On Mexico’s southern border, the migration crisis has become a ticking time bomb. With nearly a thousand migrants arriving daily, mainly from Central and South America, the lack of effective migration policies has left around 45,000 people stranded in the state of Chiapas, particularly in cities like Tapachula and Tuxtla Gutiérrez. The migrants, mostly in […]
Authorities find Portuguese tourists reported missing in Chiapas alive
Two tourists, citizens of Portugal, reported missing in Chiapas, were found safe and sound this Friday in Mexico City, the Attorney General’s Office (FGE) reported. “In the last few hours, the Consulate of Portugal in Mexico City confirmed that on the night of November 14 of this year, Dinis “N” and Goncalo “N” arrived in […]
Portuguese tourists disappear in San Cristobal de las Casas while on vacation
Goncalo Alfaro Pereira Dos Santos e Cruz and Dinis Pedro Dos Santos Rodrigues, two tourists of Portuguese origin, were reported missing in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas. This happened after the night of Friday, November 8, was the last time they had communication via WhatsApp with their families. The tourists had arrived in the […]
San Cristóbal de Las Casas, the cradle of metalwork in Chiapas: the art of molding iron and tin
In San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, metalworking is more than a trade; it is a tradition that endures and is reinvented in each piece. This colonial city is recognized throughout Mexico for its artisanal work, such as polishing natural glass, clothing, and of course, metals; especially tin and iron, materials that artisans transform into […]
Teopisca-San Cristóbal Highway Reopens After Month-Long Closure
After 29 days of closure due to a landslide on October 15 at kilometer 107 near the Nuevo Jardín El Edén community in Teopisca, the federal highway connecting Teopisca with San Cristóbal de las Casas has been fully cleared. Both lanes are now open, allowing motorists to travel normally on this crucial route. The landslide […]
Driver Assaulted by Alleged “Motonetos” in San Cristóbal de Las Casas
A driver was assaulted on the Periférico Norte Poniente, near the Mercado de la Zona Norte, by a group of alleged “motonetos” this past weekend in San Cristóbal de Las Casas. According to the official report, approximately ten individuals surrounded a white Jetta and verbally and physically assaulted the driver, identified as 25-year-old Pablo “N”. […]
Toxic metals in Chiapas rivers: dangers for the ecosystem and health
In the Llanos region, where the Pujiltic sugar mill is located in Venustiano Carranza, domestic, agricultural and industrial waste has turned this site into a point of high contamination. A recent study carried out by the University of Sciences and Arts of Chiapas (Unicach) revealed the presence of heavy metals in the micro-basins that make […]
Chiapas, drug trafficking and neocolonialism
Since June 2021, Chiapas has been experiencing a spiral of violence associated with drug trafficking. Violence is not new. It dates back to colonization itself. Since the 16th century, Fray Bartolomé de las Casas documented the atrocities committed against indigenous peoples during the Conquest. Nor is the presence of organized crime in the state new. […]
Migrant Caravan Resumes Journey to the USA After Resting in Chiapas
A caravan of 2,500 migrants, comprising individuals from various nationalities, has resumed its journey towards the USA after resting for a day in Escuintla, Chiapas. The group traveled over 30 kilometers along the Mexico 200 highway on Saturday, moving closer to northern Mexico. Franklin, one of the caravan coordinators, emphasized the need for humanitarian aid, […]
From policeman to murderer: John Patrick Addis and his crimes in Chiapas
The quiet Fovissste Paraíso neighborhood in Tuxtla Gutiérrez was the scene of a discovery in 2006: the bodies of a woman and two minors, allegedly murdered by John Patrick Addis, a former American police officer wanted by the FBI, who lived in Mexico under the name “Charlie Petterson.” Addis, born in Michigan in 1950, was […]