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Pacific cyclones reduce the frequency of cruise ship arrivals to Vallarta.
During July, Puerto Vallarta will experience a decrease in cruise ship arrivals, with only four scheduled arrivals due to the Pacific tropical cyclone season, according to the Vallarta National Port System Administration, which detailed the maritime visit schedule for the month. The first cruise ship to arrive will be the Navigator of the Seas, which […]
A theme park to rival Disney is being built in Mexico and is located in Nayarit.
VidantaWorld, Grupo Vidanta’s ambitious tourism megaproject in Nuevo Vallarta, continues to advance with its BON (Beauty of Nature) theme park, scheduled to fully open in 2026 after a private pre-opening phase that began in August 2023. The luxury park, planned for over 150 hectares, will feature 23 attractions, 25 restaurants, and 16 boutiques, as well […]
Visa disables CIBanco transactions, and Mexico moves from denial to cooperation.
Visa suspended international transactions with cards issued by CIBanco after the United States Treasury Department accused the Mexican institution of facilitating money laundering operations. The decision, implemented as of Sunday, June 30, particularly affected users of the CICash Multicurrency product. The Treasury Department identified CIBanco, along with Intercam and Vector, as institutions linked to financial […]
Five people have died due to rain in Oaxaca.
The bodies of three people were located by rescuers from the State Coordination of Civil Protection and Risk Management after several hours of searching after they were swept away by a river in the municipality of San Pedro Ixcatlán, in the Papaloapan Basin, Oaxaca. According to the municipal authority’s report, on Sunday, June 29, the […]
Migration and criminal control in Tapachula, the underworld of the drug trafficking network in Chiapas
Tapachula is the largest city in the southern state of Chiapas and the second most populated after Tuxtla Gutiérrez. This area is known for its tropical vegetation with varied ecosystems and for its high migrant population. In recent years, it has been involved in the massive influx and prolonged detention of migrants, a phenomenon that […]
Doctor found dead at IMSS hospital in Chiapas; second case in a month
Miguel García Chávez, an anesthesiologist, was found dead early Tuesday morning, June 1, in the bathroom of the operating room at the General Hospital of Zone No. 2 of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), known as “5 de Mayo,” in the capital of Chiapas. So far, no authority has announced the official cause of […]
Tourists trapped in Playa del Carmen’s underground river
Fifty tourists were trapped underground on the afternoon of Monday, June 30, in the underground river at Xplor Park, after a power outage interrupted the ride within the tourist complex, located in the municipality of Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo. According to initial reports, the visitors were stranded inside the attraction’s tunnel after the power […]
Playa del Carmen: Authorities criticized for handling sargassum
Playa del Carmen is facing a massive new sargassum washout in its downtown area, without any visible presence or intervention from the municipal government or the Navy, officially charged with containing this phenomenon, according to the website diariocambio22. Residents and local business owners expressed their deep disappointment with the actions (or lack thereof) taken by […]
Illegal forest clearing halted in Yucatán, Campeche, and Quintana Roo
The Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (Profepa) has shut down the illegal clearing of more than 2,600 hectares of forest in Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo. The affected forest vegetation includes medium sub-evergreen, low thorny, and medium sub-deciduous forests. The agency carried out six special operations in Calakmul and Hopelchén, Campeche (2); Tekax, Yucatán (2); […]