Carmen Morán Breña

The countryside is losing millions of hectares of crops due to land being abandoned. Violence and extortion add to the ravages of climate change and the lack of subsidies

Recent diplomatic talks have led to several measures aimed at stemming the flow of thousands of people heading north

The collection of this ‘tax’ unleashes violence that leaves hundreds of people dead each year, and it robs the public coffers of a fortune

The diplomatic delegations agreed on the need to keep the border open for trade

Mexican President López Obrador meets with U.S. Secretary of State Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas as the situation on the border between the two countries reaches a fever pitch

A top-level delegation, led by Antony Blinken, will meet with the Mexican president on Wednesday to discuss ‘enforcement actions’ to stem the flow of arrivals

In Mexico, with laws preventing undocumented foreigners from taking buses – and with many vehicles in the hands of criminal groups – migrants have turned to the feared freight train, which travels across the country to the U.S. border

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has announced sanctions against individuals and companies linked to Mexican drug cartels

The Frenchman has published a novel in which the Spanish conquistador recounts his life and adventures to his eldest son

Presidential contenders will have Army protection for the 2024 campaign after over 100 people running for office in 2021 were killed

Experts from several countries are calling on governments to share the information that they have in their possession regarding non-human intelligence and technology, for the progress of science and knowledge

Two very different candidates, Claudia Sheinbaum and Xóchitl Gálvez, will compete in 2024 for the highest office in the nation

Discovered in a botanical garden, the ‘Viridantha minuscula’ is an example of the country’s enormous variety of species

The drug lords have the power to bring thousands of people to the streets and force the State to negotiate their demands. Experts are already talking about the risk of a full-blown “narco-state”

The number of disputes over laws and decrees between the executive branch and the judiciary has skyrocketed during AMLO’s six-year term, straining the institutional balance in Mexico

The contenders tout the virtues of President López Obrador, well aware of the influence he wields in the succession process

Death threats, an attack on her bodyguard and an attempted break-in at her home forced Montserrat Caballero to take temporary refuge in the housing quarters of the 28th Infantry Battalion, so that she can sleep in peace. EL PAÍS interviewed the first female mayor of the city and visited her new home

In Mexico, these types of murders by angry crowds are spreading from rural to urban areas and are frequently incited by organized crime

The award-winning Cuban journalist and author believes that the end of the dictatorship on the island “is already happening.” In a conversation with EL PAÍS, he laments the fact that leftist governments condemn the Nicaraguan and Venezuelan regimes, but don’t speak out against the dictatorship in his own country

The chef-owner of the Rosetta restaurant – located in the Roma neighborhood of Mexico City – walked EL PAÍS through her day-to-day, from buying vegetables to leading her kitchen staff

As Easter Week kicked off, murders in Cancún and Acapulco forced the government to deploy troops to the country’s major tourist centers

Comedian Xavier López Rodríguez, who spent nearly 50 years in Mexican front rooms every Sunday morning on his popular show, has passed away aged 88

Powerful inmates manage their violent criminal enterprises while living in comfortable cells

A new law in Spain opens a path to citizenship for descendants of people who fled the Civil War and dictatorship. Thousands are now eligible to apply. These are three of their stories, from Argentina, Mexico and Venezuela

After Peru expelled Mexican Ambassador Pablo Monroy for interfering in domestic affairs, López Obrador accused the Andean country of being “undemocratic.” Meanwhile, the family of Pedro Castillo – the jailed former Peruvian president – has been granted asylum in Mexico