The armed conflict that Chiapas suffers is becoming a reality beyond its own borders. While the federal and state governments continue to talk about peace, the evidence that large regions of the poorest state in Mexico are controlled by drug trafficking is repeated every day, challenging the official version. The Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco […]
Brother, you are already Mexican! The number of migrants who want to stay in Mexico grows
44 percent of the migrants who pass through our country see Mexico as a destination country to start over. The proportion of migrants who want to settle in Mexico increased by 24 percent between August and October last year, according to surveys conducted by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in the city of Tapachula, […]
Ora, the new electric car that honors the classic Puebla phrase
This vehicle is of Chinese production and is already for sale in Puebla If anything characterizes the Pueblans popularly, it is the use of the expression “ora” to indicate astonishment and as a derivation of the “órale”. The second word is recognized by the Royal Academy of the Language for its use since the 16th […]
Activists block traffic on Federal Highway 115D near Tepoztlan, Morelos
Protesters disrupting transport on Federal Highway Highway 115D near Tepoztlan, Morelos State, Jan. 24 Protesters have blocked traffic on Highway 115D near the Santiago Tepetlapa area of Tepoztlan, Morelos State, as of Jan. 24. Activists are demanding authorities provide residents with access to new roads. Organizers have indicated that the action could last indefinitely if […]
Mexican “Searching Mothers” are now using drones to locate human remains in Jalisco
Maria Aguilar has been searching for her son for over a decade. She, like thousands of Mexicans whose loved ones are missing, has spent countless days scanning vast tracts of barren land for clues, in the hope of finding his remains. Now Aguilar and the “missing persons” collective she founded will be armed in their […]
Mexican military reinforce presence in Tulum, Quintana Roo
Mexican authorities are cracking down on surging crime in the popular tourist destination, Tulum, as authorities seek to create a “safer and calmer environment.” According to Tulum Mayor Diego Castañón Trejo, an additional 30 members of the Mexican Navy were added to the existing law enforcement presence in the bustling Caribbean coastal destination. In a […]
Guerrero boys forced to take up arms after kidnappings in their village
A volunteer police force in rural Mexico that says it has been overwhelmed by local kidnappings has recruited schoolchildren as young as 12 to join its ranks, the latest sign of how some parts of the country are struggling to cope with organized crime. Armed with rifles and sticks, and with their faces covered, boys […]
The Isthmus of Tehuantepec’s Interoceanic Corridor could compete with the Panama Canal
With drought at the Panama Canal and conflicts in the Red Sea and other global shipping lanes disrupting trade, officials in Mexico predict a golden opportunity for the country’s $2.8 billion Isthmus of Tehuantepec’s Interoceanic Corridor (CIIT) project. The initiative is converting the isthmus in southern Mexico, which represents the shortest distance between the Gulf of Mexico […]
Woman dies at IMSS Tijuana, doctors allegedly left a gauze inside her thorax after gallbladder surgery
The patient had discomfort after a surgery performed in June 2023, and she passed away it was found out that a piece of gauze had been left inside her body by negligent IMSS doctors. Relatives of the deceased patient Cecilia Morales Mejía, 40 years old, report medical negligence at Clinic 1 of the IMSS in […]
Caldo Tlalpeño the Mexican vegetable soup
Caldo tlalpeño is a chicken and vegetable soup in Mexican cuisine that contains chicken meat, chickpeas, carrots, and green beans, submerged in a chicken broth with garlic and onion, seasoned with epazote, cumin, and chipotle chili. It is served with avocado slices and diced cheese, and accompanied with lime. Caldo Tlalpeño (Tlalpeño broth) Originally from […]