Mexico
Mexico’s Interoceanic Corridor aims to rival the Panama Canal
Mexico is hard at work on a huge development project that the country’s president hopes will rival the Panama Canal. It won’t be another waterway, but when it’s finished, the Interoceanic Corridor will connect ports on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Mexico in numerous ways. President Andres Manuel López Obrador is looking to the US for support on the project. But Indigenous communities are fighting the decision.
Three years into the pandemic, mask usage varies from country to country
The last of Mexico’s artisanal salt-makers preserve a 2,000-year-old tradition
Mexico’s clean energy plan could run into trouble at leaders’ summit
New Biden policy leaves thousands of Venezuelan migrants stranded
In the north of Mexico, water cuts to cope with shortages hit poor communities hardest
Extreme heat and drought have left water in short supply in Monterrey, Mexico, but not everyone is feeling the pinch. Some poor neighborhoods seem to be facing far more restrictions on water usage than wealthier ones.
Conservationists focus on community reforestation efforts to save Mexico’s wetlands
Mexico’s Centla wetlands are part of an ecological reserve in the southeastern Tabasco state that has been impacted by deforestation, cattle grazing and man-made fires. In recent decades, conservationists with Casa del Agua have promoted reforestation and community education to save the wetlands.
'The summer of stress': Amid airline staffing shortages, lost luggage rates have soared
Thousands of passengers are arriving at their destinations without their luggage and little idea if they will ever see it again.
In Cancun, this man is turning seaweed trash into natural-building treasures
A brown seaweed called sargassum is washing up on Cancun beaches, threatening the region’s efforts to recover its tourism. Local resident Omar Vazquez Sanchez got the idea to transform the seaweed into “sargablocks,” what he calls a small solution to a big problem.
'You hit this glass ceiling': Undocumented US students returned to Mexico struggle to continue their college studies
Young Mexican citizens who return to Mexico — either voluntarily or through deportation — often find it difficult to continue their studies. Some give up, while others have to redo years of coursework just to get back to where they left off in the United States.
Opinion: Roe v. Wade overturned: Will more Americans travel to Canada and Mexico for abortions?
After the ruling by the US Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, will more Americans travel for abortions? Inequalities created by this controversial decision will be revealed at border points.
Troubled geography: Part II
How did changes in US gun policy contribute to the rise in gun violence in Mexico? This week's Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, explores the reasons behind rising gun violence in Mexico.
Mexico hit by year’s 1st hurricane as tropical storm season begins
Mexico this week saw the strongest hurricane ever to hit the country in May. Agatha, a Category 2 hurricane, pummeled the country’s southern Pacific coast, killing at least 10 people. The Atlantic hurricane season, which started on Wednesday, is expected to be more active than usual.
More migrants are attempting to cross into the US via the perilous Rio Grande
A series of recent drownings has brought to light the dangers of migrants trying to cross the Rio Grande as they attempt to flee to the United States.
‘That news hit us like a bomb’: Asylum-seekers still in limbo after ruling to keep Title 42 intact
When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that Title 42 would end May 23, it was the change that many immigrants at the US southern border had been hoping for. A recent court decision changed that.