Almost a week after leaving office as president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador visited the state of Veracruz, where he was the protagonist of a controversial moment that has unleashed a wave of reactions on social media. During his visit to the Casa Benito Juárez, the president dodged a bottle that was thrown in […]
Mega blackout affects hundreds of thousands of residents in metropolitan area of Veracruz
This Saturday, more than 800,000 residents of the metropolitan area of Veracruz and municipalities such as La Antigua and Actopan reported power outages. In some cases, the service was restored after 10 minutes, in others it has been almost an hour without power. The municipalities most affected by the lack of electricity were Veracruz, Boca […]
Huamantla will participate in the sixth edition of the national market of magical towns in Veracruz
With a distinguished delegation, the municipality of Huamantla will participate in the Sixth Edition of the National Tianguis of Magical Towns, which will take place in Boca del Río, Veracruz, from September 10 to 12. This event will bring together, at the World Trade Center Veracruz, 177 Magical Towns and 32 Magical Neighborhoods, who will […]
The magic of Mexico is in Veracruz with 177 towns and 34 neighborhoods
The magic and color of the country’s Magical Towns and Neighborhoods are in Veracruz, in one place we can boast the history, the legacy of native communities, the mix of cultures and the pride of Mexico, said Governor Cuitláhuac García Jiménez at the ribbon cutting of the National Tianguis of Magical Towns in its sixth […]
Veracruz: Students kidnap and kill their teacher in Álamo Temapache
The Ministerial Police assigned to Álamo Temapache, in the north of the state of Veracruz, arrested two young men aged 17 and 18, as the alleged perpetrators of the murder of teacher Diego Yasmar Barrales San Juan, on August 6, in that same city. The case has shocked the entire region up to the border […]
In Veracruz, civilians disarm and beat two police officers after an alleged search
Two municipal police officers were attacked by a group of residents in a neighborhood on the outskirts of the municipality of Nogales, located in the central mountainous region of Veracruz. There are versions that indicate that the officers were disarmed, beaten and one of them was shot with his own service weapon. Allegedly, the police […]
Costa Esmeralda Fest 2024: Completely cancelled due to Cold Front 1 in Veracruz
The Costa Esmeralda Fest 2024 was canceled in its entirety, as announced this Saturday, September 7, by the Ministry of Tourism (Sectur) of Veracruz, and on the event’s official website. The music festival was to be held from Friday, September 6 to Sunday, September 8, and although at first only the cancellation of the first […]
Landslide on Veracruz hill buries entire family: three die and four manage to escape alive
Following heavy rains on Thursday night and early Friday morning in Veracruz, a family of seven members were buried by a landslide in a neighborhood of Xalapa, local authorities reported. In a statement, the Civil Protection Secretariat of the State of Veracruz reported that three people died in the incident, including a man, a woman […]
Veracruz suffers the effects of “La Niña”: intense rains after severe droughts
For the months of January and February, lower than normal temperatures are forecast, explains the director of the Center for Earth Sciences at the University of Veracruz, Carlos Manuel Welsh Rodriguez, who said that in the coming weeks it is anticipated that heavy rains will be recorded in the state as a consequence of the […]
Attacks and criminalization of environmental defenders in Veracruz is a cause for concern: CEMDA
In 2023, the state of Veracruz recorded a resurgence of attacks against environmental defenders, after a year without reports. The Center for Environmental Law and Justice (CEMDA) documented four incidents in which community members faced criminalization, arbitrary detentions, defamation, intimidation, and physical violence. These attacks occurred in May, July, October, and December, marking a return […]