Crimes against truckers are on the rise, costing the country up to $300 million each year. A member of Congress has proposed an initiative that would create a specialized prosecutor’s office for this offense
The drug lords have the power to bring thousands of people to the streets and force the State to negotiate their demands. Experts are already talking about the risk of a full-blown “narco-state”
The fossil corresponds to an agile hunter with highly developed senses; its finding adds another piece to the puzzle that seeks to reconstruct the world before the extinction of the dinosaurs
The bodies of a Mexican couple, their three children and their Nepali pilot have been recovered after their chopper went down at an altitude of 3,500 meters
The Mexican government has done little to stem the violence around the state, while local business owners demand greater collaboration with the US
Musician, singer and producer Camilo Lara is one of today’s most important figures in Latin American music, thanks to a proposal that is as fresh as it is authentic
The day after being named a ‘magical town’ by Mexico’s Ministry of Tourism, a criminal group kidnapped 16 public officials in Ocozocoautla. This small town illustrates the contrasts that exist in the country’s southernmost state, which is experiencing a wave of violence
The currency recently reached its best exchange rate against the US dollar since December 2015
Secretary of State Antony Blinken convenes ministers from 84 countries to establish collaborative pathways to address the international synthetic drug crisis
The Institutional Revolutionary Parties held the presidency and almost all statehouses without interruption for 70 years. But the PRI, as the party is known, has been reduced to a shadow of its former self
Each year, this group of Indigenous people – who are scattered across central-western Mexico – go on a pilgrimage to the desert of San Luis Potosí, to ask the gods for water. EL PAÍS accompanies them on this increasingly urgent ritual, in the face of a drought that threatens their culture and their lives
The number of disputes over laws and decrees between the executive branch and the judiciary has skyrocketed during AMLO’s six-year term, straining the institutional balance in Mexico
After selling 10 million books worldwide, the author of ‘The Time in Between’ has created the series ‘The Artists: First Strokes,’ an original 10-episode show for ViX
Forensic experts who studied the bodies of civilians who allegedly died at the hands of soldiers concur with the lieutenant’s claim of a shootout with gang members, despite questions raised by video footage of the incident
Attackers shot at and set fire to his vehicle as he was traveling through a small town in Michoacán
Migrants can lose anywhere from $1 to $20,000 per person overall in the scams, according to social media posts monitored during May and June and testimonies collected from migrants in early June
EL PAÍS has seen statements from security forces about the chaotic scene that left five people dead and implicated a colonel
24 states have had areas designated as such for the first time, bringing the country’s total number of unique destinations of cultural interest to 177
Some of Mexico’s leading chefs highlight the exclusivity of the local producers of its cuisine, first declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Half a century ago, the diplomat provided shelter in Montevideo to those in peril following the coup, and his memory lives on today for those he saved
The result of a survey reveals that 63% of respondents in these Latin American countries agree that LGBTQ+ people should run for and hold public office
Since the tariff goes against the established free trade agreement, it could further complicate the confrontation that the country already has with its northern neighbors over GM corn
Mexican artist Naomi Rincón Gallardo exhibits her ‘Tzitzimime Trilogy’ at La Casa Encendida in Madrid. The three audiovisual works draw on mythological tradition to address issues such as the destruction of the environment and gender identity
The attacker – who operated in the borough of Tlalpan – has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting two of his victims. Trials are still pending in five other cases
Hugo Delgado Granados, researcher and specialist in volcanology at UNAM, clears up the main concerns about the supposed formation of a volcano south of the capital
The contenders tout the virtues of President López Obrador, well aware of the influence he wields in the succession process
Besides his work for Roberto Madrazo, the attorney Juan Ramón Collado allegedly also paid for former President Carlos Salinas de Gortari’s stay at a luxury hotel in 2011
