South Mexico News Updates

Welcome to our South Mexico news hub. We cover Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas. Reporters work on the ground to deliver fast, accurate news on local governance. Coverage spans social movements and cultural events in southern Mexico. We gather the most relevant news daily. Our team covers coastal development in Guerrero, indigenous festivals in Oaxaca, and environmental updates from Chiapas’s rainforests.

•October 29, 2025

Oaxaca street market clash shuts down pop-up tianguis after dawn fires

Residents blocked an unauthorized pop-up near the General Cemetery; tires burned, vendors withdrew, and officials face questions after the Oaxaca street market clash.

•October 29, 2025

Jalatlaco sand tapestry reimagines Oaxaca’s past for Day of the Dead

The Jalatlaco sand tapestry links Oaxaca’s Day of the Dead to a vanished river, a 250 m² artwork on view through Nov. 3 in the...

•October 28, 2025

Goodbye Misión de los Ángeles as Parque Oaxaca mall breaks ground

Parque Oaxaca mall breaks ground on the former Misión de los Ángeles site with a MXN 6 billion plan, 45,000 m² build, and thousands of...

•October 23, 2025

Oaxaca Día de Muertos 2025 schedule lands with bigger lineup

Oaxaca Día de Muertos 2025 schedule runs Oct 28–Nov 8 with free cultural events, expanded security and city cleanup so residents and visitors can celebrate...

•October 14, 2025

Potential cyclone Sonia prompts watch along Mexico’s Pacific Coast

Mexico’s weather agency and the NHC are watching a low south of Chiapas. Potential cyclone Sonia has a low two-day chance but a medium seven-day...

•October 14, 2025

Mexico earthquakes today Nine BCS micros and a 4.7 off Cabo

Mexico earthquakes today include a 4.7 southeast of Cabo San Lucas at 10:21 and a 4.3 near Matías Romero, Oaxaca, plus overnight microquakes in BCS.

•October 13, 2025

Chiapas blockades by cartel choke highways after raid today

Pre-dawn raids triggered Chiapas blockades by CJNG, burned trucks, and gunfire across central municipalities as authorities pursued cartel figures.

•October 10, 2025

Warning up on Mexico’s coast while Tropical Storm Raymond eyes Baja

Tropical Storm Raymond brings a warning from Zihuatanejo to Cabo Corrientes and a watch for southern Baja, with heavy rain and risky surf expected.

•October 9, 2025

Tropical Storm Raymond puts Guerrero to Jalisco on alert

Mexico tropical storm watch from Zihuatanejo to Cabo Corrientes as Raymond brings heavy rain and surf and could near Baja this weekend.

•October 7, 2025

Seven states homicides account for half of 2025 killings

Mexico’s seven states homicides footprint grew heavier in 2025, with half of intentional killings concentrated in a handful of entities as national totals eased from...