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 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...

•October 2, 2025

Oaxaca lynching case leaves five dead in remote community

State prosecutors confirm five people were killed in Santa María Texcatitlán. The Oaxaca lynching case is under investigation amid loan-shark claims.

•September 18, 2025

Oaxaca PT candidate killing stirs fear in Mixe towns

Two men are dead after an attack in Oaxaca’s Mixe region. The Oaxaca PT candidate killing is under investigation as residents demand security.

•September 10, 2025

New airport infrastructure in Puerto Escondido opens

Puerto Escondido airport adds a fourth commercial stand and a larger general-aviation apron as Oaxaca accelerates a multi-billion-peso modernization and prepares for new international routes.

•September 10, 2025

Oaxaca Abasto market works set to finish by December 31

City says the Oaxaca Abasto market rehab will be finished by December 31 after fresh federal funds arrived; merchants still wait for permanent stalls.

•September 5, 2025

Oaxaca bids farewell to Eduardo Vasconcelos Stadium

A symbolic lights-out closed 75 years at Eduardo Vasconcelos Stadium as Oaxaca advances the Yu’va ballpark for 2026 with private funding and an 8,000-seat plan.