A fire broke out Thursday afternoon at the Olmeca refinery in Dos Bocas, Tabasco — the second significant incident at the facility in less than a month — sending a thick column of black smoke visible for kilometers and triggering a large emergency response. Pemex, Mexico's state oil company, confirmed the blaze started in a petroleum coke storage warehouse inside the … [Read more...] about 2nd Fire in a Month Hits Mexico’s Troubled Dos Bocas Refinery
Mexico’s London Embassy Scandal: A Ghost Company, Diverted Funds, and 40 Ignored Warnings
A former Mexican ambassador to the United Kingdom has formally accused a network of diplomats and foreign ministry officials of running a corruption scheme that diverted public funds through a fictitious cleaning company — and claims her warnings went unanswered for more than a year. Josefa González-Blanco Ortiz-Mena, who served as Mexico's ambassador in London from March … [Read more...] about Mexico’s London Embassy Scandal: A Ghost Company, Diverted Funds, and 40 Ignored Warnings
Tijuana Beyond the Border: What Travelers Actually Need to Know
Tijuana has always been a city that people think they understand before they've ever set foot there. For generations of Americans, the mental image was fixed: a rowdy border town of cheap drinks, questionable nightlife, and little else. That picture was always incomplete. Today, it's also increasingly outdated, though the full truth about Tijuana is more nuanced than either … [Read more...] about Tijuana Beyond the Border: What Travelers Actually Need to Know
Masculinity Event Comes to Guadalajara — and Stirs Debate
A masculinity conference billed as the largest of its kind in Latin America is coming to Guadalajara this month — and it has sparked a broader debate about how Mexican society thinks about men, manhood, and the weight of tradition. Fearless Congress 2026 runs April 17–19 at the Santuario de los Mártires in Tlaquepaque, a suburb of Guadalajara, Jalisco. Organizers expect more … [Read more...] about Masculinity Event Comes to Guadalajara — and Stirs Debate
Truckers, Farmers Blockade Mexico’s Highways, Disrupting Holiday Traffic
Hundreds of truckers and farm workers fanned out across Mexico early Monday morning, setting up blockades on major highways in at least 20 states to demand better security on the roads and fairer conditions for agricultural producers — and putting a difficult cap on the Semana Santa holiday weekend for thousands of returning vacationers. The action was organized by two … [Read more...] about Truckers, Farmers Blockade Mexico’s Highways, Disrupting Holiday Traffic