A new armed group of women and men who identified themselves as former members of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) announced today their appearance in the municipality of Chenalhó, in support of the El Machete self-defense forces of Pantelhó; they declared themselves willing to confront “the hitmen of the criminal group Los Herrera.” […]
The Oaxaca-Puerto Escondido highway is changing the face of the beach
A road that leads to the sea (yes, listen to the song’s tune) is changing Puerto Escondido; it is not the only factor, but this place on the Mexican Pacific, the most populated on the Oaxacan coast, is undergoing a renovation in architectural design and gastronomy. In the coming months it will have a very […]
Evangelical church burned in Oaxaca: they refused to pay the patron saint festival fee
On the afternoon of Friday, August 9, it was announced that an evangelical church was burned in the state of Oaxaca, specifically in the Mixe area of San Juan Lalana. The affected religious group accused the municipal authority of Cerro Cajón in the community of San Isidro Arenal of the attack, for allegedly refusing to […]
Good times are predicted for Tabasco
The virtual president-elect, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, has been meeting with current and elected governors from all over the country. There, each of the governors have announced the priority projects for their entities. In her fourth consecutive meeting with the governors of the Southeast of Mexico, she agreed to move forward with the pending projects of […]
The “battle” of cheese continues in Tabasco
At the start of the 10th version of the most important event of the cheese industry in Tabasco, the controversy over the ownership of the brand and its image continues to grow. It is a “battle” of registrations for the control of the celebration that is being fought within the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property […]
Veracruz is second in the country in dengue deaths; there are 13 cases
The state of Veracruz moved from third to second place nationwide among the entities with the most deaths caused by dengue, with 13 deaths recorded as of August 5. The Special Epidemiological Surveillance System for Dengue indicates that in nine days the entity went from having 10 deaths to 13, so now it is only […]
Mexicans from Veracruz, Oaxaca and Guerrero join migrant caravans
Researcher Mario Luis Fuentes, in charge of the project “UNAM on the borders of Mexico” highlighted, in an interview, that in 2019 the migrant caravans showed an unprecedented dynamic of population displacement that led to a social emergency that persists to this day, but in this human mobility there are not only foreigners, “there are […]
The price of environmental activism in Veracruz: persecution or death
Ambrosio ran out still wearing the shorts he wore to rest at home. Seconds before, he received an urgent call from his cousin’s wife, telling him that men dressed in civilian clothes had dragged him out of his home: a “kidnapping” was all he thought. In reality, it was the arrest of Minervo Cantor Peña, […]
Veracruz, the third entity with the largest presence of indigenous peoples
In the state, it is necessary for bilingual teachers to know the culture and worldview of the regions to which they are sent to do their work. Members of the Mexican Indigenous Intercultural Collective considered that the lack of adequate bilingual education is one of the problems in the extinction of native languages in the […]
Claudia Sheinbaum confirms that Coahuila will be part of the railway project, says the governor
The state governor, Manolo Jiménez, stated that during the meeting he held with the president-elect, Claudia Sheinbaum, she confirmed to him that Coahuila will be part of the route of the railway project announced for the next federal administration. He indicated that the southeastern region will have a station within this project, which will serve […]