Remaking Transport and Power Generation Key to Mexico's Green Shift

Mexico's energy is dominated by fossil fuel consumption within its own production and transport sectors, requiring a national strategy focused on efficiency, displacing natural gas with cleaner sources like nuclear, and transitioning transportation to electric to achieve a sustainable future.

Why Your Body Judges Your Date With a Kiss

According to a psychology professor, an erotic kiss involves an unconscious comparison of immune systems that can determine attraction, alongside chemical and physiological factors like neurotransmitters, hormones, and pheromones, making it a complex social and biological interaction.

Gas Pirates Plunder Pemex as Crime Wave Hits Southeast Mexico

Ruthless criminal groups and "huachicoleros," including cartels, are exploiting Pemex pipelines in southeastern Mexico, near the Mayan Train route, through widespread fuel theft, creating a dangerous and costly black market operation.

Why Minimum Wage Hikes Fall Short of a Dignified Life

Despite minimum wage increases and average income figures, a significant portion of the Mexican population faces economic precarity due to incomes insufficient to cover basic needs amidst rising costs of living, labour market informality, and stark regional and gender disparities.

The Mexicanist Newsletter: Paradise Under Guard (and Other Weekly Contradictions)

For the discerning Mexicanist newsletter reader, this week's news confirms Mexico is still expertly blending five-star tourism dreams with the gritty reality of cartels, potholes, and melting glaciers.

Mexico Declares War on 'Narco-Ballads' as States Ban Thug-Glorifying Tunes

Mexican states are increasingly banning or restricting the performance of narcocorridos, popular ballads glorifying drug traffickers and violence, in an effort to combat the promotion of criminal culture.

How Cartels Turned TikTok Into a Trap for Youth

Mexican drug cartels are leveraging TikTok's popularity and visual nature to recruit young people and sell weapons, using enticing propaganda, coded messages, and fake job offers, according to a study by El Colegio de México.

Culiacan Spends Millions on Roads While Locals Dodge Danger & Potholes

Lingering fear from recent cartel violence is crippling Spring Break tourism and daily life across Sinaloa, overshadowing government promotions and drawing criticism of official priorities.

Tourists Party Hard in Cartel-Plagued Sinaloa as Bodies Pile Up

While tourists party hard on Mazatlan's beaches for Semana Santa, the rest of Sinaloa is reeling from a brutal wave of cartel murders, disappearances, and military seizures highlighting the state's grim reality.

Cautious Optimism in Mazatlan as Holy Week Visitors Arrive Under Watchful Eyes

Amidst a heavy security deployment following months of cartel violence, Mazatlan is experiencing a cautious but economically vital return of Holy Week tourists, testing the resort city's recovery efforts.

Inside Quintana Roo's Easter Season Agenda

Quintana Roo is actively managing tourism growth and enhancing security while addressing key legal and governmental issues, including water rights and infrastructure development, alongside diplomatic exchanges like the Mexican President's call with Donald Trump.

Mahahual Tackles Sargassum Problem Before Tourist Rush

An intense, collaborative sargassum cleanup involving the Navy, businesses, and the community began on Mahahual beaches ahead of the crucial Holy Week tourist season.