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.

•November 21, 2021

What are the most visited beaches in Mexico

Of the 32 states of the Mexican Republic, 17 have beaches; that is, more than 50 percent of the country. Even the Secretariat of the...

•October 25, 2021

Hurricane Rick makes landfall in Guerrero as Category 2 storm

At 5:00 am this Monday, Hurricane Rick made landfall near the municipality of La Unión Isidoro Montes de Oca, Guerrero ; about 25 kilometers east...

•October 23, 2021

Hurricane Rick expected to make landfall as Category 2 on coasts of Michoacán and Guerrero

The National Water Commission ( Conagua ) confirmed that the trajectory of Hurricane Rick, which recently reached category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, will make...

•September 7, 2021

Powerful 7.0 earthquake hits Acapulco

A powerful earthquake struck near the Pacific resort city of Acapulco on Tuesday night, killing at least one person and causing buildings to rock and...

•August 10, 2021

New tropical depression forms off the coast of Acapulco

At dawn on Tuesday, August 10, tropical depression 12-E formed in the Pacific Ocean. The National Meteorological Service (SMN) reported that the system is located...

•July 15, 2021

Anti-maskers earn a one way ticket to jail in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca

The 2021 summer holidays began in Mexico and together with them, the arrival of national and international visitors to the main tourist destinations in the...

•June 11, 2021

“It was fight or flight”: Young British tourist speaks about being attacked by crocodile in Mexico

Georgia Laurie had to decide in seconds between saving her life or fighting for her twin sister, who was in the jaws of a crocodile....

•June 8, 2021

Twin British sisters attacked by crocodile while vacationing in Mexico

Two identical twins from the United Kingdom suffered a chilling and terrifying experience in the middle of their vacation in Mexico when they were attacked...

•April 22, 2021

Armed men set fire to at least six markets in Acapulco

Acapulco, one of the most famous tourist areas in the country, in the state of Guerrero (on the Pacific coast), suffered a new blow this...

•March 19, 2021

A 5.9 earthquake sends tremors through Mexico City, Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Morelia

An earthquake of 5.7 (preliminary reports 5.9) degrees was registered this Friday night in Mexico City and other parts of the country. According to information...

•August 9, 2020

Bad week for Mexico tourism capped by mistranslations

It has been a bad week for Mexican tourism promotion, and it got worse Friday when the English language version of the country’s tourism website...

•June 30, 2020

‘Nauseous’ sewage spill in Acapulco captured in viral video

The coastline of famed Mexican beach resort Acapulco was sullied late last week by a large discharge of raw sewage, the ugly scene captured in...

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