In an era when there were few job opportunities for women in positions considered high-risk, Ofelia Rodas Velasco broke stereotypes by becoming the first female night watchman in Chiapas, starting in 1964. She performed this job with courage and dedication in the state capital. According to chronicler Edi Maber Suárez Rodas, the job of night […]

Yarissel Díaz Arcia, a 19-year-old Cuban migrant, has been missing since the morning of April 30 in Tapachula, while immigration authorities deployed operations against a caravan of Haitians heading toward the center of the country. The Chiapas State Attorney General’s Office reported that the young woman had a phone call with a relative, presumably located […]

A hundred rural midwives marched through the streets of San Cristóbal de las Casas, the most populous city in Chiapas, to defend traditional midwifery amidst regulations that threaten its continuity. During the march, held in commemoration of International Midwives Day on May 5, they made their demands visible with slogans such as: “We demand equal […]

After traveling more than 240 kilometers from the southern border of Chiapas, the migrant caravan known as “David Dios Bendice” (David God Bless) arrived in the municipality of Arriaga, considered one of the last stops within Chiapas before continuing its journey to the state of Oaxaca. The group, composed mainly of people from Haiti and […]

The Southern Zone Council for the Defense of Wetlands in San Cristóbal de las Casas lamented the repeated felling of several trees in the southern part of the city, allegedly for housing construction, without any intervention from authorities to stop the environmental destruction. This is despite the fact that this area is part of the […]

After more than 24 hours of blocking the road, protesters demanding the safe return of three missing men agreed to reopen the highway connecting Cintalapa and Ocozocoautla, at the intersection known as Las Jotas. The decision was made after a dialogue with the Undersecretary of the Interior, Jorge Enrique Hernández Bielma, who arrived at the […]

Hundreds of regional and national visitors have thronged the streets, walkways, central park, and museums of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, in the Chiapas Highlands region, during this long weekend. For five days, tourists have also flocked to parks, resorts, churches, and other recreational areas to spend time with family and friends, take photos, and […]

The National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP), an agency within the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), certified a new Voluntary Conservation Area on April 23, 2026: Boyte’tik, located in the La Albarrada ejido, in the municipality of San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas. The area encompasses 500 hectares, and the declaration strengthens […]

To demand the release of five detained community leaders, nearly 100 Indigenous people from the Soledad Los Cerezos Section II community, in the municipality of San Cristóbal, protested this Wednesday in front of the State Social Reintegration Center for Sentenced Persons (CERSS) No. 5, in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, denouncing the accusations against them […]

The Chiapas government, through its Ministry of Tourism, is seeking to establish a new air route connecting Tuxtla Gutiérrez with the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA) to improve mobility for the state’s residents. As part of the Tianguis Turístico de México 2026 (Mexico Tourism Fair), it was announced that the project aims to contribute to […]