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Camera traps installed in the woods of the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve of Guanajuato have recorded the first official images of a jaguar (Panthera onca) in that area, according to the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (Conanp).   The Conanp reported that the images were obtained via a 75-trap camera system operated by community monitors. The country’s biggest cat was spotted in an area of ​​continuous forest with minimal human disturbance, functioning as a biological corridor that links feline populations from central to eastern Mexico. This Natural Protected Area (ANP) extends 236,882 hectares, representing 8.92% of the total territory of Guanajuato state.    A recent study found that the jaguar’s habitat extends through 16 states, or half of Mexico: Sonora, Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Michoacán, Guerrero, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Yucatán, Campeche, Morelos, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas. Thanks to these latest images, scientist...

A teenage boy allegedly shot and killed two female teachers at a high school in the Pacific coast port city of Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, on Tuesday morning. The shooting occurred at the Antón Makárenko High School (Preparatoria) in the downtown area of Lázaro Cárdenas. The alleged perpetrator — reportedly a 15-year-old student at the school — was detained. “After a report from @C5Michoacan [command center] due to gunfire detonations at the Makárenko High School in Lázaro Cárdenas, the [Michoacán] Civil Guard along with municipal police carried out an operation resulting in the arrest of an adolescent allegedly related to the events,” the Michoacán Security Ministry (SSP) said on social media .   The ministry said that two deceased women with bullet wounds were located inside the school. It also said security forces seized a 5.56 millimeter caliber rifle. Video footage showed the alleged perpetrator being held by a police officer, who had apparently tied a thin rope aro...

Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard on Monday formally launched a grouping of more than 20 Mexico-based binational trade chambers, including ones that represent companies from the United States, Canada, China and India. The grouping is called the Forum of Binational Trade Chambers in Mexico, and is described in official literature as a “collaborative platform that brings together various binational trade chambers in Mexico and their members under a shared commitment to strengthen economic cooperation and advance mutual prosperity.” Among the chambers that are part of the new forum are the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico , the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Mexico, the Mexico-China Chamber of Commerce and Technology and the Trade and Commerce Council of India and Mexico. Also part of the forum are Mexico-based trade chambers that represent companies from Argentina, Australia , New Zealand, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Sp...

A global thirst for mezcal has turned Oaxaca’s signature spirit into a multimillion-dollar export engine — and is stripping hillsides of forest, stressing water supplies and leaving rivers fouled by waste, researchers and producers say. Mexico produces more than 11 million liters of mezcal per year, and most of that production is in Oaxaca . More than 70% of that mezcal is sent abroad, with most of the exports going to the United States. The global boom in the popularity of mezcal has resulted in a more than tenfold increase in production of Oaxaca’s signature spirit. Environmental issues ensued.  (Daniel Augusto/Cuartoscuro) That 11 million liters per year is even more impressive when you consider that the total produced in 2010 was only 1 million. To feed that boom, agave fields now blanket slopes that used to be tropical dry and pine-oak forests — in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca and in areas such as Santiago Matatlán , the “World Capital of Mezcal” with more than 150...

Mexico is gearing up for one of its busiest travel seasons yet, with the Tourism Ministry (Sectur) projecting more than 4 million visitors during the Holy Week holiday period, which runs from March 29 to April 12 this year. Tourism Minister Josefina Rodríguez Zamora announced that 4.03 million tourists are expected at the country’s top destinations — a 2.6% increase over the 3.93 million recorded during the same period of 2025. The surge is forecast to generate 55.89 billion pesos in tourism spending from hotel guests alone. National hotel occupancy is expected to average 63.8%, with beach destinations leading the way. The Riviera Maya, Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos and Cancún are all projected to exceed 75% occupancy. Among the standout stories is Acapulco’s continued recovery. The Pacific port city is projected to draw around 447,000 visitors — a 31.7% jump year-over-year — with hotel occupancy reaching 71.8%. According to state Tourism Minister Simón Quiñones, the city now has 17,0...

As part of her goal of digitizing the Mexican economy, President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday that cash payments at gas stations and highway toll booths will be eliminated starting this year. Sheinbaum said her administration is working with the the banking sector to standardize digitized payment procedures nationwide to promote their use, and especially with Banco de Bienestar to facilitate digital payments for all Mexicans. President Claudia Sheinbaum announced her digitized payment plans as she addressed the 89th Banking Convention of the Mexican Banking Association in Cancún Thursday. (Presidencia / Cuartoscuro.com) “Our goal this year is to make digital payment of gasoline and tolls mandatory,” the president said. “This will allow us to move forward with the digitization of the country through other schemes.” Delivering the inaugural address at the 89th Banking Convention , Shienbaum also praised recent improvements to the CoDi system which can now be accessed throug...

Sheinbaum’s mañanera in 60 seconds 📉 Quintana Roo security gains: The daily homicide rate in Quintana Roo dropped 79% in February compared to the final month of the AMLO administration, and 68% year-over-year. Security Minister García Harfuch reported more than 3,200 arrests for high-impact crimes in the state since Sheinbaum took office. 🇲🇽 🇺🇸 Mexican teen dies in ICE custody: Sheinbaum called the death of 19-year-old Royer Pérez Jiménez — an Indigenous Maya man from Chiapas who died at a Florida detention center on March 16 — “very sad.” She said Mexico sent a diplomatic letter to Washington on Thursday, with a “much stronger” one to follow Friday. ICE listed the cause as presumed suicide; Mexico is demanding a full investigation. 🇩🇪 Sheinbaum meets German president in Cancún: Trade, investment and scientific cooperation dominated Thursday’s meeting with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Sheinbaum noted that nearly 2,000 German companies alrea...