Baja California Sur , Cabo San Lucas, La Paz, Loreto, and the desert-meets-sea peninsula where whales breach, tourists flock, and the Pacific keeps the mainland at arm's length.
Baja California Sur
A fight inside La Terraza bar escalated into a shooting early Sunday. Three dead. One hospitalized. The bar is in a residential neighborhood near the tourist zone.
Crime
The Baja California Sur cyber police unit has stopped 15 virtual kidnapping cases and provided 876 consultations to residents in 2026.
Drug Trafficking
The federal government just turned Los Cabos into a war zone, and the cartels started it.
Tourism
Los Cabos wants tourists to do more than drink margaritas on the beach. It's betting a hundred million pesos on that idea.
Tourism
The US just told its citizens to be careful in one of Mexico's most popular beach destinations, and the timing couldn't be worse.
Los Cabos
Authorities stormed a cartel safe house in Los Cabos and found a Bengal tiger, a .50 cal, a grenade launcher, and enough tactical gear for a small army. This is the story of the weekend Los Cabos became a war zone.
Virtual Kidnapping
Extortion scammers are flooding Baja California Sur with fake kidnapping calls. Here's how the scheme works and what travelers to Los Cabos and La Paz need to know.
Tijuana
David "N", driving a Tesla Cybertruck, fled police, hit 7 cars, ignored orders, and reversed into a patrol unit, injuring 2 people. He is now in preventive detention facing multiple charges.
Ensenada
Over 120 events (whales, wine, races) lure ~260k visitors (MX/US), driving huge economic gains (>332M pesos in Q1). Baja city bets on non-stop action to become a year-round party destination and economic powerhouse.
News
Mexico's President Sheinbaum seeks Senate approval for 155 armed US troops to enter for joint training ("Ejercicio Bilateral Anfibio Fénix 2025"). The request passed the Marine Commission.