Illegal water exploitation in northern Mexico: this is the role of drug trafficking behind the water crisis

Due to the lack of rain, ranchers and farmers in northern Mexico have experienced livestock losses, and despite drilling wells in search of water, they are left empty-handed, as the vital liquid is nonexistent. Although hurricanes recently brought water to various states, the situation in areas bordering the United States goes beyond meteorological issues and […]

The militarization of Mexico

Claudia Sheinbaum’s arrival to the Mexican presidency was presented as a triumph of technical rationality, of knowledge over voluntarism, and of civility over noise. However, beneath the academic trappings and the moderate image of a scientifically trained head of state, a worrying inertia lurks: the unstoppable advance of the Armed Forces as the structural axis […]

10 Classic Beef Dishes From Mexico You Need To Try

Among world’s cuisines, Mexico’s has an interesting trichotomy. There are traditional Mexican dishes steeped in indigenous traditions, ingredients, and culture. Then, there are dishes that have evolved from colonization and the introduction of post-Columbian components. (Most Mexican beef dishes fit in this category.) Then, there is an evolved Mexican cuisine, bordering on haute, that is being […]

California lawmakers ask Trump to address sewage pollution from Mexico

Several California state assembly members are asking President Trump to declare a state of emergency as a way to quickly mitigate sewage pollution that for decades has been tainting the Tijuana River Valley just north of the border. On Tuesday morning, legislation known as AJR 16, received unanimous support in the Assembly’s Environmental Safety and […]

A passenger bus falls into a river in Alpoyeca, Guerrero; eight dead and 16 injured reported.

Eight people died and 16 others were injured when a passenger bus overturned while traveling on the Puebla-Tlapa federal highway near the community of Ixcateopan, in the municipality of Alpoyeca. According to the state Civil Protection Secretariat, the accident occurred during the early morning hours when the bus belonging to the “Línea de Oro” transportation […]

Non-resident rights for cruise passengers begin with a $5 fee this July

The Mexican Ministry of Tourism formalized the cooperation agreement with the shipping industry, confirming the introduction of the Non-Resident Right for cruise passengers arriving in Quintana Roo and other Mexican ports this summer. The gradual charge began at $5 per passenger starting July 1, 2025, as Governor Mara Lezama had announced last May. Federal Tourism […]

Storm Barry affects 330 homes in Tamaulipas

The passage of Storm Barry in Tamaulipas left at least 330 homes damaged by floodwaters that reached depths of up to 50 centimeters, according to the news agency Quadratín México. The storm made landfall on Sunday, June 29, near the municipality of Tampico Alto, Veracruz, quickly weakening to a tropical depression. However, its cloud bands […]