
Mapping Mexico’s 5,698 clandestine graves
The list of burials illuminates one of the favorite tactics of criminals in these times of war against drug trafficking and organized crime: ‘disappearing’ people
The list of burials illuminates one of the favorite tactics of criminals in these times of war against drug trafficking and organized crime: ‘disappearing’ people
British historian Edward Shawcross presents a very readable biography of a royal caught up in an ill-fated imperial adventure
Located in the historic center of the city of Mérida, this establishment breathes new life into one of the most essential ingredients of Latin American cuisine
The announcement of 20 new miles of fencing comes as Blinken and Mayorkas visit the country, and increases pressure on the U.S. president ahead of the 2024 elections.
The announcement of new construction on the border fence overshadowed the visit of Antony Blinken and Alejandro Mayorkas, with migration and drug-trafficking the main topics
A new resolution being put forth by Representative Joaquin Castro — to which EL PAÍS has had access — rejects the possibility of U.S. military intervention on Mexican soil
Presidential contenders will have Army protection for the 2024 campaign after over 100 people running for office in 2021 were killed
The popular president will seek to complete infrastructure initiatives, support his party’s candidate and ensure a smooth succession
The governor of Tamaulipas state later lowered the number of people estimated to have been in the church at the time to about 70
Mexican businesses estimate the economic impact of lower exports at over $1.2 billion so far
The brutal murders in the community of Malpaso, in the north-central state, underscore how drug cartels control large swathes of the country
The American horror franchise returns with its tenth movie, which has a large Mexican cast and delves even deeper into the mind of serial killer Jigsaw
The harsh comments came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Trade Representative Katherine Tai met their Mexican counterparts at the State Department
The families of the six teenagers who were murdered in the Mexican town of Malpaso have buried their dead. They are filled with rage, but they are also fearful, due to the presence of informants from organized crime at the funerals
The massacre of six young people reveals how organized crime has imposed its rule over a Mexican state that is plagued by everyday violence and a war between cartels
Only one youth, whose identity has not been confirmed, survived and is in the hospital with multiple head injuries
The text, to which EL PAÍS has had access, suggests several locations near Iguala as the possible destination of the disappeared student-teachers. The report also includes screenshots of chats that had been dismissed as unverifiable
The youngsters were seized by an armed group early Sunday morning. Nobody knows where they are or the reason for the crime
The Mexican government has notified the mining company that, since it has not invested the minimum amounts that were promised, the authorities will proceed to cancel nine of its concessions in the state of Sonora, which were meant to be valid until at least 2060
When investigators started scrutinizing the military’s role in the disappearance of the 43 student teachers, they faced backlash — and the president’s promised support vanished
On the ninth anniversary of the attack, the families are determined to gain access to dozens of Army documents which, they claim, contain information about the boys’ fate. President Andres Manuel López Obrador claims that those papers do not exist
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the cartels were fighting for control of the drug smuggling routes that lead into southern Mexico from Central America
American historian Christina Heatherton presents a reassessment of the causes and effects of the first major revolution of the twentieth century within a global context
Saúl Armendáriz — who spent more than three decades in the world of ‘lucha libre’ — overcame discrimination, addiction, and a stroke to see his story brought to the big screen. In a new film, he is played by acclaimed Mexican actor Gael García Bernal
Hundreds of people are sleeping next to the Northern Bus Station in Mexico City, after the rail border crossing into the United States was shut down
Grupo México agreed to restore some freight services following a government offer to deploy more security officers, but the dangers of the journey to the border with the United States were left unaddressed
The Department of Homeland Security aims to boost agent deployment along the southern border for more extensive ‘high-profile’ investigations