Gringo is not a friend: Protest against gentrification in Oaxaca

In Oaxaca, the walls speak and are a sign of society’s feelings regarding the gentrification that grows every day in the capital city. Among signs that offer services, real estate and announce galleries or workshops, mainly in English, there is urban art that denounces the rising cost of services, the lack of water experienced by […]

Parents block streets in Oaxaca City

Parents and teachers from the Abraham Castellanos School are blocking the street of Reforma and Constitución in the center of Oaxaca City. Parents reported that their action is to demand clarification on the issue of a resource that came to the school for construction work that has not been completed. According to teachers and parents, […]

New caravan of migrants enters Oaxaca territory

A new caravan of migrants entered Oaxaca territory this morning. Some people camped in the municipality of Chahuites and others continued walking on the Pan-American Highway 190, heading to San Pedro Tapanatepec. The migrants, some 600 men, women and minors, entered the limits of the Oaxacan municipality of Chahuites, around six o’clock this Sunday morning, […]

Punta Colorada, a reserve in the sights of tourism

Less than 10 meters from Punta Colorada beach, black water covered in mold reaches the open sea. It is a contaminated arm of mangrove that seems to be drying up. Amphibians, mosquitoes, garbage, all kinds of waste float on the water. It is a lagoon between the dunes with abundant life, where crocodiles swim. Dozens […]