Security personnel from all three levels of government rescued a 17-year-old girl who had been abducted; one man has been detained. The victim was located in the community of La Cuevita, in the municipality of Apaseo el Alto. The operation involved the State Public Security Forces (FSPE), the Secretariat of National Defense (Defensa), and the […]
Efforts are underway to strengthen prevention of the screwworm in Guanajuato due to the risk to humans and livestock.
Rocío Cervantes Barba, president of the Commission on Rural Development and Agricultural Promotion, presented a point of agreement before the Plenary of the Congress of the State of Guanajuato to urge federal and state authorities to strengthen prevention programs and coordination between entities, with the aim of avoiding cases of screwworm in humans and preventing […]
Guanajuato among states with lowest extreme poverty; public policies sustain and drive progress: Rosario Corona Amador
Guanajuato Has More Than 20 Social Programs to Reduce Poverty and Improve Quality of Life In the Secretariat of New Beginnings (Secretaría del Nuevo Comienzo), more than 20 social programs are aimed at addressing different forms of poverty and providing tools to improve the quality of life of the people of Guanajuato. According to Rosario […]
Activists in Guanajuato denounce the failure of several municipalities to comply with public policies regarding sexual diversity.
More than half of the state’s municipalities lack a Sexual and Gender Diversity Unit, hindering the implementation of public policies focused on the community and resulting in non-compliance with the Law for Persons of Sexual and Gender Diversity. Hazael Ruiz, a member of the Pride Festival Committee in the city of Guanajuato, noted that organized […]
San Miguel de Allende gears up for the Convite de Locos with over 120,000 spectators.
On June 14, San Miguel de Allende will celebrate one of its most iconic traditions: the Convite de Locos (Procession of the “Mad Ones”), a festivity that honors Saint Anthony of Padua and strengthens the municipality’s cultural identity. The municipal government also highlighted that the celebration retains its religious and community roots. The tradition originated […]
Back in Guanajuato and with support to start businesses: more than 60 grants awarded to migrants
Migrants returning to Guanajuato after deportation or return from the United States received new support to start businesses and rebuild their lives. The government, led by Governor Libia Dennise García Muñoz Ledo, distributed 61 productive and economic support grants as part of the “Migrante Te Quiero” (Migrant, I Love You) program, a strategy focused on […]
Hotels and restaurants in Guanajuato are legally obligated to destroy empty bottles, reveals the hotel sector.
The destruction of empty alcoholic beverage bottles is not an optional practice for established hotels and restaurants, but a legal obligation linked to tax and health controls overseen by authorities, including the Ministry of Finance, stated Eduardo Bujaidar Muñoz, president of the Mexican Association of Hotels and Motels in León. Given the concern generated by […]
Suspected attacker of young woman struck with a rock in front of the León Cultural Forum arrested
The León Secretariat of Security, Prevention, and Citizen Protection (SSPPC) located and arrested Luis N., after he was identified as the alleged perpetrator of a brutal assault on a young woman during a robbery near the Guanajuato Cultural Forum. This resulted from intelligence work, analysis, and the use of video surveillance technology. The man has […]
Brussels World Wine Competition: San Miguel de Allende will bring together the best wines in the world
The Secretary of Tourism and Identity of Guanajuato, Lupita Robles León, presented the program for the 2026 Guanajuato Wine Harvest Festival in Mexico City and announced that San Miguel de Allende will host the “Gala of Galas” of the Brussels World Wine Competition, an international event that will bring together representatives from more than 55 […]
A colorful feast closes the Corn Valley festival in San Miguel de Allende
The closing of the Valle del Maíz festival in San Miguel de Allende stretched for several hours into the heart of the city in a procession that wound through the streets, drawing thousands of people. The enormous and colorful contingent included groups from various municipalities and neighboring states, who paraded through the city’s main streets […]