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In the aftermath of a landmark anti-cartel operation, normalcy began to return to Mexico the first week of March. Drug lord “El Mencho” was laid to rest Sunday, a week after his death — and his cartel’s response — brought everyday life to a halt across the country. Throughout the week, an escalating war in the Middle East rattled markets and stranded citizens abroad, while back at home President Sheinbaum fought headwinds as she and the Morena party attempted to push their electoral reform forward. Through it all, World Cup preparations continued apace for a competition now less than 100 days away. Didn’t have time to catch this week’s top stories? Here’s what you missed. The end of El Mencho — and what’s next for the CJNG The week opened with the burial of Nemesio Rubén “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the founder and longtime leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), fatally shot by soldiers on Feb. 22. His body arrived in Guadalajara on Sunday for burial and was interre...

We are well into our second season of our “Confidently Wrong” podcast. As most of you know, in this second season we are deep diving into the confidently wrong assumptions about raising and educating kids in Mexico. So far, we have interviewed parents from the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Mexico, as well as the leader of an international school in San Miguel de Allende. In upcoming episodes, we will be interviewing school leaders in other cities, teachers from large and small schools, and of course, kids. Stay tuned for those informative episodes coming soon! This week, given recent events in Mexico, we are taking a break from Season 2 and instead sharing with you two new episodes related to the theme from Season 1 — “Confidently Wrong about Mexico.” In the first one, I take on the topic of crime and cartels in the country. I recently wrote an article on what to expect in the aftermath of the killing of cartel leader “El Mencho” and I laid out my case as to what might happen next. ...

A monumental lighting display will adorn Mexico City’s Zócalo on Sunday, March 8, as part of commemorations for International Women’s Day. The special lighting will be primarily purple, a color associated with women’s rights movements around the world.  Deputies from the Morena party demonstrate on the Chamber floor their support for the goals of Sunday’s International Women’s Day commemoration. (Graciela López/Cuartoscuro.com) The official X account of Webcams de México shared an AI generated rendering of how the Zócalo will look on the day. The image shows a woman’s face in silhouette on the surface of the square, with her hair blown around her and what seems to be leaves flying from her hand. With it, a projected message will read: “Women, always alive, always free, always equal.” This sign will be built by women on the evening of March 7. Buildings surrounding the Zócalo will also be illuminated to create a purple atmosphere in and around Latin America’s largest public s...

The Federal Attorney General’s Office (FGR) announced March 5 that forensic specialists have genetically identified two additional victims in the case of 10 employees of Canadian mining company Vizsla Silver who were abducted in Concordia, Sinaloa. Seven of the ten workers who went missing on January 23 have now been confirmed dead, with three remaining unaccounted for. According to the FGR, the two newly identified bodies were recovered from El Verde, a small community in the municipality of La Concordia — the same clandestine grave site where earlier remains were found in early February. After government forensic geneticists identified the bodies, they were returned to the families. Embed from Getty Images In a statement released the same day, Vizsla Silver confirmed the findings. President and CEO Michael Konnert extended condolences to those affected and reaffirmed the company’s commitment to the long-term development of its Panuco silver-gold project and to the community ...

In addition to earthquake alerts , cell phone users in Mexico will soon receive alerts warning them of extreme rain events. During this year’s hurricane season, the National Meteorological Service (SMN) will trial an “extraordinary rain” alert system, which will send cell phone messages to people in areas where extreme precipitation is forecast. Flooding, mudslides and other rain-related damage can be one of the most costly and dangerous aspects of a hurricane. That was the case for Hurricane John in 2024, which dumped nearly a meter of rain on Acapulco over the course of several days, causing severe flooding. (Carlos Alberto Carbajal/Cuartoscuro) SMN chief Fabián Vázquez Romaña announced the initiative in Mexico City this week at a meeting of the World Meteorological Organization’s Region IV Hurricane Committee, which includes meteorological experts from North American, Central American and Caribbean countries. He said that 2026 will be a “trial year,” but added that he believe...

