Mexico’s missing people crisis casts a shadow over World Cup venue
The discovery of at least 500 bags containing human remains within a 10-mile radius of Guadalajara’s Akron Stadium tarnishes expectations for the FIFA tournament
In Mexico, the torment of searching for missing persons also affects the families of police officers
Marco Antonio López|Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos (Jalisco)|
Jalisco is the state with the highest number of missing officers, with 84 cases over six years. Forty-two have been found murdered
Caro Quintero’s life behind bars: The story of Mexico’s ‘Narco of Narcos’
The drug lord, detained in a US prison since February on charges of killing a DEA agent, is waiting to find out whether he will be sentenced to death or life imprisonment
El Mencho show: The glorification of violence in Mexico
A concert in Guadalajara that paid tribute to the leader of the Jalisco New Generation forces us to confront the social complacency that these criminal organizations enjoy in the country
The ‘Mexican Auschwitz’ is just the beginning: Violence and silence are the norm in Jalisco
The state of tequila and mariachi is the heart of one of Mexico’s most powerful and bloodthirsty cartels, and people live in fear, trying not to make a wrong move
Footballers to compete in 50°C heat at 2026 World Cup, study warns
Most of the World Cup venues in North America are at high risk of excessive heat, according to new research
Campillo de Ranas, the town in ‘empty Spain’ where love became an industry
The mayor of this municipality of 60 inhabitants in Guadalajara, a reference point for the LGBTQI+ community, explains the economic boom thanks to same-sex weddings but warns of new threats: neither rights nor relationships are guaranteed forever
2026 World Cup Calendar: Matches, cities and stadiums in the US, Mexico and Canada
The final game of the longest World Cup ever will be played at the MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Spanish court to rule on extradition of alleged member of Peruvian ‘Death Squad’
Former police officer Luis Alberto Mío Morocho is attempting to avoid being returned to his country of origin, where he is accused of over a dozen murders
The ‘Lagos de Moreno case’: The kidnapping of five young people in Jalisco and the video that destroyed everything
The disappearance of the young men from the city of Lagos de Moreno highlights the resurgence of violence in a besieged country
Telephone scams targeting US tourists are ‘an important source of revenue’ for the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel
A recent case involving the murder of seven call center workers in the Mexican state of Jalisco has shed light on one of the new tentacles of the cartel. Shell companies – which are controlled by the mafia – issue fake documents to tourists and demand that they pay taxes on properties that don’t exist