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This week, we take a look at two thought-provoking art exhibits now showing at the Museum of Art in Zapopan , an international diving competition and a comedian who brings joy and irreverence in wine drinking to the Guadalajara Metro Area (GMA).   Two exhibits at the Museum of Art Zapopan tackle timely themes The current exhibition “ Unlevel Playing Fields” (“ Canchas Desiguales” in Spanish) by Costa Rican conceptual artist Priscilla Monge uses soccer to convey a deeper message about the human condition. Priscilla Monge’s new art exhibit examines what an unlevel playing field means, in both art and life. (Museo de Arte de Zapopan) Monge’s transformation of a traditional soccer field into a sloped, irregular surface is meant to highlight that not everyone in Latin America and the world starts on a level playing field.  The exhibition arrives at a time when Mexico is beset by enormous economic inequality, something that’s readily apparent with the Worl...

Nearly two months into the tropical storm season, the Yucatán Peninsula state of Quintana Roo is now encouraging public hurricane shelters to feature specific provisions for pets. The new recommendation — established in the Operating Guide for Public Temporary Shelters in Case of Hurricane, as published in the state government’s Official Gazette — is meant to guarantee adequate conditions for families who come to these spaces during an emergency. When an approaching hurricane triggers an evacuation protocol, families have sometimes had to face the impossible choice between exposing themselves to danger by refusing to resort to a shelter with no space for animals or leaving their pet behind to fend for itself. (Margarito Pérez Retana/Cuartoscuro) “The guide is intended for state and municipal authorities … and for pet owners,” said Javier Carballar Osorio, director of the state’s Institute of Biodiversity and Protected Natural Areas of the State ( Ibanqroo ) . The measure acknowledg...

July 13 to July 17 in Mexico was a week that swung wildly between the serious and the mildly absurd. Fittingly, the week’s biggest bilateral dust-ups both involved, one way or another, potentially “deadly connections” between Mexico and the U.S. On Tuesday, DEA Administrator Terry Cole’s claimed at a Florida conference that the Mexican government and cartel networks are “one … [and] the same,” an assertion that Mexico’s Security Cabinet flatly rejected, calling the remarks baseless and unfounded. Later in the week, Mexico’s Health Ministry issued a formal travel advisory warning citizens about a rapidly growing cross-border cyclosporiasis outbreak , the parasitic illness nicknamed the “explosive diarrhea bug” that U.S. health officials have traced to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell locations in five states. Awkwardly for Mexico, the lettuce in question was grown on a Mexican farm , prompting supplier Taylor Farms to pull a...

Apollo Global Management, one of the world’s largest alternative asset managers, is planning to launch a fund of up to US $20 billion in private credit to finance diverse projects in Mexico, in a move that seeks new opportunities for its private lending business. Sources familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity told Bloomberg Online that conversations are underway to finance infrastructure projects through private lending structures, a market that has gained traction as an alternative to traditional bank financing.  Apollo’s fund for private credit aligns with Plan México, which seeks to boost economic development through combining public spending with private funding for strategic projects, including renewable energy infrastructure. (Zbynek Burival / Unsplash) Such sources indicated that Apollo offers faster closing times and longer-term financing than commercial or development banks. Bloomberg Online said Apollo declined to comment. The potential deal co...

President Claudia Shenbaum traveled to Quintana Roo Thursday evening for a weekend trip focused on reviving Tulum’s tourism industry, tackling a sargassum seaweed crisis that has fouled the region’s beaches and mediating a dispute over entrance fees at Jaguar National Park. She gave her Friday press conference from the troubled tourist hotspot, which has seen a slump in tourism over the past year, amid   elevated levels of violence last year and massive arrivals of sargassum. Estamos en Tulum, Quintana Roo. Mañana daremos noticias en la mañanera. pic.twitter.com/DvzJoavKkQ — Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo (@Claudiashein) July 17, 2026 At the conference, Tourism Minister Josefina Rodríguez unveiled new measures as part of the Tulum Reborn plan. The tourism plan, launched last November, seeks to kick-start the region’s declining visitation numbers. The new strategies include offering free entry to Jaguar National Park for Mexicans, reduced archaeological site fees, a new public transp...

A powerful earthquake followed by five significant aftershocks rattled southern Mexico on Friday morning, prompting emergency evacuations in major cities and the activation of state and federal security and verification protocols. President Claudia Sheinbaum spoke to the governors of Chiapas and Tabasco, saying in a social media post afterward that no initial damage had been reported. However, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued an alert for Mexico’s southern Pacific coastline and Sheinbaum advised residents of Oaxaca and Chiapas to stay away from the ocean until late afternoon. The epicenter of the initial earthquake, which the National Seismological Service registered at M7.4 on the Richter scale (with the M standing for magnitude), was located about 58 kilometers off the coast of Puerto Madero, Chiapas. The earthquake was recorded at just before 8:49 a.m. at a depth of 10 kilometers, and was felt with strong intensity in the Tabasco state capital of Villahermosa about 500...