Just over three months ahead of the opening match of the FIFA men’s World Cup in Mexico City, Mexican officials met with FIFA representatives on Wednesday to discuss the security arrangements for the quadrennial tournament. Security Minister Omar García Harfuch announced on social media that federal authorities and authorities from the three Mexican entities that will host World Cup matches — Mexico City, Jalisco and Nuevo León — met with FIFA representatives to “coordinate the security actions” for the tournament, which Mexico will co-host with the United States and Canada. Junto con mis compañeros del Gabinete de Seguridad, nos reunimos con personal de @FIFAWorldCup para coordinar las acciones que permitan a los visitantes y al pueblo de #México disfrutar del #MundialFIFA2026 . 🇲🇽⚽️ @Claudiashein @OHarfuch @Defensamx1 @AlmiranteSrio @GabyCuevas … pic.twitter.com/3IuAgIi3Ew — Rosa Icela Rodríguez Velázquez (@rosaicela_) March 4, 2026 He said that the meeting, which to...

An oil spill on the beaches of southern Veracruz state has forced the closure of tourist sites, halted fishing activities and put turtle nesting areas at risk.    First detected off the coast of Pajapan on Monday, the spill has since spread to the municipalities of Tatahuicapan, Mecayapan, Coatzacoalcos and Cárdenas, Tabasco , affecting at least 150 km of coastline. Over 100 fishermen have reportedly been affected by contaminated water, which has prevented them from carrying out fishing activities and may have damaged their boats, motors and nets. Mayor of Pajapan José Luis González, announced plans to file complaints with the Environment Ministry (Semarnat) and the Federal Attorney General’s Office for Environmental Protection (Profepa).  According to González, there is “a lot of tar” on all of the beaches of Pajapan.   “Fishermen, restaurant owners and tourism are all affected,” González told El Financiero. “Easter week is approaching, our patron saint’s festi...

The value of Mexico’s exports increased 8.1% annually in January to reach just over US $48 billion, according to official data. Reported by the national statistics agency INEGI last Friday, the year-over-year increase was the largest for the month of January since 2023, when export revenue surged 25.6% . Mexico’s outlay on imports also increased in January, rising 9.8% annually to $54.48 billion, INEGI reported. Thus, Mexico recorded a trade deficit of $6.48 billion in the first month of 2026. The publication of the trade data for January came a month after INEGI reported that the value of Mexico’s exports increased 7.6% in 2025 to total US $664.8 billion. Mexico recorded its first trade surplus in four years in 2025, with export revenue exceeding expenditure on imports by $771 million, according to INEGI. More than 80% of Mexico’s export revenue is derived from the shipment of goods to the United States. The North American neighbors are each other’s largest trade partner. Ma...

All stories in El Jalapeño are satire and not real news.  Check out the original article here. WASHINGTON — Describing the Jalisco New Generation Cartel boss as “exactly what Iran needs right now,” President Trump told reporters Tuesday that late drug lord Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes would make a “fantastic, possibly incredible” Supreme Leader of Iran, praising the cartel kingpin’s “very powerful management style” and “beautiful instincts.” “He knows how to run an organization, frankly better than most politicians. He’s tough, he’s smart, he built something from nothing — that’s what I respect,” Trump said, adding that El Mencho had “more energy than Khamenei ever did, and believe me, I knew Khamenei, not well, but I knew him.” From fentanyl to fatwas, is this the man that Donald Trump wants to install in Iran? (US Department of Justice) Trump reportedly became interested in El Mencho after a briefing on Iranian leadership succession ran long and he began free-asso...

The Mexican peso depreciated sharply against the US dollar on Tuesday morning as appetite for risk assets waned amid the conflict in the Middle East . After closing at 17.28 to the dollar on Monday , the peso weakened to around 17.80 to the greenback on Tuesday morning before recouping some losses. The USD:MXN exchange rate at midday Mexico City time was 17.68, according to Bloomberg. Based on that rate, the peso depreciated around 2.2% from its closing position on Monday. The reduced appetite for risk assets , such as the peso, allowed the US dollar to appreciate. At around 9:30 a.m., Banco Base’s director of economic analysis said that the US Dollar Index , which measures the greenback against a basket of foreign currencies, had recorded its largest single-day gain since November 2024. “The dollar index is up 1.17% today, its largest gain since November 6, 2024, the day after the [U.S.] elections when Donald Trump won,” Gabriela Siller wrote on X . Shortly after midday, the g...

