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At least 16 migrants killed and 29 injured in a bus crash in southern Mexico

Photos from the scene showed the bus rolled over onto its side on a curvy section of highway in the southern state of Oaxaca. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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Mexico's native ethnic groups promote their heritage during Oaxaca’s biggest cultural festival

The festival of Guelaguetza – the biggest cultural event in southwestern Mexico – showcases the traditions of 16 Indigenous ethnic groups and the Afro-Mexican community

The Independent UK

Colossal cave in Mexico that formed 15 million years ago is even more enormous than we thought

The Sistema Huautla in Oaxaca is the 10th deepest cave on Earth, and a explorers with a 2023 expedition to map the system have added over 700 feet to its length.

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The best Mexico holiday destinations – and when to travel to each one

Where to visit, whether you want ancient history, natural beauty or buzzing beach towns

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Oaxaca’s Silk Farmers Seek to Protect Their Way of Life

Oaxacan artisans seek to preserve the unique ways of making the fabric found in their region since the 1500s.

Texas Observer

Two tourists killed in separate attacks in Mexican hotspot, police say

A Canadian tourist was killed in the Mexican state of Oaxaca this week, local authorities said on Tuesday, a day after another tourist was killed in an attack in the popular holiday region.

Reuters

Huatulco’s imprint in the sand: Rescuers ignore the odds to save Oaxaca's turtles

Growing up as the daughter of missionaries, my childhood travels were usually centered on giving back. From South Africa and Hong Kong to Romania and Tanzania, each purposeful journey involved some level of digging ditches, feeding children, raising awareness and rescuing the lost.

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Commentary: The deadly costs for Mexico’s Indigenous communities fighting climate change

Mexico’s Indigenous communities are on the front lines of ecological preservation. Many still live on their ancestral lands and struggle against development projects that would destroy some of the world’s most precious ecosystems that they call home. Their resistance has taken the form of protests, blockades of major highways and…

Los Angeles Times

In Mexico, a reporter published a story. The next day he was dead

Just after sunset on Thursday, February 10th, two men in a white Dodge Ram pickup pulled up in front of Heber Lopez Vasquez's small radio studio in southern Mexico. One man got out, walked inside and shot the 42-year-old journalist dead. Lopez's 12-year-old son Oscar, the only person with him,…

Reuters

In Mexico, ancient Zapotec tombs reveal colorful murals depicting war

Brightly-painted Zapotec murals invoking warfare recently unearthed from tombs in southern Mexico may date back nearly 2,000 years, officials said late on Wednesday of the find that sheds new light on the ancient civilization's funerary rites.

Reuters

Girl, 8, bitten by bat in vicious attack dies of rabies 10 days after her brother

Three children were believed to have been bitten by rabid bats at the start of December and a young boy and girl have both been confirmed to have died of the disease in Oaxaca, Mexico

Daily Mirror

‘This is another revolution’: could legalisation of cannabis transform Mexico’s economy?

Despite frustrating legislative delays, farmers in Mexico are keen to start growing a crop that may be more profitable than rice, corn or sugar

The Guardian - UK

The ultimate guide to having the trip of a lifetime in Mexico

From the sparkling waters of Isla Holbox to the magic of the Mayan jungle — allow Juliana Piskorz to take you on a tour of Mexico

Evening Standard

Boy dies of rabies after being bitten by bat with girl fighting for her life

Three children were believed to have been bitten by rabid bats at the start of the month anda young boy has died of the disease in Oaxaca, Mexico

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I'm Mexican American. But the LA City Council audio leak reminded me that I'm Oaxacan too

LOS ANGELES — As a Mexican American, I love being from two worlds. I feel lucky to have been born in Florida, growing up in a beachside city in all the state's humid glory. I feel proud knowing how to make tamales and enchiladas and rooting for two soccer teams…

Los Angeles Times

Why is AMLO one of the world's most popular politicians? We took a road trip through Mexico to find out

SAYULA DE ALEMAN, Mexico — From the roadside stand in this muggy stretch of southern Mexico where Carmelo Morrugares sells coconuts for a living, the 45-year-old father of three says he can see his country changing for the better.

The Independent UK

Mexico shuts down large migrant camp in the south

The Mexican government has dismantled a massive migrant camp in the southern state of Oaxaca where tens of thousands migrants have cycled through to get temporary transit documents on their way to the United States border

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Treating Farmworkers on Their Terms

For California's indigenous farmworker population, healthcare that respects their traditions is vital.

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Mexico Weaves Fashion Policy to Help Indigenous Communities

Clothing designers inspired by traditional Mexican motifs, embroidery and colors are exhibiting their work at a fashion fair in Mexico City promoted by the government to support marginalized Indigenous communities. Traditional blouses made by the Tzotzil people of Chiapas, embroidered patterns from Michoacan and shirts from Oaxaca were among the…

The Independent UK

Like US, Mexico faces a state-by-state divide over abortion

Differences over abortion have pitted one large batch of U.S. states against another — one group imposing sweeping bans, the other intent on making abortions accessible

The Guardian - UK

Sugar rush: how Mexico’s addiction to fizzy drinks fuelled its health crisis

Obesity and diabetes rates are soaring, so why hasn’t a law banning sugary beverages for children been enforced?

Los Angeles Times

Gustavo Arellano: For this Oaxacan merchant, marigolds mean more than ever this Día de Muertos

LOS ANGELES — The 20,000 marigolds were blooming at just the right time.

Los Angeles Times

Following City Council members' racist remarks, hundreds of Oaxacans march for justice in L.A.

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles' Oaxacan community gathered under cloudy skies for a march for justice Saturday afternoon, following revelations over a leaked audio recording in which some City Council members disparaged Black and Indigenous people, among others, in starkly racist terms.

The Independent UK

Racist remarks: Hurt, betrayal among LA's Indigenous people

The explosive recording of Los Angeles city council members making racist and disparaging remarks have deeply hurt the city’s Indigenous immigrants from Mexico

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Nury Martinez says out loud the racism and colorism my vibrant Oaxacan community endures

City Councilwoman Nury Martinez, caught on a leaked audio, says she sees a lot of short, dark people in Koreatown. Martinez says she doesn’t know what “village” they are from and referred to them as “tan feos” — “so ugly.”

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