Guadalajara’s El Parque Alcalde has broken ground on Acuario Michin Guadalajara, a 32,000 sq ft aquarium that will host over 130 species at a cost of $270 million pesos. ‘Acuario Michin Guadalajara’ will be fully funded by private investments, according to the city mayor, Ramiro Hernandez. The contract was rewarded to the developers by the...Read More

With cobblestone streets and no traffic lights, San Miguel de Allende has the look of a sleepy Mexican town. But behind the colonial-era facades it hums with cultural activity: the town of about 80,000 people, barely three hours north of Mexico City, supports an estimated 120 fine art galleries and folk art museums. In 2008, UNESCO named San Miguel a World...Read More

Mexico’s investigation into the abduction and apparent massacre of 43 students last year is plagued with errors and omissions and key parts may need to be redone, a review of the evidence shows. The government’s team lost evidence, did not properly investigate some leads and failed to provide scientific proof to back up its account...Read More

It looked like a normal first day of school at Patria Libre elementary. Uniformed kids sporting brand-new backpacks with their favorite cartoon characters — Dora the Explorer, Hello Kitty, the “Frozen” heroines — reunited with classmates and sang the national anthem. But that’s far from normal in Oaxaca, a Mexican state where teachers’ strikes and...Read More