Mexico’s surging narco violence is intensifying at the edges of one of its biggest tourist hotspots

(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) High-profile incidents in Playa del Carmen in recent weeks have prompted new travel warnings from the US government. The incidents come amid spiraling violence on the peripheries of one of Mexico’s most popular tourist areas. Criminal groups in the area thrive on tourist traffic — and corruption, weak institutions, and social conditions […]

The US’s top military-intelligence official described how the war on Mexico’s cartels has produced even more violence

The US’s top military-intelligence official described how the war on Mexico’s cartels has produced even more violence NOW WATCH: The wives of El Chapo’s henchmen reveal how they hid and spent $ 2 billion See Also: The top 20 presidents in US history, according to historians 10 up-and-coming healthy fast food chains that should scare […]

Brazil captured an alleged member of one Mexico’s most powerful drug cartels on his Christmas vacation

Brasil Patriotas TV/Noticieros Televisa Jose Gonzalez Valencia was arrested at a resort area near Fortaleza in northeastern Brazil. Gonzalez Valencia is believed to be a leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation cartel and is wanted by the US government. The CJNG is one of Mexico’s most powerful criminal organizations. Brazilian police have arrested an […]

Mexico’s president signs controversial internal-security law but says the supreme court will make the final decision

Thomson Reuters MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Thursday that he would send a contentious new security law to the Supreme Court for review after signing it, and would not make use of it until the tribunal has ruled on its constitutionality. The law, which the government says sets out […]

2017 could be Mexico’s bloodiest year since records began, govt. figures show

Published time: 23 Dec, 2017 21:51 Edited time: 23 Dec, 2017 22:00 This year is on track to be Mexico’s deadliest in years, with over 26,500 intentional homicides to date already, according to preliminary figures released by the ministry of the interior. Official statistics released Friday show the number of homicides from January to November standing at […]

Mexico’s prison population has dropped, but it’s a sign of a deeper criminal-justice problem

Thomson Reuters MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s prison population has fallen by a fifth from the peak in 2014 as fewer people are locked up under a new criminal-justice system, with experts saying that cases are falling apart under a higher bar for police conduct and standards of evidence. The number of people imprisoned has […]

How did Tijuana become Mexico’s go-to foodie city?

Eileen Guo October 25, 2017 Share this article Drug wars weren’t the only thing to take their toll on the border town of Tijuana—but next-generation entrepreneurs who left are now returning to create Mexico’s new foodie mecca. “Seriously, where are the fish tacos?” It’s 4pm on a Friday afternoon at the end of July, and […]