Chiapas News
Police commanders removed from office in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas; they participated...
Following an armed attack by a group of criminals that left two criminals and a security agent dead, the mayor of San Cristóbal de...
National
Migrants murdered in Chiapas were from Egypt, Peru, and Honduras
Mexican army troops opened fire on a truck carrying migrants from a half dozen countries, and six migrants from Egypt, Peru, and Honduras died...
Violence in Chiapas affects children and kindergarten teachers
The violence in Chiapas does not stop, it spreads. On Thursday, August 29, children and teachers panicked after armed men shot at two houses...
Priests from Chiapas and Guatemala plead organized crime to stop violence in the region
Bishops from Guatemala and Chiapas are begging organized crime groups to stop the violence that causes the forced displacement of communities in the region.
Through...
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 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...
Artist captures the essence of Chiapas in pictographic exhibition “Weaving Dreams”
Since her adolescence, Marlene Sánchez Guerrero showed interest in painting. Since then, she has dedicated herself to this art and currently exhibits her works,...
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
Travel companies in France, England, and Belgium are suspending trips Chiapas in response to...
Armed conflict in Chiapas spills over the Guatemalan border, damages Mexico’s tourism industry
Travel companies in France, England and Belgium are suspending trips to the...
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
Chiapas, Guerrero and Oaxaca: the trio of states with the most barriers to access health
Chiapas and Oaxaca have 7 out of 10 inhabitants with lack of access to health; Guerrero 5 out of 10. These entities present low levels of affiliation to medical institutions, availability and accessibility in medical services and few state interventions focused on health.
The piece...
