Colombia and Venezuela move closer to definitive reopening of border
More than 130,000 Venezuelans crossed over last weekend to buy goods in the neighboring country
Venezuela opens border crossing with Colombia for second weekend in a row
Authorities expect most of the 90,000 people who made the journey on Sunday to return home
Colombians call for advance notice of influx of Venezuelan shoppers
Around 35,000 people flooded across the border on Sunday, in bid to get hold of essential items in short supply in home country
Oaxaca tourism sector loses millions due to teachers’ strike
State business association says the area is grappling with a shortage in basic goods while the black market is growing
Washington to begin direct talks with Venezuela “immediately”
Goal is to reestablish diplomatic relations, as well as to mediate between government and opposition
Mexico’s President Peña Nieto backs legalizing same-sex marriage
Leader will send Congress proposal for constitutional reform
Ortega y Gasset journalism awards celebrate social reporting
King Felipe VI presides gala event that coincides with 40th anniversary of the foundation of EL PAÍS
An exhibition for all the senses
EL PAÍS ramps up its 40th anniversary celebrations this week with a major program of events
Drug cartels “rule half of Mexico’s prisons,” new report reveals
Human rights study highlights government “indifference” to overcrowding and violence
Tarahumara runners return to Mexico’s Copper Canyon
A year after drug violence prompted cancellation, ultramarathon attracts 600 competitors
How the Mexican Embassy in Spain pulled out all stops to free ex-official
Spanish High Court has dropped case against former PRI party chief Humberto Moreira
More than 50 murders committed during Pope Francis’s Mexico visit
Pontiff’s calls for peace fail to halt violence in one of the world’s most dangerous nations
Mexican prosecutors issue seek and capture order for actress Kate del Castillo
Soap opera star asks for legal protection after failing to testify about her ties with ‘El Chapo’
US issues new alert to citizens about the dangers of traveling in Mexico
Officials report that 203 Americans were murdered in the country between 2014 and 2015
Mexican ex-governor held in Madrid prison on money-laundering charges
Humberto Moreira is also a former president of Peña Nieto’s governing PRI
Mexican police arrest suspected serial killer who mutilated his victims
Chihuahua man is being investigated in connection with as many as 12 brutal homicides
Three suspects held in shooting death of Mexican mayor
The PRD politician was gunned down at her home one day after she took office
Two Mexican marines gunned down as they hunt for ‘El Chapo’
Authorities intensify search for Sinaloa cartel leader who escaped from prison last summer
In wake of Australian surfer murders, is Mexico safe for tourists?
Foreign embassies issue extensive warnings about the dangers of traveling in the country
Mexican army makes new arrests in Iguala massacre investigation
Among those detained is the mayor of Cocula, where the bodies were reportedly incinerated
Chile breaks up toilet paper cartel that fixed prices for over a decade
But lax legislation means that the country’s top two manufacturers will likely get off lightly
Mexican police uncover secret drug tunnel used by ‘El Chapo’s’ cartel
The 800-meter-long passageway runs under the US-Mexican border from Tijuana
Mexico arrests the accomplices who aided drug lord ‘El Chapo’s’ jail break
Authorities confirm US TV reports that kingpin injured himself during pursuit
Mexican navy focuses search for “El Chapo” on Sinaloa mountains
Fugitive drug lord is thought to have fled to the range after his daring escape
More than 24,000 people are missing in Mexico, official study shows
Real number could be much higher as so many crimes go unreported
Seaweed invasion threatening tourism on Mexico’s Caribbean coast
Changes in water conditions causing huge influx of gulfweed in popular vacation spots
Colombian and Venezuelan ministers meet to ease tension over border crisis
Despite friendly tone, representatives offer few specific solutions to their disputes