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Guelaguetza, Oaxaca’s world renowned ethnic festival, gets underway

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A packed house of more than 11,000 people was on hand Monday for the opening of the 94th edition of Oaxaca’s famous Guelaguetza festival. The first Monday on the Hill kicked off what is widely considered Latin America’s largest ethnic celebration, with 13 delegations from across the state presenting dances, music and regional customs. The opening Monday on the Hill show took place in the specially built outdoor amphitheater inaugurated in the 1970s and renovated 2008-2010. There will be another Monday on the Hill on July 27. (gob.mx) The festivities took place in the Guelaguetza Auditorium, an open-air amphitheater built in the 1970s on the slope of Cerro del Fortín above Oaxaca’s historic center.  Modernized and renovated from 2008 to 2010, the facility will also host a second Lunes del Cerro (Monday on the Hill) on July 27 — part of the closing stretch of the festival, even as side fairs and events continue. As in 2025 and years past, the opening show focused on the traditions ...
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Guadalajara residents receiving contaminated water will get an 80% discount on their bills

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Guadalajara households are eligible for an 80% discount on their water bills once they’re verified as having been affected by the contaminated water problem plaguing the state capital. The discount, approved Monday by the Jalisco state Congress, will apply until December 15  to approximately 600 neighborhoods and as many as 750,000 beneficiaries supplied by the Intermunicipal System of Potable Water and Sewerage Services (SIAPA) . Congress will consult with the state Human Rights Commission to determine which neighborhoods have been affected, according to the president of the Finance Commission, Congresswoman Gabriela Cárdenas Rodríguez.  The Human Rights Commission will report the neighborhoods from which it has received complaints during 2026, with areas being added to the list throughout the year upon their request and with the approval of the SIAPA governing board.  The decision came after Guadalajara Morena party Councilman José María Martínez delivered a citizen petition to ...
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Cueva twins dominate Zapopan Diving Cup, cinching gold over China for the first time ever

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Mexico has long excelled in diving, and the latest gold-medal triumph of the 14-year-old Cueva twins from the Bajío state of Jalisco demonstrates the country’s potential.   Mexican divers finished their participation in the 2026 Zapopan Diving Cup, held between July 16 and 19, with 10 medals: three gold, four silver and three bronze. Mía and Lía Cueva Lobato defeated Chinese partners Shan Lin and Yiping Long to win gold in the synchronized 3-meter springboard final, marking the first time the duo had defeated Chinese competitors in an international competition.  Mexico’s Rut Páez and Yunuen Parra finished in fourth place in the same event.    “I felt very happy,” said Lía Cueva after receiving her gold medal. “It’s the first time we’ve beaten the Chinese, and it gives us a lot of motivation to do it again at the Olympic Games.”    “We know we still have a lot of work to do, but I’m convinced that we will continue training very hard so that results like this… become more and more ...
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Mexico announces 3 forums to debate social media, AI regulation for minors

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The federal government is set to hold three regional forums to canvass views on children’s use of social media and artificial intelligence tools and platforms ahead of drafting a legislative proposal to regulate these technologies. The three forums, announced by President Claudia Sheinbaum at her Monday morning press conference, will be held in Nuevo León on Aug. 19, in Chiapas on Sept. 3 and in Guerrero on Sept. 17. Mexico’s Ministry of Public Education (SEP), on Sheinbaum’s instructions, initiated a study on young people’s use of new technologies a year ago. (Juan Carlos Buenrostro/Presidencia) “We don’t want this to be a government idea imposed on society,” Sheinbaum said, referring to planned legislation to regulate the use of social media and AI by Mexico’s children and adolescents. Rather, the aim is to build a “consensus” regarding the regulation of minors’ use of AI and “especially” social media s...
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MND Local: July community activities in San Miguel de Allende

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A housing nonprofit is building hope in rural areas, an arroyo mural project is coming together, the municipal government is offering free summer camps for kids and the 2027 writers’ conference program will soon be announced. Read on for a sample of the many community activities happening in and around San Miguel de Allende this month. Casita Linda is building its 173rd rural home A San Miguel nonprofit that builds homes in poor areas outside the city is now working on its 173rd project, said Louise Gilliam, president of Casita Linda. It’s in Alonso Yáñez, a small town about 30 miles southwest of San Miguel. The Aguado Ramirez family of Puente del Carmen just moved into their new home in June, one of 173 that have been built by Casita Linda. (Casita Linda) The homes all have three bedrooms so parents, boys and girls have their own rooms, she said, adding that they’re built by construction teams using sustainable materials, including specially designed concrete blocks that fit to...
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In accepting life sentence, cartel boss ‘El Mayo’ urges young people not to follow his path

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Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García, the Sinaloa Cartel co-founder who was arrested in 2024 after he was kidnapped in Mexico and flown to the United States, was sentenced to life in prison in the U.S. on Monday, 11 months after he pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges . Judge Brian Cogan handed down the sentence in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, saying that life imprisonment for Zambada was justified by “the uncountable amount of drugs attributed to him and the number of murders.” Cogan — the judge who presided over the trials of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán and former Mexican Security Minister Genaro García Luna — also ordered Zambada, 76, to forfeit $15 billion in drug trafficking-related profits and assets. The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) noted in a statement that Zambada had “pleaded guilty to being a principal leader of a continuing criminal enterprise and a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organi...
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Zacatecas AG: Multihomicide of 10, including officials, may be linked to extortion and collusion

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The murders of 10 men whose bodies were found in three different municipalities in the state of Zacatecas on Saturday could be linked to extortion and collusion between criminals and public officials, the Zacatecas attorney general said Sunday.  The bodies — including that of Ignacio Castrejón Valdez, a former mayor of Sombrerete, Zacatecas — were found in the municipalities of Morelos, Pánuco and Saín Alto, all located north of Zacatecas City. Five of the bodies were found hanging from a bridge in Pánuco. Among the other victims were Fidel Alvarado de la Torre, an official with the Fresnillo municipal government, and Andrés Vázquez Gurrola, an ex-councilor in the municipality of Canatlán, Durango.  In a video message on Sunday, Zacatecas Attorney General Cristian Paul Camacho said that “various pieces of evidence have been collected, which indicate that the main lines of investigation involve possible acts of extortion and collusion by public officials.”    “This inves...
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