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A political scandal that has been brewing since the beginning of the year is shining a spotlight on high-ranking members of the ruling Morena party — most notably Mexico’s former interior minister and ex-governor of Tabasco, Adán Augusto López. Allegations of illegal activity have now led opposition leaders to file a criminal complaint against López, even as ruling party lawmakers block attempts to discuss the case in Congress. The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) on Wednesday formally requested that the Federal Attorney General’s Office (FGR) investigate López , currently a Morena party senator, for criminal association while also demanding that he resign from office. The accusation stems from López’s relationship with Hernán Bermúdez , the former state security minister of Tabasco. Bermúdez, who is under investigation for ties to organized crime, fled Mexico in January. As governor of Tabasco, López selected Bermúdez to be the state’s top cop, although the latter had been ...

Mexico received more rain in June than any other month on record, according to data from the National Meteorological Service (SMN). The SMN, part of the National Water Commission (Conagua), reported that average accumulated rainfall across Mexico in June was 155.5 millimeters (6.12 inches). That is the highest average national total for any month since Conagua began recording monthly rainfall totals in 1941. Last month superseded June of 2024 as the rainiest month on record in Mexico. In contrast, June of 2023 was an extremely dry month, with an average accumulated national rainfall of just 39.2 millimeters, 60.7% below the average precipitation in the month of June between 1991 and 2020. The national rainfall total in June this year was 55.7 millimeters, or 55.8%, higher than the average over that three-decade period. Rain brought by  Hurricane Erick , which made landfall in Oaxaca last month, and other storms, contributed to the high levels of precipitation in Mexico in ...

Aerial tram lines will be developed in the Oaxaca City metropolitan area to enhance local transportation, ease congestion on the ground and boost tourism, state Governor Salomón Jara announced on Sunday.  The project will include a large-scale cable car line, like that of México state’s Mexicable, and a “cablebús” system, similar to that of Mexico City, which seats 10 passengers in each unit.  Oaxaca’s planned aerial tram lines are aimed at providing convenient transportation for its residents, but, as Mayor Raymundo Chagoya points out, “As an added attraction, we will really enjoy seeing the city from above.” (Ryan Doyle/Unsplash) The plan has the full support of Oaxaca City Mayor Raymundo Chagoya. “I really like the idea,” Chagoya said. “Oaxaca will shine much more with a cable car.” The mayor also alluded to the aesthetic appeal of aerial transport over one of Mexico’s most beloved cities. “As an additional attraction, we will really enjoy seeing the city from above,”...

The last few weeks have been big for San Miguel de Allende!  Our city was named Best City in the World by Travel + Leisure again, and news broke that a new airport may be on the horizon. These developments add to a surge of international attention and expansion, from another luxury hotel opening its doors soon to major cultural events like the GIFF film festival starting this month. San Miguel is a major tourist destination in Central Mexico. (Melissa Guadalupe Huertas / CC BY-SA 4.0) But as San Miguel continues to grow, so do the questions. How do we preserve the soul of the city we love? What does all this development mean for locals, long-time residents and visitors? San Miguel was named the World’s Best City, but what do y ou think makes it truly special? San Miguel has earned global praise for its iconic architecture, vibrant arts and rich traditions. But as Ricardo Ferro Baeza , president of the local Congress Tourism Commission, put it, what truly sets it apar...

Mexico’s Congress last month approved reforms to existing laws that allow for the creation of an identity document that contains biometric data, including fingerprints and iris scans. Supported by President Claudia Sheinbaum and the ruling Morena party, the reforms to the laws enabling the creation of a CURP biométrica (biometric CURP) took effect on July 17 after the publication of a decree in the federal government’s official gazette the previous day. The Unique Population Registry Key (CURP), seen here in this federal document, is issued to each citizen or legal resident of Mexico and contains that person’s unique identity number. The CURP, or Unique Population Registry Code, is an existing national identification code for all citizens and legal residents of Mexico. The biometric CURP is an enhanced version of the existing CURP, which was created in 1996. There is significant controversy about the creation of a new identity document that contains biometric data, with critics ...

The Pacific beach city of Puerto Vallarta has emerged as one of the safest cities in Mexico, alongside some of the country’s most affluent urban areas, according to an annual survey measuring the perception of public safety.  The latest National Survey of Urban Public Safety , released by the national statistics agency INEGI on Thursday, revealed that the residents of Puerto Vallarta, in the state of Jalisco, view their city as very safe, with just 21.4% of the population raising security concerns.  A father walking with his child on a Puerto Vallarta beach reflects the local perception that the city is one of the safest in Mexico. (Shutterstock) Survey respondents viewed Mexico as a whole to be less safe than last year, with 63.2% of over-18-year-olds surveyed saying they considered it unsafe to live in their area, compared to 59.4% in June 2024.  While the overall security perception has worsened, the average daily number of murders decreased by 21, to 65.6 in Ju...

Heading to your favorite Mexican beach anytime soon? If so, you might first want to check Playas MX, a new smartphone application designed to provide real-time updates on seawater quality at 289 beaches in 17 coastal states. Available for free through both Google Play and the App Store , the app was developed jointly by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat) and the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris). During the platform’s official launch earlier this month, Semarnat head Alicia Bárcena said the app will allow “people to have timely information about the water quality of our beaches from their cell phones … Mexicans [have a] right to know which beaches they can go to without problems.” Bárcena said the new app is in line with a government initiative launched on World Environment Day last month: the National Campaign for the Cleanup and Conservation of Mexico’s Beaches and Coasts, 2025-2030. “We would like to achiev...

Around 200 people participated in an anti-gentrification march in Mexico City on Saturday, the third such protest in the capital this month. Unlike the July 4 and July 20 protests, Saturday’s march wasn’t significantly marred by violence, with city authorities reporting that it concluded “without incidents.” ¡Los #chilangos siguen con su protesta ante la #gentrificación ! Por tercera ocasión marcharon en las calles de la #CDMX . pic.twitter.com/qG8zplie1M — El Sol de México (@elsolde_mexico) July 27, 2025 The “Third March Against Gentrification” began at the Benito Juárez Hemicycle in the Alameda Central Park in the historic center of Mexico City on Saturday afternoon. The protesters — including many university students — walked to the Zócalo, the capital’s central square, and subsequently returned to the departure point before the march concluded at the nearby Juárez metro station, the Mexico City government said in a statement . The government said that the march “took...