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Families scour southern Mexico after 40 migrants vanished on a dangerous sea route

On Christmas Eve 2024, Elianis Caridad Morejón Pérez, a young Cuban woman, told her mother she was boarding a boat from southern Mexico to the U.S. She disappeared along with 39 other migrants from Cuba, Honduras, and Ecuador

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Grecia Orantes: Missing Woman Found After Filters on All Social Media Photos Confused Police Search

A missing person search in Chiapas, Mexico, was complicated by heavily edited social media images, highlighting the challenges of using digital personas in urgent rescue efforts.

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Mexico’s Supreme Court holds its first session outside Mexico City, in Chiapas

Mexico’s Supreme Court has started holding sessions in remote towns, opening the effort in an Indigenous community in Chiapas

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Mexican Officials Arrest 'El Carnal' in Southern Mexico, An Alleged Plaza Boss for the Jalisco Cartel in Chiapas

Leonardo Arturo Leyva Ávalos' background as a public official also points to ties with La Barredora, a group that began as a Jalisco cartel cell dedicated to fuel theft.

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22 Colorful Paintings That Celebrate Women’s Strength And Beauty Across Cultures

Mexican artist Yael Medrez Pier brings the vibrant world of Indigenous women to life through her colorful oil paintings.

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Over 100 Mexicans Cross Into Guatemala Fleeing From Cartel Violence; Officials Dispute The Claim

The violence in Chiapas has once again driven families to leave the region and seek refuge elsewhere, but authorities claim that is not the real reason

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Mexico Arrests Outspoken Immigration Advocate on Eve of Migrant Caravan, Drawing Accusations of Intimidation

Mexican federal authorities arrested prominent immigration advocate Luis García Villagrán on Tuesday in Tapachula, Chiapas, a day before he was set to lead a caravan of roughly 1,500 migrants toward Mexico City

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Ranchers in southern Mexico are struggling against a flesh-eating parasite infecting livestock

Ranchers in southern Mexico face rising costs and limited government help to battle a flesh-eating parasite

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Mexican Police Now Using Armed Drones To Fight Cartels

Mexican police forces have started using drones to fight cartels in the southern state of Chiapas

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Mexican Forces Kill Alleged Chiapas-Guatemala Cartel Leader 'Don Balde' in Cross-Border Operation

Authorities in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas carried out an operation that resulted in the death of Baldemar Calderón Carrillo, the alleged leader of the Chiapas-Guatemala Cartel

Latin Times

Five Mexican Police Officers Killed In 'Ambush' Days After Six Soldiers Die In Explosion

Five Mexican police officers were killed in what is being described as an ambush by an armed group in the southern state of Chiapas

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Indigenous Catholics hope the next pope shares Francis' approach to Native people

Many Indigenous Catholics saw an ally in Pope Francis who championed their causes, asked forgiveness for the church’s historical wrongs and allowed them to incorporate aspects of their Native cultures into practicing their faith

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Elite Army Unit Tasked With Pacifying Southern Mexico Instead Accused of Wrongful Detentions, Torture

The unit is led by Álvaro Cuauhtémoc Serrano Escobedo, a former Federal Police commander implicated in a 2015 massacre where agents allegedly executed 22 civilians and tampered with the crime scene

Latin Times

'El Cachorro,' Alleged Plaza Boss For The Guatemala-Chiapas Cartel, Killed In Mexico

State and federal authorities confirmed "El Cachorro" and his bodyguard extorted merchants and business owners in the area through protection rackets

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Authorities in Southern Mexico Arrest Alleged Leader of Local Gang With Ties To Sinaloa Cartel

Current state Attorney Genera lorge Luis Llaven Abarca revealed that Joaquín "El Chorizo" Flores Hernández was the leader of the local gang known as Karma

Latin Times

Guatemalan Narco on U.S.' Most Wanted List 'La Chicharra' Captured in Mexico

Aler Baldomero Samayoa Recinos was arrested in the state of Chiapas, Mexico in a joint operation carried out by the American, Mexican, and Guatemalan governments.

Latin Times

Guatemala Deploys Troops to Mexican Border as Cartel Violence in the Region Escalates

President Arévalo launches "Ring of Fire" operation to combat organized crime, as violence from Mexico's Chiapas state spills into Guatemala.

Latin Times

Three Children Die After Eating Poisoned Bread Intended to Kill Stray Animals in Chiapas

The kids found the bread on their way to a nearby store and did not make it back home.

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Climate change is impacting mangos

"Rising temperatures, shifting precipitation, and emerging diseases are among the mélange of climate impacts . . ."

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78 Public Servants, Including Police Officers and City Officials, Accused of Operating Extortion Network in Mexico

The group allegedly charged transportation workers and business owners a weekly fee of around $8; and if they failed to comply, they were at risk of being kidnapped or killed

Latin Times

First Migrant Caravan of 2025 Leaves For The U.S., Mexican Authorities Seek To Dismantle It

It is estimated that around 3,000 of the more than 4,000 migrants that formed caravans in recent weeks were detained by authorities

Latin Times

Mexican Authorities Uncover 17 Bodies During Investigation of Cartel-Linked Graves in Chiapas

Drug cartels vying for control over key trafficking routes have contributed to an uptick in violent crime in Mexico's poorest state.

Latin Times

The Five Guatemalans Charged in Crash That Killed 56 Migrants in Mexico Are Part of a Larger Human Smuggling Gang

The crash took place on December 9, 2021, when a modified trailer carrying 169 migrants, mostly from Guatemala, overturned on a highway in Chiapas

Latin Times

Mexica Authorities Dismantle Workshop Used By Sinaloa Cartel Leader 'El Güero Pulseras' To Build 'Narco Tanks'

Authorities were able to seize 54 firearms, 2,000 pounds of marijuana, three motorcycles, nine civilian vehicles and three armored vehicles

Latin Times

Mexican Border City Has the Country's Highest Levels of Perceived Insecurity

9 out of 10 Tapachula residents claim to feel unsafe amid gangs fighting for control of drug and human trafficking in Chiapas

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