While the Solidaridad City Council boasts of a “robust administrative structure,” a very different story unfolds on the streets of Playa del Carmen: one of fear, extortion, and officials operating like a true mafia. Today, on Xplaya TV, we bring to light testimonies that directly implicate Marco Antonio Barranco Bello, known in the underworld as […]
US officials killed in Chihuahua crash worked for the CIA, according to the NYT and TWP; Sheinbaum was unaware of the operation
Two Mexican officials and two Americans died in a car accident in northern Mexico, including a member and the director of the Chihuahua State Investigation Agency (AEI). According to The Washington Post, the two U.S. officials killed on April 19 were agents of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo stated that […]
“Don Juan” arrives in San Miguel de Allende with a performance for students
Before an audience of over 100 students from the Sanmiguelense Institute, the play “Don Juan, or the Stone Guest,” by French playwright Molière, was presented at the Ángela Peralta Theater as part of the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities Festival of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). The performance was attended by elementary and high […]
Gunfight in the Allende neighborhood leaves at least three vehicles riddled with bullets in San Miguel de Allende
At least three vehicles were damaged by gunfire in the Allende neighborhood of San Miguel de Allende, after residents reported hearing shots in the area. The incident prompted a response from law enforcement agencies that lasted until the early hours of Monday. Around midnight on Sunday, April 19, residents of Guadiana Street in the aforementioned […]
Secrets Playa Mujeres reopens in Quintana Roo
The reopening of Secrets Playa Mujeres Golf & Spa Resorts marks the return of one of the most iconic resorts on the mainland of Isla Mujeres, representing a direct catalyst for economic growth, job creation, and strengthened investor confidence in Quintana Roo, at a time when the destination is maintaining hotel occupancy rates above 85% […]
Indigenous people flee violence in Nayarit; they arrive in Durango after days without food
After three days without food and walking through the mountains with what little they could carry from their homes, a group of nearly 100 Mexicanero indigenous people arrived in Durango. They had fled their communities in Nayarit amidst insecurity that forced them to flee. Women, children, men, and the elderly traveled on foot, driven by […]
Mega-lab seized in Chihuahua reveals control of Los Salgueiro and Gente Nueva; this is how it operated
The mountainous region between the municipalities of Morelos and Guachochi, in Chihuahua, where a mega-drug lab with industrial capacity was located, is an area historically controlled by Gente Nueva and the faction known as Los Salgueiro, structures linked to the Sinaloa Cartel. In this area, near Sinaloa, where state and federal authorities seized facilities capable […]
Mazatlán welcomes the 55th cruise ship of the year; more than 202,000 visitors and an economic impact of more than 323 million pesos
Mazatlán welcomed the cruise ship “Navigator of the Seas” this Monday, the 55th to arrive at the port so far this year. The vessel docked at 7:30 a.m. from Los Cabos, carrying 3,820 passengers and 1,253 crew members. Sinaloa’s Secretary of Tourism, Mireya Sosa Osuna, reported that 20 international cruise ships are expected to arrive […]
Cocoa in Chiapas, the second largest producer in the country, faces low production and diseases
Low productivity, diseases, and deficiencies in post-harvest processes remain the main challenges currently facing cacao cultivation in the southern border region, limiting its profitability and growth. The director of the INIFAP Pacific South regional center, Carlos Hugo Avendaño Arrazate, pointed out that one of the most important challenges is increasing production per hectare, since current […]
There will be a new massive truckers’ blockade; will it affect the Mexico-Queretaro highway?
Due to the breakdown in dialogue between drivers, farmers, and agricultural workers and the federal government, a new nationwide truckers’ blockade has been announced, which would affect the country’s main highways, including the Mexico-Querétaro highway. Negotiations stalled on April 10, when leaders of the National Truckers Association (ANTAC) and the National Front for the Rescue […]