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The historic canals of Xochimilco, a popular tourist attraction in Mexico City known for its colorful trajineras (traditional boats), have undergone massive renovations as part of the city’s beautification project for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The works focused on the docks of Cuemanco, Nativitas, Las Flores and Zacapa, where activists and residents had called out the deterioration of the infrastructure and the need to improve the tourist experience. Colorful trajineras line the canals of Xochimilco, an iconic Mexico City tourist attraction that has benefited from the city’s World Cup beautification projects. (Estrella Josento / Cuartoscuro.com) With a public investment of some 174 million pesos (US $9.9 million), the works included the reconstruction of commercial spaces and service areas, with new restrooms, water and drainage systems, safe wiring and modern lighting. The renovations included upgraded pedestrian access points and waiting areas for trajineras, reorganized bo...

This is a breaking story and will be updated as further information is available. Mexico’s round of 16 match versus England, originally scheduled for 6 p.m. local time on Sunday in Mexico City, has been moved to noon due to thunderstorm warnings, according to reports from TUDN and Claro Sports. Sunday’s match was set to kick off at 1 a.m. local time in England, but will now kick off at 7 p.m.  There is currently a 95% chance of thunderstorms in Mexico City on Sunday, according to The Weather Channel. Rain is most common in Mexico City from 4-8 p.m., but is less common in the early afternoon. The Weather Channel currently predicts a 33% chance of isolated thunderstorms at noon on Sunday with temperatures around 21 C (70 F). Lightning strikes detected within 8 miles of Mexico City Stadium will result in an automatic 30 minute delay. Brazil and Norway’s round of 16 match is currently set for 2 p.m. Mexican central standard time (4 p.m. local time) in New Jersey. The time will no...

Relief quickly turned to outrage Thursday when Kenzo, the  white Bengal tiger that escaped from a private facility in México state five days earlier, was pronounced dead by Profepa, the same federal environmental protection agency that had reported the animal’s successful recapture under sedation just hours earlier. According to Profepa, the animal was killed by security forces that accompanied the rescue team when it attacked one or more rescue workers. Citing irregularities that allowed the Bengal tiger’s escape, Profepa shuttered Animal Experience México, a licensed wildlife center about 40 kilometers east of Mexico City. (Profepa) “During the sedation and capture operation, the tiger attacked the personnel present,” reads the Profepa statement announcing Kenzo’s death. “Due to the imminent risk this situation posed, the security forces supporting the rescue repelled the attack. The animal received immediate medical attention. Despite these ef...

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned two Mexican individuals and nine entities allegedly involved in a fuel theft scheme linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). One of the two individuals sanctioned is Oscar Guillermo Juraidini Silva, who the Treasury Department (Treasury) said is “a key business person facilitating CJNG’s fuel theft enterprise.” A tanker and IBC totes seized by Mexican authorities at an illegal border fuel distribution hub in Nuevo León in June. Fuel smuggling is “currently the most significant non-drug revenue source for Mexican cartels and other illicit actors,” according to the U.S. Treasury. (FGR via Cuartoscuro) The other is J. Refugio Ruiz Villagomez, who Treasury said “has knowingly smuggled fuel from the United States into Mexico without proper permits.” In a statement issued on Tuesday, Treasury announced sanctions against seven businesses owned b...

With each of Mexico’s World Cup victories over the past three weeks, more and more soccer fans took to the streets of Mexico City to celebrate. In this week’s “Mexico in Numbers” article, we’ll look at how the number of revelers celebrating El Tri’s wins in the vicinity of the Angel of Independence (El Ángel) monument on Paseo de la Reforma has grown. We’ll also compare those numbers to the size of the crowd at a free Shakira concert staged earlier this year in the Zócalo, Mexico City’s main square. Esta noche más de 800 mil personas celebran en las calles de la #CapitalDeLaTransformación el triunfo histórico de nuestra selección. Celebremos protegiéndonos todos y sin generar riesgos. ¡Una vez más demostramos que somos la mejor sede mundialista! pic.twitter.com/V9qN8MqIJE — Clara Brugada Molina (@ClaraBrugadaM) June 25, 2026 You can read about how the sizes of large crowds are estimated in this article published by New Zealand...

A year from now, the Mexican peso will be trading at just under 18 to the US dollar, according to foreign exchange (FX) experts polled by Reuters. The news agency polled 24 FX specialists between June 26 and July 1, asking them to forecast the USD:MXN rate 12 months from now. The experts polled by Reuters warned that additional interest rate cuts by Banco de México would risk further weakening of the peso. However, Mexico’s central bank has held rates steady recently and has indicated that future cuts are unlikely. (Moisés Pablo / Cuartoscuro.com) The median estimate of the poll respondents was a USD:MXN rate of 17.78, a prediction that implies a slight depreciation of the peso over the next 12 months. According to the Bank of Mexico, the peso closed at just under 17.50 to the dollar on Tuesday. A rate of 17.78 would represent a depreciation of 1.6% for the peso compared to the June 30 closing rate. Reuters reported that “[e]xcept for a brief tumble at the start of 2020...