Recently, the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) has discovered archaeological remains on the shores of Janitzio Island, in the state of Michoacán in Mexico, consisting of a series of materials of great historical and cultural value. The most notable discovery so far is a tepary (traditional boat) measuring 14.80 meters long. This boat […]
US Stops Some Mexico Avocado Shipments Due to Inspector Incident
The United States has temporarily halted certain new avocado imports from Mexico following an event that allegedly endangered the well-being of US agricultural inspectors. According to Bloomberg News, the US Department of Agriculture communicated to the Avocado Exporting Producers and Packers of Mexico (APEAM) on June 14 about stopping new shipments from Michoacan. The specific […]
“The Guardian of the Monarchs”: Governor of Michoacán asks to reopen the case of the death of environmentalist Homero Gómez
Four years after his tragic disappearance, the case of the protector of the monarch butterfly has resurfaced strongly after the premiere of the Netflix documentary Homero Gómez González was a well-known environmental activist and defender of the monarch butterfly biosphere reserve in the state of Michoacán. He dedicated much of his life to the conservation […]
Mexican Villagers Challenge Large-Scale Avocado Producers Amidst Water Scarcity
After enduring years of drought and facing the impact of commercial avocado farming, Mexican villagers are taking matters into their own hands. In the once-green and lush state of Michoacan, rivers and even entire lakes are disappearing due to a combination of drought and increased water usage for lucrative export crops, particularly avocados. Recently, subsistence […]
Lake Pátzcuaro in Mexico is disappearing authorities blame drought and water theft
A popular lake in central Mexico, which is a major tourist destination during the Day of the Dead festivities, is severely affected due to drought, deforestation, and the theft of its water. Lake Pátzcuaro, in the western state of Michoacán, has lost more than half of its volume since authorities began tracking the drop in […]
Mayor of Churumuco, Michoacan was shot dead at a taqueria in Morelia
Guillermo Torres won the mayoralty of Churumuco, Michoacan in the 2021 elections, championed by the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), although months later he resigned from that political institute to join the National Regeneration Movement (Morena), founded by the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador. On Friday, March 29, in Morelia, Michoacán, Guillermo Torres Rojas, […]
The regional commissioner of Pátzcuaro and her two bodyguards were beheaded and burned
PATZCUARO, MICHOACAN.- The police reports indicate that they took the victims out of the patrol car, then beheaded them and burned the police vehicle. The regional commissioner of Pátzcuaro and two female bodyguards are executed and beheaded. Commissioner Cristal García Hurtado, assigned to the Public Security Region in Pátzcuaro, as well as two of her […]
Three civilians were killed by a roadway bomb in Michoacán
Three farmers were killed on Tuesday, March 5th, by a bomb planted in a dirt road in the cartel-dominated western Mexico state of Michoacan. A state security official who was not authorized to be quoted by name said the blast occurred in the rural township of Tumbiscatio. Graphic photos of the scene posted on social […]
Man enters nightclub with chainsaw; security kicked him out with chairs | Video
The security cameras of a table dance, called La Jungla, captured the exact moment when a man entered the establishment by force with a chainsaw on in his hands. So far, the intentions of this man to enter this place are unknown, although he was scared away by those who were inside, as they threw […]
4 soldiers killed in an ‘ambush’ in Michoacan, Mexico
An improvised explosive device killed at least four soldiers in what President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Friday was a “trap” likely set by a drug cartel. The soldiers were killed Thursday, Feb. 29, on the outskirts of the city of Aguililla in the embattled Mexican state of Michoacán, López Obrador said in a weekly […]