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Jocotepec unfurls gigantic flag

Jocotepec townsfolk gathered for a belated Dia de la Bandera celebration on March 5 to mark the formal unfurling of a giant Mexican flag at the roadside lookout point (mirador) located adjacent to the highway bypass.


Jalisco unscathed as Michoacan erupts in flames

Michoacán woke up to a wave of coordinated violence on the morning of Wednesday, August 19.   

Criminal organizations set up at least 24 road blockades across the state and set fire to private and commercial vehicles in several municipalities, including Zamora, Morelia, Zacapu and Quiroga. 

Three states, three warnings: Why the US urges travelers to stay away from Colima, reconsider Jalisco, and only be cautious in Nayarit

On a December evening in 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland. Two hundred and seventy people died. In the aftermath, a devastating truth emerged: U.S. embassy staff in Moscow had been warned of a terrorist threat against Pan Am flights a week earlier. That warning was posted on an internal embassy bulletin board, but never shared with the traveling public.

HIV diagnoses trend downward

New HIV diagnoses in Jalisco dropped five percent last year (1,121 vs. 1,177 in 2024), with the Health Department (SSJ) projecting under 1,000 new cases for 2026 if the trend holds. 

Ixtlahuacán earns quince jelly world record

Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos achieved its Guinness Record challenge with flying colors on Sunday, August 2, as local farmers, cooks, students and other volunteers pulled together with municipal officials to create the world’s largest quince jelly paté.