Business
Mexico’s Supreme Court just ordered First Majestic Silver (Canada) to pay US $143 million in back taxes—the first time a NAFTA-era mining giant has lost a final fiscal verdict. The same Vancouver-based company operes five U.S. silver properties.
Sand in My Stocking
"I've always believed life looks better with a filter—Valencia for brunch, Juno for heavy snowfall, Clarendon for anything involving biscuit-colored cashmere. My feed is a masterclass in controlled elegance, a testament to the fundamental principle that chaos is preventable"
The Fifth Sun
Her fingers tremble, not from fear but inventory: she has just proven the greatest archaeological secret in Mexico since the Templo Mayor. She also has 9.7 seconds of terahertz footage that could earn her a life sentence.
The Guns of Veracruz
“You’re not just there for yourself, Mateo. You are there for all of us.” A lie. A noble lie, perhaps, the kind men tell to give sacrifice the sheen of honor, but a lie all the same.
Guadalajara
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.
Crime
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.