Mexican avocados grown on illegal orchards should not be exported to the United States, the largest importer of the popular staple used in guacamole, the U.S. ambassador to Mexico said Monday. In a visit to Michoacan, Mexico’s main avocado-producing state, U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar said there should be consequences if avocados were determined to be grown in […]
This is how the second peripheral ring of Morelia will be; contemplates 7 segments
The initial section contemplates 13.4 kilometers and will connect the roads to Pátzcuaro and Quiroga; it is expected to conclude in January 2025. Next Thursday, the construction of the first segment, of 7, of the second peripheral ring of the Michoacan capital, which implies 13.4 kilometers, begins. In total, the entire work will have 87.8 […]
Mexican priests say they negotiated for a possible peace accord with drug cartel leaders
Four Roman Catholic bishops met with Mexican drug cartel bosses in a bid to negotiate a possible peace accord, one of the bishops said, and President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Thursday he approves of such talks. The revelation by Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, José de Jesús González Hernández, in remarks at a public appearance, illustrates […]
The Super Bowl is Michoacan’s Avocado Fiesta par excellence
In the Mexican state of Michoacán, celebrations around this time of year center on the guacamole bowl instead of the Super Bowl. That’s because each year, the premier sporting event in the U.S. serves as the main source of income for hundreds of families south of the border who ensure that 138,000 tons of avocados […]
Attack of the CJNG on the Army in Uruapan, Michoacán, leaves two wounded and five detained
Drug war for control of the plaza in Michoacán unleashes violence in Uruapan; CJNG, Familia Michoacana and Los Viagras among the most violent groups Mexican Army personnel repelled an aggression that they suffered at the hands of alleged members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) while patrolling the community of Zirapóndiro in Uruapan, Michoacán, […]
Michoacan’s Purepecha welcome the New Year with ‘New Fire’ ceremony
OCUMICHO, MICHOACAN — Guided by their ancestral lunar calendar, members of Mexico’s Purepecha Indigenous group celebrated their own New Year’s Eve — a little differently than the West’s traditional New Year. The Purepechas, who live in the western state of Michoacán, preserve the pre-Hispanic belief in the “New Fire” ceremony, a version of which was […]
They block 5 roads from Michoacán to Zamora, Uruapan, Pátzcuaro and Morelia
The Supreme Indigenous Council of Michoacán (CSIM) has blocked at least five road sections in Michoacán, they ask motorists to take alternate routes and follow traffic indications. The five roads identified with blockades starting at 9:00 in the morning of today are: The CSIM has takeover five roads in Michoacán to demand security, justice and […]
At least 31 dead in Guerrero after massacre in Buenavista de los Hurtado
Hitmen from La Familia Michoacana attacked the community of Buenavista de los Hurtado, in Guerrero, with drones and subsequently massacred 30 inhabitants (including women and children). It is said that it was a confrontation between the FM and hitmen Onesimo Marquina “El Necho” from Los Tlacos. This is a Narcowar that is taking place in […]
Michoacan cartel sets up makeshift internet antenna to charge people for Wi-Fi
A cartel in the embattled central Mexico state of Michoacan set up its own makeshift internet antennas and told locals they had to pay to use its Wi-Fi service or they would be killed, state prosecutors said on Wednesday, January 3. Dubbed “narco-antennas” by local media, the cartel’s system involved internet antennas set up in […]
Crime in Texcaltitlán has raised concerns about the security situation in the State of Mexico
The recent criminal activity in Texcaltitlán refers to a violent confrontation that occurred on December 8, 2023, between residents and alleged members of a criminal group known as La Familia Michoacana. The clash resulted in 14 deaths, 11 of which were suspected criminals and three of which were civilians. The incident was triggered by the […]