Every January, faith and tradition come alive in Chiapas with the celebration of Saint Anthony the Abbot, one of the saints venerated during the Fiesta Grande of Chiapa de Corzo, but also honored in various municipalities throughout the state. His image is carried through streets filled with color, amidst prayers, music, and the aroma of […]
Chiapas: Evangelicals arrested and beaten in Zinacantán for refusing Catholic positions or celebrations
Catholic residents of the communities of Pinal Salinas and Tzajalnab, in the municipality of Zinacantán, detained and beat 11 evangelical Indigenous people after they refused to accept religious positions and finance Catholic festivities. The victims reported that the persecution has been ongoing for more than four years. During this period, the aggressors cut off the […]
Oaxaca and Puerto Escondido stand out in the nominations for the 2025 Food and Travel Reader Awards
The Oaxaca State Tourism Secretariat (Sectur Oaxaca) reports that two destinations in the state and seven local service providers have been nominated for the 2025 Food and Travel Reader Awards, which recognize the best in tourism, hospitality, and gastronomy in Mexico. Puerto Escondido is nominated for Best Destination in Mexico, and Oaxaca for Best Gastronomic […]
The 2026 cruise season begins in Zihuatanejo, a Magical Town in Guerrero.
Zihuatanejo, one of Mexico’s newest Magical Towns, located on the Costa Grande of Guerrero, is one of the Mexican Pacific ports that receives thousands of tourists each year arriving on cruise ships. This stunning sun, sand, and sea destination borders Ixtapa, and this past Saturday, January 17th, it welcomed the first cruise ship of the […]
Uruapan’s artisan market will have new infrastructure this year.
To boost the Palm Sunday Artisan Market in Uruapan, a national outreach strategy and infrastructure improvements will be implemented in 2026. These actions will directly benefit the artisans, as well as the national and international tourists who visit the region, reported the Michoacán Ministry of Tourism (Sectur). Thanks to the coordination between the federal government […]
The houses that withstood hurricanes and earthquakes in Guerrero did not use concrete: they are made of earth and tiles.
When a 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck Guerrero on January 2nd, with its epicenter in San Marcos, attention focused on the damage. However, in the rural area of Acapulco, something happened that shattered several prejudices: homes built with reinforced adobe withstood the quake without structural damage. According to a report by La Jornada, the houses built […]
Five women have already disappeared in the northern part of Veracruz this year.
Five women remain missing in municipalities in northern Veracruz so far in 2026. The most recent reports are from Poza Rica and Tuxpan, according to official missing persons reports. The State Search Commission issued reports to locate Perla Citlali Hernández Gómez, 20, last seen on January 9 in the town of Higueral, in the municipality […]
Two arrested for cannibalism in Tabasco
The Attorney General of the State of Tabasco, Óscar Tonathiu Vázquez Landeros, confirmed the arrest of two individuals allegedly linked to acts of cannibalism committed against their victims in the municipality of Centro. According to the official, the now-detained individuals were identified from several videos that went viral on social media in August 2025, in […]
Has the sargassum season already begun in Quintana Roo? This is what the Navy reports.
The unusual arrival of sargassum seaweed on the coasts of Quintana Roo triggered an emergency response from the Mexican Navy, which is reinforcing beach cleanups and the early installation of sargassum barriers, primarily in the southern part of the state. The commander of the 11th Naval Zone, Vice Admiral Marco Antonio Muñoz, reported that although […]
Quintana Roo among the states with the highest incidence of HIV in Mexico
Despite prevention strategies, Quintana Roo ended 2025 with a high number of cases of sexually transmitted infections, such as the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The state registered 1,189 confirmed diagnoses during the year. HIV is a virus that affects the body’s immune cells, called CD4 T lymphocytes. If left untreated, the infection can rapidly progress […]