Mike Vigil, ex-head of International Operations for the US Drug Enforcement Administration, spoke to EL PAÍS about the capture of one of the world’s most notorious drug lords
Seven people were arrested for the shooting on Playa del Carmen’s busy pedestrian walkway
Dangerous journeys by road are becoming increasingly common due to heightened controls on both sides of the US-Mexico border
The death toll has risen to 53 after two victims died in hospital. Another 14 people remain in a serious condition after being rescued from the abandoned truck
The massacre perpetrated by the 18-year-old in Uvalde has once again put a spotlight on the lax gun regulations in the southern US state
Using testimony from witnesses and authorities, EL PAÍS retraced the events of the Texas school shooting that ended with 19 students and two teachers dead
Andrés Manuel López Obrador met with his counterpart Alejandro Giammattei on the first stop of a tour of Central America focused on migration challenges
The jazz legend moved to Cuernavaca in 1978 to attempt to treat himself for a terminal illness. After a mysterious operation, he died a few months later
The heart of the Mexican Caribbean has been recording up a string of killings and shootings, while business owners in the region say organized crime groups are in charge
The recent string of killings in the Caribbean has sounded alarm bells in the US, where authorities have issued new travel alerts for “violence and criminal activity”
EL PAÍS has seen declassified files from the DFS agency, which kept tabs on the Nobel laureate starting in the late 1960s, when he was at his most politically active
During the Dirty War, the Mexican police and army executed farmers, teachers, activists and students, and dropped their bodies out of planes. Half a century on, these crimes continue to go unpunished
Héctor Luis “El Güero” Palma Salazar, a longtime associate of infamous crime boss El Chapo, may soon walk free. He has several unsettled scores that are already troubling the authorities
The prestigious quarterly has selected 25 writers for its second list of the best authors under the age of 35, who are breaking geographical and linguistic paradigms
Afflicted by drug violence, this mining town in the central state of Zacatecas leads national polls for citizens’ lack of confidence in the safety of their surroundings
The player, known as ‘The Black Panther’ in Spain, was rumored to have died in a fight or from an overdose. EL PAÍS meets the trailblazer in a home in Texas, after his unexpected reappearance
The state of Michoacán is the world’s top producer of the fruit but the commercial boom for the superfood has brought with it violence, deforestation and job insecurity
Wheat consumption is growing in Mexico, with thousands of bakeries offering artisan bread
Suicide comes on same day that Homeland Security releases tough new measures against immigration
Salary gap between the two countries explains immigration and why US companies head south
All-important auto sector is already feeling the impact of US president-elect’s threats
Under pressure from president-elect, Ford cancels major investment plans in San Luis Potosí
New study reveals soaring popularity of Facebook and WhatsApp despite persistent poverty
The accident also left 72 people injured while a further hundred are still unaccounted for
US president-elect’s dinner with telecommunications magnate seen as friendly gesture toward Mexico
Central lender Banxico is expected to respond by raising its rates by 0.25%
Raft of legislative proposals could put end to inhumane activity most Mexicans disapprove of