Mexico City News
Marches TODAY Wednesday in Mexico City: Demonstrations and Gatherings
So you don't run late and can plan your trips, we're sharing information from the Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC) on the marches and...
National
FGR opens criminal investigation into Enrique Peña Nieto over alleged involvement in the Pegasus...
On July 8, 2025, Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office (FGR) officially confirmed the opening of a criminal investigation into former President Enrique Peña Nieto over...
CDMX anti-gentrification protest in Mexico City has sparked a wave of international discontent
The July 4th anti-gentrification protest in Mexico City has sparked a wave of international scrutiny, casting a harsh spotlight on the country’s urban tensions...
Peña Nieto reportedly received US$25 million from Israeli companies to sell Pegasus during his...
Between 2012 and 2018, former Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto allegedly received $25 million from two Israeli businessmen in connection with the Pegasus spyware...
Economy
Mexico’s Exports to US Reach Record High in May, Despite Trump’s Tariffs
Despite the ongoing trade tensions and tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, Mexico's exports to the United States reached a historic record in May, with merchandise sales totaling $46.3 billion.
According to data from the...
Border Factories Slump: Thousands Lose Jobs as Tariffs Take Toll
A stark contrast exists between job growth on the US side of the border and decline in Mexico's maquiladora sector. Economists at the University of Texas at El Paso report that El Paso and...
Business
English Proficiency Tests Hit Mexican Truckers: 40 Lose US Commercial Licenses
A new executive order issued by President Trump has led to a crackdown on Mexican truckers driving on U.S. highways without sufficient English proficiency....
IFT fines Carlos Slim’s company for illegal monopolistic practices
IFT Fines Carlos Slim's Company for Monopolistic Practices
The Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) fined Carlos Slim's telephone company 1.783 billion pesos for alleged monopolistic practices.
The...
Real Estate
Entertainment
Celebrate Japan’s Vibrant Culture at CDMX’s Free Japanese Festival of the Stars
Get ready to experience the vibrant culture of Japan in Mexico City! A Japanese bazaar will be held on July 5 and 6, showcasing...
“Mexicráneos” comes early this year to Xochimilco
By Elva Pérez - Editor
Mexicráneos comes early this year and arrives in Xochimilco with more than 100 giant skulls.
The exhibition comes to the...
A tribute to Michael Jackson and The Beatles took place in CDMX
Summer not only brings rain, but also lots of music. And last weekend, a festival was held to celebrate the beginning of the Summer...
Food and Drinks
Mexico City wants to create the world’s largest LGBT Flag
Mexico City Culture Secretariat Calls for Creation of the World's Largest LGBT Flag.
Ana Francis Mor, Mexico City's Secretary of Culture, invited members of the...
Expats Crime
Travel
Mexico History
Archaeologists Discover Intact Ritual Deposit in Tlayócoc Cave, Mexico
Deep within the Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range, an unexpected discovery has shed new light on a previously unknown Mesoamerican culture: the Tlacotepehua people. Researchers from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have uncovered a possible intact ritual deposit in Tlayócoc Cave,...
Mexico Living
Artist Jair Laiter presented a highly successful exhibition on Thursday, May 15th, titled “Topographies and Fugues” at the Gil Coronel Gallery located on Calle Agustin Melgar #9, Colonia Condesa, Mexico City.
Comprised of a dozen paintings in various formats, from monumental triptychs to canvases and small panels, the series is executed in the technique known as “tempera grasso” (oil tempera)....
Heatlh
Hugo López-Gatell is rejected as Mexico’s representative to the WHO
COVID-19 Commission of Inquiry Rejects Appointment of López-Gatell as Representative to the WHO.
In a statement, the appointment was described as "unprecedented" and "nonexistent within Mexico's formal diplomatic representation."
The Independent Commission of Inquiry into the COVID-19 Pandemic in Mexico rejected on Wednesday, July 2, the...
