América Armenta | Jesús Bustamante / Quinto Elemento Lab|
Thousands of clandestine labs to manufacture synthetic drugs are dumping tons of toxic chemicals into Mexico’s most fragile ecosystems. Who is in charge of protecting the environment against the growing number of these laboratories? Quinto Elemento Lab investigates
Municipalities in the so-called ‘banana corridor’ are electing dozens of local and federal representatives in June. Booming economies, criminal gangs, old civil defense groups and hundreds of victims are intertwined with the vote
They are not the most famous or the most played on streaming services, but these tunes connect precisely with their generation. The key? Classic, honest and direct songs
Merchants in the capital of the State of Mexico have hired private security services in the face of threats and kidnappings, including those of four workers who have been missing since last week
The authorities claim that 195 bullets were fired from seven different weapons. They are now targeting ‘a group of people that operates’ on the borders between the Mexican states of Guanajuato and Michoacán
A report by Climate Rights International details the damage caused in producing territories such as Jalisco and Michoacán to meet demand for the export of ‘green gold’ to the United States
From the world-famous Mexican holiday, to parades in Ireland, trick-or-treaters in the U.S. and thousands of people launching huge kites in Guatemala, the Day of the Dead is more alive than ever among those who want to honor their deceased loved ones
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