An 18-hour protest in the municipality of Villa Comaltitlán ended Sunday afternoon after members of the State Public Security Secretariat (SSP) carried out an operation to clear a road blockade, reopen the coastal highway, and rescue detained state officials. According to sources at the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE), the intervention using force was decided […]

The National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (Conanp) reported the birth of a third spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi vellerosus) infant in the Sumidero Canyon National Park, a protected natural area in the state of Chiapas, despite the species having been considered extinct for more than 30 years in the western part of the park. In […]

Hundreds of migrants, mostly Haitians, left on foot from the southern border with Guatemala, where they had been living for months in precarious conditions without any response to their asylum requests from the Mexican government. Overwhelmed by economic hardship, the group of about a thousand migrants, which also included Central and South Americans, departed the […]

Low productivity, diseases, and deficiencies in post-harvest processes remain the main challenges currently facing cacao cultivation in the southern border region, limiting its profitability and growth. The director of the INIFAP Pacific South regional center, Carlos Hugo Avendaño Arrazate, pointed out that one of the most important challenges is increasing production per hectare, since current […]

Up to 6,000 Cubans have been deported from the United States without their documents to the state of Chiapas in recent weeks, according to unofficial figures, through an unsigned agreement between the Mexican and U.S. governments. The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) stated in its latest report that “thousands of foreigners have been deported […]

State police officers cleared residents of the municipality of Villa Comaltitlán who were blocking Federal Highway 200 on Sunday, demanding justice for the death of 17-year-old student Óscar José González Reynoso, who was run over by a vehicle on Wednesday, April 15. The Chiapas State Security Secretariat reported that members of the State Guard and […]

A clash between residents of the communities of Tziscao and La Cañada, located in the municipality of La Trinitaria, left one person dead on Saturday, according to residents. The State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) stated that “an inter-institutional group is already at the scene of the confrontation between civilians; however, order has been restored.” The […]

More than a month after the alleged poisoning of dogs in the community of Zacualpa Ecatepec, in the municipality of San Cristóbal de las Casas, in the Chiapas Highlands region, animal rights activists condemned the incident and demanded that the relevant authorities launch an investigation. They also called on the public to report animal abuse, […]

During the first quarter of 2026, 207 investigations into drug dealing were opened in Chiapas, representing a 17 percent increase compared to the same period in 2025, according to data from the State Attorney General’s Office. Official figures detail that 55 investigations were opened in January, 65 in February, and 87 in March, reflecting an […]

The textiles of the indigenous communities showcase the talent of the women of the Chiapas Highlands. The blouses for women, woven on a backstrap loom in Tenejapa, stand out. The colors reflect their roots, the feeling of the land, and each stitch highlights the unity of the people, their worldview, and their desire to live […]