Giving life to a new underwater landscape off the coast of Río Lagartos, Yucatán state officials on Saturday oversaw the installation of an artificial reef in the hopes of transforming the state’s environmental, fishing and tourism future. Local fishermen participated in the project, guiding the transport and placement of 30 enormous concrete blocks about three miles offshore, anticipating that they will become shelters full of color and movement in a matter of months. By summer, the authorities believe the site could be a snorkeling hotspot. The state of Yucatán’s first artificial reef is about 30 miles offshore from the nature wonderland of Río Lagartos. As many as 500 more such reefs are envisioned for the rest of the decade. (Facebook) Beneath the surface, a veritable underwater mountain range was taking shape, awaiting the inevitable natural process — the arrival of algae and small organisms, followed by curious fish checking out the nooks and crannies, and eventually the r...

A government study has found that access to education , housing and nutritious food has improved nationwide, but that deep gaps in the availability of health care exist from region to region and between population groups.  Those mixed findings are highlighted in a report released Tuesday by INEGI, Mexico’s national statistics agency, presenting the Social Development Indicators System (SDIS) for the period from 2016-2024.  More than 90.3% of Mexico’s residents can get to a hospital within two hours, but that percentage drops significantly in the states of Guerrero, Oaxaca and Chiapas, demonstrating the inequality that prevails in the health care sector. (José Betanzos Zárate/Cuartoscuro) The SDIS offers a unique snapshot of current social well-being by not basing its findings on broad economic output indicators such as GDP. Rather, it uses 53 indicators of effective access and 81 indicators of inequality gaps using key metrics for health (life expectancy, infant mort...

Mexico has once again intervened in an attempted sale of valuable artifacts from its pre-Columbian past, and demanded the return of the objects. The Culture Ministry denounced the sale planned to take place on the online platform eBay of 195 archaeological pieces and demanded that the auction by an eBay user in Orlando, Florida, identified as “Coins Artifacts,” be withdrawn.  Tras la revisión de anuncios en la plataforma @eBay , especialistas del @INAHmx determinaron que 195 piezas ofertadas por un usuario en Orlando, Florida, son piezas de origen prehispánico de nuestra nación. Exhortamos a la suspensión inmediata de su venta y a la devolución de… pic.twitter.com/Iu4QJLsHK2 — Claudia Curiel de Icaza (@ccurieldeicaza) February 27, 2026 “After reviewing listings on the eBay platform, specialists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) determined that the 195 pieces offered by a user in Orlando, Florida, are pre-Hispanic artifacts from our nation,” Cu...

Remittances to Mexico declined in January, extending the downturn that produced the first annual drop in 12 years in 2025 . The Bank of Mexico (Banxico) reported Monday that Mexico received US $4.594 billion in remittances in January, a decline of 1.4% compared to the same month of 2025. The month-over-month decline was 13.46%. The fall in incoming remittances in January came after an annual decline of 4.6% in 2025 , during which Mexico received $61.79 billion via international monetary transfers. In percentage terms, the decline was the largest in 16 years and the first drop since 2013. Most remittances to Mexico come from the United States, where millions of Mexicans live and work. Analysts partially attributed the decline in 2025 to fear of going out to work among U.S.-based Mexicans, of whom 4.3 million are “unauthorized” immigrants, according to the bank BBVA . That fear is the product of the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation agenda . Remittances data in d...

Following the Feb. 22 operation to take down the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), the Mexican Association of Insurance Institutions (AMIS) received reports that at least 631 insured vehicles had been stolen nationwide. Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho,” was killed a week ago Sunday in a military operation in the municipality of Tapalpa, 130 kilometers south of Guadalajara, the capital of Jalisco, which led to retaliatory violence across the region by El Mencho’s followers. Many of the stolen cars were set ablaze as roadblocks. (Omar Martínez/Cuartoscuro) The AMIS said that nine out of 10 vehicles reported stolen between Sunday, Feb. 22, and Tuesday, Feb. 24, were taken from the three states where most of the unrest took place — Jalisco, Michoacán to its south and Nayarit to its north. But car thefts were up in other parts of the country as well, representing an unusual spike compared to the daily average that had been recorded during February. AMI...