According to the Mexican Association of Insurance Institutions (AMIS), Guanajuato is one of the six states where the largest number of stolen vehicles are concentrated, not to mention that, during the last year, this crime increased throughout the state. In its latest report on road safety and theft, AMIS reported which are the states with […]
Guanajuato, third place nationally in cybersecurity implementation
Guanajuato ranks third in cybersecurity implementation nationwide, according to the latest report from the Mexico Digital Center, reported Antonio Reus Montaño, head of the Secretariat of Innovation. The official stressed that cybersecurity is key in an environment where electronic commerce, platforms and digital applications are constantly growing, but security is often left in the background. […]
Six members of the CJNG arrested in San Miguel de Allende
In the municipality of San Miguel de Allende, six members of a cell of the Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) cartel that also operated in Celaya and in the state of Querétaro were arrested. The detainees are Edwin Jonathan, Jorge Alberto, Emilio, Jovana Kimberly, José Enrique and César Ernesto, reported the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE). […]
17 people arrested in Guanajuato; they would be members of criminal cells
In Guanajuato, authorities arrested a group of 17 alleged members of criminal cells dedicated to drug dealing and extortion in the municipalities of León, San Francisco del Rincón, Irapuato and Celaya. During the operations that led to the dismantling of these criminal cells, the authorities seized property, vehicles, firearms, ammunition, magazines, drugs, telephone equipment and […]
San Miguel de Allende revives the tradition of sacred art with a major exhibition
The Ignacio Ramírez “El Nigromante” Cultural Center presents its second edition of the Sacred Art Exhibition, an event that seeks to rescue and strengthen an artistic tradition that was on hold for a long time. On this occasion, the exhibition features the participation of 18 artists, who exhibit a diversity of techniques and styles. Laura […]
Guanajuato wins two awards at the Food and Travel Reader Awards
Guanajuato received two awards in the ninth edition of the Food and Travel Reader Awards 2024: Best Adventure and Nature Proposal and Best Boutique Hotel in a Magical Town or Colonial City for the Hotel Rosewood San Miguel de Allende. The Secretariat of Tourism and Identity of Guanajuato highlighted the importance of the award in […]
Guanajuato – San Miguel de Allende Highway: One of the most dangerous in the state?
Ambushes. Armed attacks. Animals that invade the road. Lack of signage and maintenance. Residents and visitors of the Heritage City fear using the highway to San Miguel de Allende due to insecurity. After the armed attack that took place on the stretch of La Cieneguita, where a flatbed vehicle carrying two American residents was ambushed, […]
Footwear and leather sector in Guanajuato expects 5% recovery for this year
The leather and footwear industry in Guanajuato expects a 5% recovery in 2025, an expectation that comes after a period marked by a 15% reduction in the value of the GDP, physical volume of industrial activity and employed personnel; “we have a slide in the numbers” starting in September 2023 and during 2024, Mauricio Battaglia, […]
Shakespeare and Cervantes on the streets of Guanajuato: the United Kingdom is the guest country for the 2025 theatre festival
The celebrated theatre of the United Kingdom, with its Shakespearian tradition, will take over the streets of Guanajuato this year. The country of Hamlet, King Lear, the Beatles, Queen and Amy Winehouse is the guest of the Cervantino Festival, the great Latin American gathering of the performing arts. The announcement, which had generated much expectation, […]
Warning of more cases of migrants from Guanajuato deprived of their freedom: “It is not new”
The case of the woman from Salamanca deported from Texas, kidnapped in Tamaulipas and whose release is being asked for 10 thousand dollars, is not the only one. “A countryman from Dolores was also kidnapped and they had to pay 5 thousand dollars to free him,” said Lolita Aviña Gómez, a migrant leader in Texas. […]