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Animals Providing Mental Health Support in Mexican Hospitals

Nine-year-old Alessia Ramos gently pets a hamster at a Mexican hospital where animals ranging from Australian parakeets to a Siberian Husky are being used to...

Mexican mayor weds a reptile — and couldn’t be happier!

As onlookers clapped and danced, a mayor of a small southern Mexico town entered into holy matrimony with a female reptile in a traditional...

Alert level raised in Mexico due to Popocatepetl volcano activity

Mexican authorities raised the alert level for the Popocatepetl volcano (central Mexico) on Sunday due to increasing activity that could affect aviation and even...

Mexico Official arrested in fatal fire that claimed the lives of 40 migrants

A top Mexican immigration official has been arrested over a fire at a detention center last month that killed 40 migrants, according to federal...

Mexican Immigration Centers: A Look Inside the Prisons Disguised as Shelters

Luisa thought she was entering an office to regularize her stay in Mexico, but suddenly found herself detained. The death of 39 migrants in...

Mexicans Exchange Messages and Condolences via app After Death

In Mexico, the country of colorful skulls and Santa Muerte, an app offers its users to send posthumous messages and record their last wishes...

Nine migrants drown in US-Mexico border crossing attempt

At least nine migrants drowned and dozens of others were rescued after attempting to cross the Rio Grande river from Mexico into the United...

US lifts policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico

The US Department of Homeland Security announced Monday night it will end a Trump-era policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico while their applications...

Bitcoin use on rise to launder drug money, report says

Drug cartels in Mexico and Colombia are increasingly using cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin to launder money, the UN-linked International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) said...

Mayan Train, the president’s pet project exposing Mexico’s cracks

A proposed Mayan tourist train in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula has divided residents in one of the country's poorest regions, known for its indigenous uprisings. "The...
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Costa Rica Probes Osa Permits in Fila Costeña Amid Eco Concerns

Costa Rica's Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) has accepted a complaint and sent it to its oversight unit for review. The focus is...

Long Lines at Costa Rica-Nicaragua Peñas Blanca Border

Thousands of travelers face gridlock at the Peñas Blancas border crossing between Costa Rica and Nicaragua this holiday period, with migration offices overwhelmed by...

OIJ Arrests Suspect in Deadly San José Hotel Oriente Fire

Authorities arrested a 42-year-old man this week in connection with the deadly fire at Hotel Oriente that claimed five lives in early October. The...

Salvadoran Gang Sentences Spark Debate in Costa Rica Amid Security Alliance

Salvadoran prosecutors have secured convictions against 248 members of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang, resulting in prison terms that stretch into centuries for some...