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Downtown Oaxaca city in southern Mexico. 

Oaxaca trash dump closure wreaks environmental havoc

The closure of Oaxaca’s trash dump in October is wreaking havoc on the environment. As world leaders gather for the COP27 climate conference, Oaxaca’s trash problems indicate just how complicated climate protection can be at the local level.

Oaxaca trash dump closure wreaks environmental havoc
A Haitian vendor

Thousands of Haitians trying to reach the US are in limbo in Tapachula in southern Mexico

Thousands of Haitians trying to reach the US are in limbo in Tapachula in southern Mexico
Horse on dry lake

Climate change is contributing to the migration of Central American refugees

Climate change is contributing to the migration of Central American refugees
Migrants sleep on the ground at dawn at the Hermanos en el Camino shelter in Ixtepec, Oaxaca. The buildings here are too damaged by the recent earthquakes to enter.

Mexico's earthquakes complicate life for Central American migrants fleeing violence

Mexico's earthquakes complicate life for Central American migrants fleeing violence
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Mexico’s 'Mama Africa' welcomes migrants on a long journey

Mexico’s 'Mama Africa' welcomes migrants on a long journey
The ruins of the town of Valdivia in the southernmost Mexican state of Chiapas. The town was destroyed by a tropical storm in 1998.

Mexico experiments with adapting to climate change naturally — and on the cheap

Increasingly, when people talk climate change, they talk about adapting to it. In southern Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala, adaptation could be easier, cheaper and better at preparing for a future of more intense tropical storms and hurricanes.

Mexico experiments with adapting to climate change naturally — and on the cheap

Should Mexicans in Acapulco stay and fight climate change or give in and leave?

Six months after Tropical Storm Manuel devastated Acapulco, the resort's tourist areas are back to normal. But it's a different story behind the scenes: local residents say the government prefers to move them than build new climate defenses.

Should Mexicans in Acapulco stay and fight climate change or give in and leave?

Mexicans prepare for Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, festival by making sugar skulls

The art of making sugar skulls for Day of the Dead festivities in Mexico is disappearing as artisans to make them give up the craft or die. Day of the dead is celebrated Nov. 1 and 2.

Mexicans prepare for Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, festival by making sugar skulls
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Fair Trade
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Saving the Selva

Saving the Selva

Mexican Fires

Mexican Fires