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While work around the Guadalajara metro area continues at a feverish pace ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup — opening in the city on June 11 — Guadalajara’s water crisis has continued to deepen, with appeals to the federal government and Jalisco Governor Pablo Lemus firing the state’s water director.  Gov. Lemus requests GDL water infrastructure funds Lake Chapala has long been Guadalajara’s main water source, but according to Guadalajara’s Metropolitan Planning Institute, 26 of every 100 liters of water consumed in the city’s metropolitan zone comes from underground aquifers. (Government of Jalisco) The water situation across the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area (GMA) continues to deteriorate. Problems with water scarcity, dirty and foul-smelling water and low water pressure have become more widespread this past month, with approximately 400 neighborhoods now reporting issues. On Friday, Jalisco’s Governor Pablo Lemus Navarro announced that he had requested $15 billion pesos ...

Two alleged members of the Sinaloa Cartel were killed on Saturday when the vehicle they were traveling in exploded on the Mexico City-Pachuca highway in México state. Video footage filmed from another vehicle shows that there was an explosion in the rear of a black SUV as it traveled on the Mexico City-Pachuca libre (non-toll) highway in the municipality of Tecámac. The vehicle subsequently veered out of control before coming to a halt on the opposite side of the highway. #ElFinancieroTV | Una camioneta explotó cerca del AIFA; 2 personas fallecieron. 📺: @TonyAguirre10 pic.twitter.com/tVO6fa81fh — El Financiero (@ElFinanciero_Mx) March 31, 2026 The cause of the explosion has not been confirmed. Various media reports pointed to the apparent presence of an explosive device inside the vehicle. It was unclear who may have placed the device in the SUV, or what caused it to detonate. The two victims were identified as Francisco Beltrán, known as “El Payín,” and Humberto Rangel Mu...

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona has indicted a former holder of a federal firearms license (FFL) on charges relating to selling weapons to Mexican drug cartels.    The accused is Laurence Gray, 75, owner of the shop Grips By Larry, which had a license to sell all types of weaponry.   Gray has been accused of selling weapons to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and the Sinaloa Cartel, criminal groups that U.S. President Trump’s government designated as foreign terrorist organizations last year . For the crime of aiding a terrorist organization, Gray could face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of up to US $250,000. The prosecution explained that in May 2025, Gray attempted to provide weapons to the CJNG and the Sinaloa Cartel, with full knowledge of who the buyers were.  “The indictment alleges that Gray knowingly attempted to provide firearms to CJNG in May of 2025, and knowingly conspired to provide firearms to bot...

The number of people in prison in Mexico has reached a historic high, with official records showing that as of Feb. 28 there were more than 260,000 people incarcerated in the 276 local and federal prisons across the nation. In another historic record, Mexico’s prison population grew by 20,000 inmates in a single calendar year in 2025. President Sheinbaum’s more aggressive approach toward organized crime has increased the country’s prison population by 11%. (Rogelio Morales/Cuartoscuro.com) While the data reflects the new security strategy adopted by President Claudia Sheinbaum after abandoning the “hugs, not bullets” policy embraced by her predecessor, the increase in arrests has resulted in prison overcrowding issues. Thanks to Sheinbaum’s more aggressive approach toward organized crime, the country’s prison population has grown by 11%. When Sheinbaum was inaugurated as president on Oct. 1, 2024, there were 235,461 people incarcerated. By the end of February 2026, the figure h...

Though you might not know it now, there was a time — particularly during the first half of the 20th century — when architects also engaged in furniture design. Numerous notable examples exist worldwide, including the French architect Le Corbusier, who designed the iconic LC2 and LC4 chairs ; the German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, known for the legendary Barcelona chair ; and the Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen, renowned for the Tulip table . Mexico also contributed to this creative wave. During this period, prominent Mexican architects like Ernesto Gómez Gallardo Argüelles and Pedro Ramírez Vázquez — who created the National Museum of Anthropology and History — and the Mexican-Cuban architect Clara Porset , who designed iconic furniture for figures such as Luis Barragán and Mario Pani, crafted remarkable pieces that significantly impacted the history of design in Mexico. Ernesto Gómez Gallardo Argüelles, in particular, stands out. Designed in the 1950s, the iconi...

FIFA president Gianni Infantino was in Guadalajara’s Akron Stadium on Thursday night to witness Jamaica’s victory over New Caledonia in a World Cup qualifier. Just 34 days after a military operation near Guadalajara resulted in the death of notorious drug lord Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera, prompting violent repercussions across the country , Infantino’s presence demonstrated FIFA’s commitment to Mexico as host country of the World Cup. El estadio de Chivas está lleno para ver un Jamaica vs Nueva Caledonia un jueves por la noche, ya se siente el espíritu mundialista. México será una fiesta jajajaja qué hermoso es el futbol carajo. pic.twitter.com/MeQnhYto41 — Roberto Haz (@tudimebeto) March 27, 2026 On Monday, the FIFA president is scheduled to meet with President Claudia Sheinbaum at the National Palace to review Mexico’s ongoing preparations for the World Cup which will kick off in earnest at Azteca Stadium on June 11. Infantino arrived fashionably late to Akron Stadiu...

