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); […]
Campeche: Harassment of journalists, a crisis of checks and balances, and a docile local judiciary
Arrests, abuse of authority, judicial harassment, and physical and furtive attacks are some of the attacks journalists in Campeche report having suffered since the start of the administration of Morena governor Layda Sansores San Román. Another challenge facing the state’s press is the closure of media outlets after authorities deny them official advertising allocations—paid for […]
Yucatan businessmen want to match the schedule with that of Q. Roo
The Yucatán business sector will present a joint document to the state government requesting the harmonization of the state’s time zone with that of the neighboring state of Quintana Roo, as a measure to boost the economy. This document, to permanently advance the current time by one hour, is being promoted by the Yucatán Hotel […]
Mérida and its increasing problems
Problems in cities like Mérida tend to increase, especially when a misguided administration like Cecilia Patrón Laviada’s is passive in resolving them quickly for the benefit of the people. Mérida has positioned itself in the second category of cities with the highest incidence of urban problems nationwide, with an alarming 99.7 percent of the population […]
Sectur Oaxaca promotes tourism in Cancún and Mérida
As part of the strategy implemented by Governor Salomón Jara Cruz to get the coast back on its feet and reactivate tourism activity in the region following Hurricane Erick, the Ministry of Tourism (Sectur Oaxaca) held a promotional caravan in Cancún, Quintana Roo, and Mérida, Yucatán. The head of this agency, Saymi Pineda Velasco, emphasized […]