Chiapas News
Counterfeit licenses detected in bars and restaurants in San Cristóbal
At least 80 bars and restaurants in the municipality are operating with allegedly counterfeit licenses, according to information revealed during a meeting between municipal...
National
Former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador appears in public to cast his vote
Former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) made a public appearance today, June 1, 2025, in Palenque, Chiapas, to cast his vote in...
Indigenous armed group rises in Yajalon, Chiapas
Tila Autonomous Group rejects civility pact in Chiapas.
In a statement on social media, an armed group calling itself the Rebel Seed Indigenous Community Front...
Mayor of Tapilula, Chiapas, imposes “protection fees”
In a shocking development, the municipal president of Tapilula, Chiapas, has been accused of attempting to institute "protection fees" (Derecho de Piso) for local...
Economy
First Festival Marca Chiapas 2024.
With the aim of continuing to support local entrepreneurs, artisans, and producers, as well as showcasing the name of the region around the world, the Marca Chiapas 2024 Festival is announced, taking place in...
Tabasco and Chiapas are growing, but not enough to boost the country: CEESP
The Center for Economic Studies of the Private Sector (CEESP) assures that the economic growth registered by Tabasco and Chiapas is significant to encourage and promote local industry, but insufficient to give greater dynamism...
Business
Mexican entrepreneurs carry out a joint trade mission to El Salvador and Costa Rica
Mexican businessmen want to do business in El Salvador and Costa Rica.
Mexican businessmen will carry out a joint trade mission to El Salvador and...
Artisans report a drop of up to 80 percent in sales at the Chiapas...
Producers and artisan producers assure that sales at the Expo de Corazón installed at the Chiapas 2022 Fair have fallen by up to 80...
Real Estate
Entertainment
The Zoque Coiteco Carnival: a celebration that combines pre-Hispanic, Arab, and Spanish traditions
Ocozocoautla, Chiapas.- During the Zoque Coiteco Carnival, participants often throw talcum powder at each other during parades and celebrations.
This tradition is part of the...
The Sweet Encounter Returns! Sixth National Cacao Festival in San Cristóbal de las Casas,...
San Cristóbal de las Casas is preparing to welcome hundreds of visitors to the sixth edition of the National Cacao Festival, an event that...
Jaguar Super Cup would leave a millionaire economic benefit in San Cristóbal
San Cristóbal de las Casas will host the Jaguar Super Cup, a sporting event that promises to generate an economic impact estimated at several...
Mexicans Cross Into Guatemala to Escape Cartel Violence; Guatemalan Army Reinforces Border
Mexico and Guatemala share a 541-mile border. Most of the crossings of this border are from the Guatemalan side into Mexico.Now there is a...
Expats Crime
Guatemalan immigrant burns woman alive on the New York Subway
Like out of a horror movie, a Guatemalan man burned a woman alive on the New York subway, on December 21st.
A 33-year-old Guatemalan man...
Travel
Mexico History
Don Ataúlfo Morales: the man who “perfected” the Mangoes in Mexico
It was in 1948 when Ataulfo Morales Gordillo bought a property planted with mangoes from Manuel Rodríguez.
Ataulfo, being an agronomist, experimented with the mango trees on that property, creating grafts until he achieved the perfect mango that contained 69% pulp, 19% peel, and 8.5%...
Mexico Living
In San Cristóbal de Casas, most of the traditional festivities take place in the cemeteries, where those in the community will perform music and dances in honor of the dead. The town is also known to host altar contests.
Source: Youtube
San Cristobal Post
Heatlh
First case of Myasis in humans caused by screwworm detected in Acacoyagua, Chiapas
The patient is receiving antibiotic treatment; Chiapas State Health Services is conducting the corresponding epidemiological investigation.
The Ministry of Health has reported the detection of the first human case of screwworm myiasis (Cochliomyia hominivorax), which occurred in a 77-year-old woman residing in the municipality of...
