On the third day of activities at the Zacatecas 2025 Cultural Wellbeing Festival, Chilean band Gondwana rocked the Plaza de Armas last Monday night with their reggae, rock, and pop offerings. With their “Eternal Present-Tomorrow Is Today Again” Tour 2025, the band, with over three decades of experience, enchanted the audience, turning the evening into […]
Construction of a new Industrial Park in the offing
The head of the Ministry of Economy (Sezac), Jorge Miranda Castro, reported that the government, along with business leaders, are about to approve the construction of a 600-hectare industrial park, which will be privately managed; however, he did not specify the location. “The existing industrial parks are a mere mockery compared to others in other […]
Procession of Silence: A testimony of faith and syncretism in Zacatecas
Holy Week is one of the most important religious celebrations in Mexico and the world. It includes unique celebrations full of syncretism, tradition, and cultural richness, such as the Procession of Silence held in Zacatecas, a tradition to commemorate the death of Jesus Christ on Good Friday. For this reason, it was declared Intangible Cultural […]
The party awaits you in Zacatecas
A city with a face of stone and a soul of silver, Zacatecas is a metropolis that always has something to delight travelers, and from April 12th to 26th, the options multiply with its traditional cultural festival. The Zacatecas Cultural Festival reaches its 39th edition, becoming one of the most highly regarded art, music, and […]
Eleven citizen injunctions have been filed against elevated viaduct construction in Zacatecas.
Miguel Varela Pinedo, mayor of Zacatecas, and attorney Jorge Rada Luévano announced this Tuesday that the Third District Court granted a new provisional suspension, requested by 11 citizens, against the construction of the elevated viaduct in that city, promoted by Governor David Monreal Ávila. The injunction follows the one filed and obtained by another group […]
Collectives of searching mothers warn of exploitation and extermination camps in Zacatecas.
In Zacatecas, there are also training camps, forced labor camps, and extermination zones where the bodies and identities of victims are destroyed, reported searching mothers from various groups. According to the activists, the number of these camps is smaller than the Izaguirre ranch in Teuchitlán, Jalisco, since criminal organizations primarily establish themselves in remote and […]
4 police officers arrested for extorting a citizen in Zacatecas; authorities assure that there will be no impunity
The Zacatecas State Attorney General’s Office arrested four police officers accused of extortion after a complaint was filed by a citizen. The officers, identified as Rogelio “N”, Iván “N” and Pedro “N”, worked as members of the Investigative Police, and Francisco “N”, in the Traffic Safety Police, were arrested and face charges of extortion, bribery […]
10 people held in a criminal camp in Zacatecas have been released; they were doing forced labor
A special operations group of the National Guard assigned to the municipalities of Fresnillo and Rio Grande in Zacatecas located a criminal camp in a rural, unpopulated area. Teachers maintain strike in Zacatecas after rejecting government proposal; more than 234 thousand students affectedHow did they find the criminal camp? Due to their geographical position, the […]
These are the new international destinations that the Zacatecas Airport has
Zacatecas International Airport, officially known as General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport, has recently expanded its offering of international destinations, strengthening its connection with various cities in the United States. This expansion seeks to meet the growing demand of passengers and promote cultural and economic exchange between Zacatecas and abroad. What are the international destinations […]
Egg prices soar in Zacatecas
In the state of Zacatecas, there have been increases in the price of eggs of up to 20% in the last two weeks. “The supplier tells us that it is expensive because bird flu has arrived in the United States and people are crossing into Mexico to buy eggs,” said Margarita, owner of the “Candelaria” […]