A 6-month-old baby was found abandoned in the back seat of a rideshare taxi in Ecatepec, State of Mexico, after the man believed to be the child's father slipped away on a motorcycle and disappeared into traffic, leaving the infant wet, dirty, and with only a backpack containing two bottles of alcohol and a baby bottle filled with spoiled atole. The driver, operating a … [Read more...] about Baby Left Alone in Rideshare, Father Flees on Motorcycle in Ecatepec
Chocolate Museum Built Over Aztec Skull Rack Is One of Mexico City’s Most Compelling New Spaces
The story of a chocolate museum rising above one of the most remarkable archaeological finds in recent Mexican history is worth telling in full. Choco-Story Zócalo, the Museo del Cacao y Chocolate, sits at República de Guatemala 24 in Mexico City's Centro Histórico, a few steps from the Zócalo. A 17th-century colonial house, a discreet five-story contemporary addition, and … [Read more...] about Chocolate Museum Built Over Aztec Skull Rack Is One of Mexico City’s Most Compelling New Spaces
Archaeologists demand action as looters strip ancient site near Mexico City
A pre-Hispanic archaeological site in México state has been reduced to a fraction of its original size by years of looting, unauthorized development and illegal land sales — and researchers say government inaction has made things far worse. The site, Los Tlateles, sits on the former lakebed of what was once Lake Chalco, roughly 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Mexico City. It … [Read more...] about Archaeologists demand action as looters strip ancient site near Mexico City
U.S. Targets More Morena Governors in Cartel Probe
The U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to formally charge at least one more governor from Mexico's ruling Morena party over alleged ties to organized crime — and analysts say Baja California Gov. Marina del Pilar Ávila is near the top of that list. According to journalist Carlos Loret de Mola, Ávila has not held a U.S. visa for roughly a year. Washington revoked it as … [Read more...] about U.S. Targets More Morena Governors in Cartel Probe
U.S. Pressure on Mexican Officials Puts Sheinbaum in a Bind
The U.S. Department of Justice indictment of Sinaloa Gov. Rubén Rocha Moya, unsealed in late April in a New York federal court, was historic by any measure. No American administration had ever charged a sitting Mexican governor before. But for many close observers of Mexican politics, the more unsettling question isn't what happens to Rocha Moya — it's who comes next. The … [Read more...] about U.S. Pressure on Mexican Officials Puts Sheinbaum in a Bind