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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...

Vicente Fernandez, a ‘Sinatra’ to Mexican fans, dies at 81

Mexico is in mourning: The revered "king of ranchera music," Vicente Fernandez -- who won a dozen Grammys and Latin Grammys during his career...
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Alaska Hawaiian Airlines Revise Surfboard Policy for Costa Rican Surfers

Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines have rolled out a revised baggage policy that simplifies carrying surfboards on their flights, a change that stands to...

Costa Rica Warns Against Collecting Seashells to Save Ecosystems

Authorities from the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) and the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) have renewed their plea for residents and...

U.S. Seeks Extradition of Costa Rican Drug Leader from Limón

Federal authorities in New York have formally asked Costa Rica to hand over Gilberth Bell Fernández, a 62-year-old man known as “Macho Coca,” to...

How the U.S. Government Shutdown Disrupts Flights to Costa Rica

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has ordered airlines to reduce flights by 10 percent at 40 major airports starting tomorrow, as the ongoing government...