Mexico’s national mail service, Correos de México, resumed package shipments to the United States on Wednesday after a suspension triggered by changes to U.S. customs rules, the Mexican Foreign Ministry and Correos de México announced in a joint statement. The full suspension began Aug. 27 last year, after the United States eliminated the so-called “de minimis” tax exemption, which had previously allowed packages valued under $800 to enter the U.S. duty-free. The change created uncertainty about how customs duties would be collected on international shipments, prompting Mexico and other countries to pause deliveries while new procedures were established. In September 2025, Correos de México partially restored service, resuming the delivery of letters and documents without commercial value, but packages remained suspended until now. Under the new arrangements, Correos de México said it will maintain its existing shipping rates. However, senders must comply with new U.S. requirements,...

The government of China said on Wednesday that it has the right to take countermeasures to the new tariffs Mexico imposed on a wide range of Chinese goods at the start of the year. That declaration came from a spokesman for China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), which conducted an investigation into Mexico’s tariffs and other trade measures and determined that they constitute trade and investment barriers. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce said an investigation found that Mexican tariffs constitute barriers to trade, giving China the right to retaliate. (China State Council Information Office) In late 2025, the Mexican Congress approved tariffs of up to 50% on more than 1,400 products from China and other countries with which Mexico doesn’t have free trade agreements. The new tariffs — widely seen as an attempt to appease the United States ahead of this year’s review of the USMCA free trade pact — took effect on Jan. 1 . After Congress’ approval of the duties, the Chinese govern...

More than a dozen environmental organizations this week accused the government of covering up an oil spill that has despoiled some 630 kilometers of beaches along the Gulf coast. Satellite imagery shared by Greenpeace and other nonprofits suggests the origin of the catastrophe dates to early February, but government officials didn’t acknowledge the problem until nearly a month later when complaints about oil slicks in the water and tar on Veracruz and Tabasco beaches became public. President Sheinbaum displayed a Greenpeace communication at her Thursday morning press conference in order to dismiss it as alarmist and unscientific in its use of data and imagery. (Galo Cañas/Cuartoscuro.com) President Sheinbaum refuted the charges Thursday, accusing Greenpeace of using inaccurate imagery and unscientific data to alarm the public, and insisted that Pemex, the Navy and the Environment Ministry went to work immediately once the spill was discovered. The state-owned oil company Pemex ha...

Apple enabled Tap to Pay for iPhones in Mexico this week, a move that gives merchants a new way to accept contactless payments and boosts Mexico’s efforts to digitalize its largely cash-based economy.  This feature, which has been available in the United States since 2022, will now allow businesses in Mexico to use an iPhone to accept contactless payments by card or digital wallet . Mexico is the third Latin American country to benefit from the feature, which is already operational in Chile and Brazil. The move represents an expansion of digital payment options in Mexico, which currently include systems like Clip’s Tap to Pay on Android (launched in January), Mercado Pago’s PointTap and various banking apps. Apple said that Adyen, Clip, Mercado Pago and Visa Acceptance Platform will be the first platforms in the country to offer Tap to Pay on the iPhone, “so that businesses of all sizes and sectors, from transportation and retail to food, beverage, beauty and professional ...

In Mexico City, Avenida Presidente Masaryk is one of the places to be if you have ample disposable income and a penchant for the finer material things in life. Located in the capital’s Polanco district, the avenue is lined with stores of many of the world’s best-known luxury brands: Gucci, Cartier, Tiffany & Co, Dolce & Gabbana, Rolex, Louis Vuitton… the list goes on. In the market for a Mercedes or an armored luxury vehicle of your choice? Head to Masaryk, named after Tomáš Masaryk , the first president of Czechoslovakia. Fancy living in Armani Residences Masaryk ? On sale now. I recently walked the entirety of Avenida Masaryk, which stretches for almost three kilometers from Calzada General Mariano Escobedo to Avenida Ferrocarril de Cuernavaca. I wasn’t shopping, walking off a meal at a high-end restaurant or visiting the Embassy of Cuba — a kind of communist enclave on a highly capitalist street — but rather pondering this article, the third and final part of a series o...

Authorities on Monday found 229 migrants crammed into an impounded truck in Xalapa, the capital of the Gulf coast state of Veracruz. The truck — which had been reported as stolen — was intercepted by police on Monday around 45 kilometers southeast of Xalapa and subsequently taken to an impound lot in the state capital. The discovery of the migrants only occurred after workers at the impound lot heard shouting and banging from inside the trailer. One employee told the Associated Press (AP) that they called emergency services to open the trailer once they realized that people were trapped inside. José Manuel Pozos, deputy governance minister in the Veracruz government, attended the scene and told reporters that most of the migrants were from Central American countries.  Among them were 17 minors. Pozos said that the migrants, in general, were “all well,” although some of them were suffering from dehydration. The official noted that the driver of the vehicle had been detained. ...