The Oaxaca de Juárez City Council held the first Tequio Vecinal of the municipal administration. This Saturday, all areas of the municipal government attended this first Tequio, which was headed by the municipal president, Ray Chagoya. In his message, the mayor of the capital indicated that the tequios will be a constant in his municipal […]
Security operation implemented at the Oaxaca Supply Center to protect the Three Wise Men
The Oaxaca de Juárez City Council reported that in order to guarantee the safety of the residents who go shopping on Avenida Central, where toys are sold on the occasion of Three Kings’ Day, the Neighborhood Security Secretariat maintains a surveillance operation in that area of the supply market. Claudio de Jesús Pérez y Pérez, […]
Meet the New Members of the Oaxaca Cabinet
On December 23, Governor Salomón Jara Cruz announced the creation of a new secretariat and two institutes, along with changes to his legal and expanded cabinet. Here are the new heads of public organizations in Oaxaca: Yesenia Nolasco Ramírez, Secretary of Mobility Born on August 22, 1982, she holds a degree in Mexican Law and […]
Oaxaca Records 7,263 Earthquakes in 2024, Begins 2025 with 13 More
Oaxaca experienced a total of 7,263 earthquakes between January 1 and December 31, 2024, making it the second most seismically active state in Mexico, following Baja California Sur, which recorded 7,551 events. The National Seismological Service (SSN) reported 19 earthquakes in Oaxaca on the last day of the year, all with magnitudes below 5 degrees. […]
Jesuits uproot themselves from Oaxaca; they abandon the state after hundreds of years
After hundreds of years of pastoral work, priests of the Society of Jesus of the Archdiocese of Antequera-Oaxaca are leaving the entity, because there are fewer and fewer Jesuits “to cover the works with which we want to serve the Church in Mexico and respond to the new challenges that the country poses to us. […]
Renewal of authorities in the Ayuujk nation, rituals and autonomy in indigenous communities of Oaxaca
“Since we are born, we already know why we come, to serve the people, so we do it with great pleasure. People may think it is a lot of partying, but it is part of what we experience every year,” says one of the young people who was appointed as a member of the Health […]
Abuse, violence and threats: this is how thousands of migrants in Oaxaca are experiencing the New Year; they are trying to reach the US
Clinging to a promising future that she sees as increasingly distant, some 3,000 kilometers from Cali, in the Valle del Cauca, Paola Martínez lived the New Year’s celebration for the second time, far from the warmth of her family and practically on the street, without money and in the midst of tribulations. Last year, she […]
Health authorities confirm second death from rabies in Oaxaca
Federal and state authorities confirmed the occurrence in Oaxaca of a second death caused by rabies transmitted by wildlife. The death was a 66-year-old woman. Source: milenio
Oaxaca: Toledo’s works are exhibited in Paris
Forty-one unpublished works made by the artist from Juchiteco Francisco Toledo (1940-2019) during his stay in Paris, France, make up the exhibition Gráfica Toledo, 1976-1987, which opened yesterday at the Institute of Graphic Arts of Oaxaca (Iago). Hazam Jara, director of the venue, told La Jornada that this collection has never been exhibited anywhere, as […]
14-year-old girl who was forced by her family to prostitute herself was rescued in Oaxaca
State and municipal security forces managed to rescue a 14-year-old girl who was forced into prostitution, and arrested the minor’s aunt, who was accused of the crime of human trafficking. The victim had requested police support, since she was being mistreated and deprived of her freedom, so an anonymous call alerted her of the place […]