Violence escalates in Mexico two weeks before Sheinbaum takes office
The cartel war in Sinaloa highlights the fact that there are dozens of criminal hotspots throughout the country, one of the great failures of the López Obrador administration
After 20 years of being separated by migration, a difficult first embrace in New York City
Red de Pueblos Trasnacionales – or the Transnational Peoples Network – is an organization that brings together Indigenous and rural immigrants in the city, while facilitating family reunions
Bishops use diplomacy to take on drug crime in Mexico: ‘The Church plays an important role, given the absence of the state’
The truces between criminal organizations in the state of Guerrero appear linked to the Catholic hierarchy, which is willing to mediate in order to stop the wave of violence
Foreign tourist dies after being bitten by a shark on the Mexican beach of Zihuatanejo
The animal also injured a woman bathing in Playa Quieta, north of the tourist center in the state of Guerrero
The long night of Acapulco: ‘I am powerful with a gun, unarmed I am nobody’
The lack of electricity and security after hurricane ‘Otis’ has created neighborhood patrols that watch the streets to prevent further looting, but also attract violent characters who are suspicious of any stranger
Hurricane Otis, in photographs
The storm made landfall as a Category 5 hurricane on the Mexican coast of Guerrero during the early hours of Wednesday, and was later downgraded to a Category 2. The popular resort city of Acapulco lies in its path