A set of bones kept safe for two decades have led to the discovery of a new carnivorous dinosaur in northern Mexico: it is the Labocania aguillonae, a powerful predator, related to the iconic Tyrannosaurus rex, which inhabited what is now Coahuila some 72.5 million years ago. Its identification not only adds to the growing […]
Experts: Genetic diversity of agave falls almost 100% in Mexico due to lack of pollination
“I would love to say that they do have a plan. I just met with them two months ago again and told them again (about the importance of pollination) and they told me again that it is wonderful, but they do not offer support,” she said. The cost per kilo of agave went from 30 […]
IT WILL TAKE 30 DAYS TO REOPEN THE ORIZABA-PUEBLA HIGHWAY!
Given the possible risk of another possible landslide or assaults committed by criminals, as a precaution and for the safety of each and every one of the users, Capufe personnel in coordination with elements of the National Guard Highway Division, through its “Carousel” operation, descended in the opposite direction to the motor vehicles that were […]
“Marea Rosa Glow 5k” race in Durango against breast cancer in La Laguna
The “Marea Rosa Glow 5K” race was held successfully and with great participation in La Laguna, where for the first time hundreds of families enjoyed a nighttime and luminous route with the president of the State DIF, Marisol Rosso and Governor Esteban Villegas Villarreal, united in a single objective: to fight against breast cancer. With […]
Skull mural inaugurated in Durango
Within the framework of the long-awaited Muuki 2024 Day of the Dead Festival “Sing and don’t cry”, this Monday, October 28 at 5:00 p.m. the inauguration of the spectacular “Skull Mural” will take place in the Plaza Fundadores. This striking Instagrammable installation, consisting of more than 700 hand-painted skulls, is a collective work of art […]
“They are forced to come to war”: alleged hitman from La Mayiza admits to ‘kidnappings’ in Durango
The cyber war between Los Chapitos and La Mayiza continues. Social networks continue to fill with images alluding to the confrontation that began on September 9 in Sinaloa; since then, intentional homicides have shot up to 246 cases, as of October 24. Audios, narco-banners and videos of interrogations of alleged hitmen abound on the networks, […]
Communal farmers defending the Durango forest ask for protection from threats
After two days of blocking the passage of trucks with wood from the Sierra de Mezquital to Durango capital and other destinations, community members who are against excessive logging are reporting that they have already received threats and fear for their lives. The blockade began last Friday, October 25 in the afternoon, at the entrance […]
‘Safe corridors’ announced in Sonora after murder of American tourist
Following the murder of former US soldier Nicholas Douglas at an organised crime checkpoint on a highway in Sonora, the governor of the state, Alfonso Durazo, and the governor of Arizona, Katie Hobbs, agreed to create “safe corridors”, that is, stretches free of criminal cells. The pilot program will be the highway that goes from […]
Sonora consolidates itself as a commercial platform for the alliance between Mexico and the US
Governor Alfonso Durazo Montaño headed the last phase of the consolidation of the Northwest Chapter of the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico (Amcham), which promotes the strengthening of the commercial relationship between Mexico and the United States, through international business practices between the public and private sectors. The governor participated in the signing of […]
Clandestine laboratory for manufacturing fentanyl dismantled in Sonora
On the Sonora border, security corporations reported the seizure and dismantling of the first clandestine laboratory dedicated to the manufacture of fentanyl in a residential area of the Altar neighborhood of San Luis Río Colorado, just four kilometers from the border line that divides Mexico from the United States. The criminal group that operated it […]