobal-Tuxtla Gutierrez highway
As planned, this Friday morning, October 11, about 200 teachers from the Indigenous Education Level of the Regional Coordinator of the Highlands of Chiapas, of the National Union of Education Workers (NEI-CRACH-SNTE), gathered on the San Cristóbal Tuxtla Gutiérrez toll road, where they set up a roadblock at the site. The indigenous teachers set up […]
Bicycles donated from Chicago to Chiapas; they seek to facilitate mobility
From Chicago, through the organization Working Bikes USA, a donation of bicycles was made to the residents of San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas. The main objective is to facilitate the mobility of the residents. Source: milenio
Migrant caravan advances from Chiapas with 1,500 members
Some 1,500 migrants began the year walking in groups from Tapachula with the intention of moving north before Donald Trump assumes the presidency of the United States, despite the fact that the last caravans were dissolved without leaving Chiapas. The migrants, mostly Venezuelans but also from countries such as Guatemala, El Salvador, Peru or Ecuador, […]
Chiapas on high alert due to operations of ultra-orthodox sect Lev Tahor in Guatemala
After the rescue of 160 minors who were on a farm run by the Orthodox community Lev Tahor in Guatemala, Mexico put its southern border on high alert and is working in a coordinated manner with the government of Bernardo Arévalo to prevent the leaders of this sect from fleeing to Chiapas. “After the rescue […]