Mexico

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Mexico and Argentina celebrate Earth Day with dances and protests

Indigenous dances in the Mexican capital and protests in Buenos Aires for a greener world.

23/04/2022

Destinations

What are Mexico's magical towns and are they worth visiting?

Mexico is home to over 130 magical towns or 'Pueblos Mágicos' - and we had the chance to visit one of its finest.

20/04/2022

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War in Ukraine sparks return of traditional Judas burning in Mexico

A military tank made of cardboard is burned in Mexico City to blame the conflict in Ukraine on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his ally, US President Joe Biden, at an Easter celebration.

18/04/2022

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Dozens protest in Mexico City against Ukraine war

Several dozen people marched Sunday from the iconic Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City to the Russian embassy to protest against the war in Ukraine.

11/04/2022

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Migrants clash with police at roadblocks in Mexico

A group of migrants, most of them Central Americans, clashes with the Mexican National Guard on the southern border of Mexico, and are detained by immigration authorities, while the United States announces lifting pandemic border expulsion policy in May.

02/04/2022

Mexico

Three dead after small plane crashes through supermarket wall

Four people were injured although officials did not say whether they were passengers or people shopping in the supermarket.

30/03/2022

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Mexican muralists call for peace in Ukraine

Mexican graffiti artists and muralists unveiled their joint work in Mexico City on Friday in support of the victims of the conflict in Ukraine.

26/03/2022

Destinations

Here's why you should visit Mexico's extraordinary Yucatán Peninsula

Beautiful beaches, spectacular cenotes, fabulous food - this part of Mexico has something for every type of traveller.

07/03/2022

Nature

Why did this huge flock of blackbirds suddenly drop dead in Mexico?

The moment hundreds of yellow-headed blackbirds drop dead in a Mexican street has been captured on security camera footage

15/02/2022

Culture news

Mexico calls on France to stop 'brazen' sale of pre-Hispanic artefacts

The President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador says French auction houses had gone beyond the pale with brazen sales of pre-Hispanic artefacts.

09/02/2022

Nature

Avocados are bringing ‘violence and blood’ to this Mexican town

The people of this Mexican town took matters into their own hands to protect their land from avocado growers.

02/02/2022

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Mexican village, home to thousands of migrating pelicans, hopes to attract tourists

Every winter, the Mexican village of Petatan welcomes thousands of migrating pelicans from Canada. Now it wants to see tourists arriving who could help the village get out of the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

29/01/2022

Mexico

Migrants in southern Mexico prevented from moving towards US border

Hundreds protest outside the migration office in the southern city of Tapachula, saying they're vulnerable to criminal extortion and kidnapping.

21/01/2022

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Colombian mariachis react to the death of musician Vicente Fernández

El cantante mexicano Vicente Fernández, astro de la música latinoamericana, falleció este domingo a los 81 años en la ciudad de Guadalajara (oeste), tras permanecer hospitalizado casi cinco meses por una caída en su rancho.

13/12/2021

Mexico

Battered survivors tell of Mexico truck crash that killed dozens

Survivors of the crash recounted from their hospital beds how their location inside the trailer determined who lived and who died.

11/12/2021

Mexico

Dozens killed after lorry packed with migrants crashes into bridge

It is one of the worst single-day death tolls for migrants in Mexico since the 2010 massacre of 72 migrants by the Zetas drug cartel in the northern state of Tamaulipas.

10/12/2021

Culture news

Mexican author highlights role of drug traffickers' wives in new book

Narco wives are often portrayed as naive, perhaps suffering from bad luck, fundamentally innocent, and without any control over their destiny. But to the Mexican author, these women are much more than that.

07/12/2021

Mexico

Dramatic breakout as gang rams vehicles into prison in Mexico

The incident is one of the most dramatic breakouts the country has seen in recent years.

02/12/2021

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Mexico's iconic Los Angeles dance hall reopens

Mexico City's iconic Los Angeles dance hall reopens after the easing of Covid-19 related restrictions. Revellers return to the dancefloor to the sound of mambo.

28/11/2021

Design

Meet the 11-year-old Mexican schoolboy tattooing the people of Peubla

He's only 11 years old, but the Brandon Burgos – whose father allows him to tattoo on the condition he gets good grades at school – already has around 30 creations to his name.

22/11/2021

Travel News

Mexico City comes back to life with Day of the Dead parade

In Mexico City, thousands of locals and tourists attend the Día de los Muertos parade which was cancelled last year.

02/11/2021

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Massive Day of the Dead commemorations in Mexico

The streets of downtown Mexico City turned into a festival on Sunday as thousands of people, many in costume, watched the Day of the Dead parade, an event that was suspended last year because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

01/11/2021

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Day of the Dead preps ramp up at market place

Just a few days away from the beginning of the annual Day of the Dead celebrations, Mexico City residents are out looking for sugar skulls, candy and paper decorations to decorate the burial places of their departed relatives.

29/10/2021

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Mexico City prepares for Day of the Dead parade

Preparations for the Day of the Dead parade are underway in Mexico City, after it was cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

25/10/2021

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2,000 migrants continue walk through southern Mexico

A group of about 2,000 mainly Central American migrants continued their mass exodus from the southern Mexico city of Tapachula Sunday, reaching a town about 16 miles away.

25/10/2021

Mexico

Statue swap in Mexico City as indigenous woman replaces Colombus

It comes as Mexico moves to erase symbols of the Spanish colonial era.

13/10/2021