Guadalajara
Sinaloa's Secret Foodie Paradise Where Baseball is Religion
From Sinaloa’s hidden beaches to Checo Pérez’s F1 comeback and Gaby López’s golf event, Mexico’s boldest stories are waiting to be discovered in this week’s The Mexicanist.
Mexicanist
Crime
License, Registration… or Ransom? The Dark Side of Roadblocks in Mexico
On Mexico’s highways, every flashing light at a checkpoint is a gamble—guardian of law or predator in disguise—revealing a nation where security and abuse share the same lane.
Ensenada
How Baja’s Tastiest Bites Are Cooked in Corruption
A fish taco stand’s closure in Ensenada sparks a viral reckoning with extortion, corruption, and a shadowy network wielding the name of the Libyan Coast Guard to control Baja’s seafood trade.
Crime
How 'El Mayo' Zambada’s Guilty Plea Could Shake Mexico to Its Core
In a Brooklyn courtroom, "El Mayo" Zambada admitted to 50 years of drug trafficking and corruption, confessing he paid off Mexican police, military, and politicians—then vanished into silence.
Science
How a Breakthrough in Autonomous Surgery Is Reshaping Medicine
A robot just performed complex surgery on a pig — alone, calmly, and with the precision of a veteran surgeon, marking a leap toward a future where AI saves lives in operating rooms worldwide.
History
The Secret Life of Don Dieguillo, the Indigenous Leader Who Outwitted an Empire
In the scorched deserts of colonial Mexico, one Indigenous leader—branded a traitor, hunted by governors, and betrayed by history—outwitted the Spanish Empire with nothing but cunning, faith, and an unshakable will to survive.
News
The City Built on a Lake is Now Fighting for its Life Against the Water Below
In an epic, 500-year-long battle with its own foundations, Mexico City is sinking under the weight of record-breaking rains, a drainage crisis, and a history of botched urban planning.
Monterrey
Why Monterrey’s Gas Stations Are Empty and How Locals Beat the Heat
With gridlocked traffic from a failing $7.3 billion system and a gasoline shortage plaguing drivers, the city of Monterrey finds hope in a young girl's fight against a rare disease, supported by the community's beloved soccer fans.
News
U.S. Troops Ordered Into Mexico as President Vows 'Not On Our Watch!
A retiring legal titan warns that Mexico's new judicial reform will be a "historical error," just as the new president faces down a U.S. troop threat and the potential closure of a historic Nissan plant.
Cancun
Mother of All Mistakes: Son Fleeing Cops Mows Down His Own Mom
Mexican authorities are tackling crime and sargassum, the Cancun airport is packed with tourists, lucha libre is rocking Isla Mujeres, and an ancient Mayan town is getting a cultural facelift.
Tijuana
The Federal Investigator Who Moonlit as a Drug Lord
Tijuana is dealing with unusual local crime stories involving an alleged occultist murderer and a police investigator, while Baja Beach Fest and Valle de Guadalupe's "Viñadas" festival are set to entertain visitors.
Puerto Vallarta
Cleaning Beaches Like It’s CrossFit: This Week in Nayarit
Puerto Vallarta advances infrastructure with the near-complete Puente Amado Nervo, Playa Destiladeras' public reopening, Amazon Bazaar's launch ahead of new SAT taxes, and weekly beach "gym" cleanups.