Chiapas News
Chiapas Attorney General’s Office official found dead
Fátima Maldonado Martínez, an official with the Chiapas Selva District Attorney's Office, was found dead in her home in the municipality of Ocosingo.
However, the...
National
Mexico Grants Asylum to Only 3% of Migrants
San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas — El Universal reports that Mexico has granted asylum to just 3% of applicants, raising concerns among human...
Tren Interoceánico Accident in Chiapas Leaves Passengers Unharmed
On December 20, 2025, the recently inaugurated Tren Interoceánico collided with a trailer in Chiapas, leaving 148 passengers unharmed but causing significant disruption to...
The U.S. State Department revokes visas belonging to executives of a Mexican transport company
On December 3, 2025, the U.S. State Department announced the revocation of visas belonging to executives of a Mexican transport company, accusing them of...
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
Fiestas de San Roque 2025 in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
From August 8 to August 24, 2025, the vibrant neighborhood of San Roque in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, comes alive with one of the region’s...
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...
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
Mass gatherings suspended in 15 municipalities of Chiapas due to measles cases
The Chiapas Health Department reports that 45 cases of measles have been reported in 15 municipalities in Chiapas.
These 15 municipalities in Chiapas account for 45 cases of measles, out of a total of 5,781 cases nationwide, as of December 18.
The state Health Department has...
