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Mexican president rues latest assassination of independent journalist

Lopez Obrador was indignant about the "sad" of Fredid Roman, who was gunned down Monday night in Chilpancingo in the southwestern state of Guerrero.

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Mexicans celebrate Indigenous day with festive march

Hundreds of Indigenous people, wearing colourful native costumes from different regions of Mexico, hold a festive march in Mexico City to celebrate World Indigenous Peoples' Day.

Destinations

We're drinking too much mezcal and its damaging Mexico's landscape

Tequila and other mezcals are enjoying a global boom but for the land and plant it’s made from, it could have serious consequences.

Food and Drink

Restaurateurs in Mexico City break local record for giant ‘torta'

Watch as a team of restaurateurs in Mexico City break local record for a giant ‘torta’.

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Giant sandwich breaks Mexico City record

Mexican restaurateurs paid tribute to a variety of local sandwiches on Wednesday by making a gigantic "torta" with a multitude of fillings.

Climate

Residents in Monterrey ‘desperate’ for water amidst drought

A drought in Mexico means some businesses can only open for part of the week

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Day of prayer in Mexico's Jalisco state after priest murders

The faithful attend mass on a 'day of peace' in Chapala, Mexico, after two Jesuit priests were murdered on June 27 in a church in the northern state of Chihuahua

Culture news

Activists dressed as dinosaurs protest San Fermin bull-run festival

Two days before the opening of Pamplona's traditional San Fermin festival, animal rights activists launched a protest.

Destinations

Why travel to Central America is so hot for 2022

Interest in travel to Central America has soared this year, especially with solo travellers who are favouring Mexico, Costa Rica and Guatemala.

Stays

Remote working on the cheap: 5 winning hostels for digital nomads

Hostels are starting to cater for digital nomads with co-working halls and networking events. This year’s Hostelworld awards picked five of the best.

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Mexico City tries to break record for world's largest boxing class

Mexico City brings together 14,299 of people in the downtown Zocalo square to beat the Guinness record for the most crowded boxing class in the world.

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Naked cyclist ride in Mexico demands street safety

A protest for safe cycling in Mexico City sprouted on Saturday, as participants pedaled and marched naked through some of the busiest avenues in the Mexican capital.

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Migrants caravan continues its journey to the US border

A caravan of 4,000 to 5,000 migrants crossed southern Mexico on Tuesday in search of a visa to enter the United States.

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Feminist groups protest against femicides in Mexico

Various feminist groups gathered in Mexico City's main square on Wednesday to protest against the murder of women in the country.

Nature

Last 10 vaquitas are not ‘doomed’ to extinction, say scientists

They’re the world’s rarest marine animal, but vaquitas can still defy the odds - so long as illegal fishing in their waters stops at once.

Culture news

This is Mexican tiger fighting: a brutal indigenous rain ritual

Seeking to appease the god of storms and end a drought, men and women in tiger costumes whip each other mercilessly into submission

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Collectives protest against femicides in Mexico

Hundreds of women marched through downtown Mexico City and its suburbs on Sunday to protest the murder of an 18-year-old woman in the northern city of Monterrey and demand the attorney general's office conduct a proper investigation into the death.

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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.

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.

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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.