News Mexico Jalisco: Why Jalisco’s precious obsidian is vanishing
Mexico's obsidian has been used for everything from swords to jaguar statues, but its deposits in Jalisco are being depleted.
News Mexico Jalisco: El Chapo: Mexico president calls life sentence ‘inhumane’ as drug lord moved to supermax prison
The Mexican president has described Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s life sentence as “inhumane” after the notorious drug lord was sent to live out his remaining years in a supermax prison in Colorado.Guzman was sentenced to life behind bars in the US plus 30 years after being found guilty of running a murderous
News Mexico Jalisco: Is the Jalisco Cartel Winning the Battle for Mexico’s Caribbean?
The brazen slaying of a trusted Sinaloa Cartel operative may look like just another symptom of rising violence along Mexico’s Caribbean coast, but a closer look suggests a potential power play by the ...
News Mexico Jalisco: El Chapo Has Been Jailed for Life, But Is Mexico Better Off?
However, even with Guzmán Loera locked away, the elusive drug war wages on and the Sinaloa Cartel continues to share Mexico’s top criminal spot with the Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco ...
News Mexico Jalisco: El Chapo’s Prosecution Has Fueled the Drug War in Mexico
In Mexico, a new force has emerged in the drug trade, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, and it is in a fight with others for dominance of the trade routes through Mexico into the United States. ...
News Mexico Jalisco: Mexico Criminal Groups Increase Child Recruitment Tactics
Crime organizations in Mexico are increasingly recruiting children and adolescents to use as “disposable labor”, taking advantage of the lack of effective government programs to protect the most vulnerable.
News Mexico Jalisco: A Tequila Sommelier on How to Drink Mexico’s Favorite Spirit
That’s the denomination of origin. People think it’s tequila because we’re in Mexico, but no! It’s because we are in the state of Jalisco, which is so important to the country. Fill in the ...
News Mexico Jalisco: Escaramuzas — girls who practice equestrian — promote the culture and legacy of Mexico's national sport
No, we don’t dance or sing. We ride horses,” said 20-year-old Marycarmen Quirarte. Her father, born and raised in Jalisco, Mexico; and her mother, from Aguascalientes, have both helped shaped Quirarte ...
News Mexico Jalisco: Say “Salud!” This Cinco de Mayo at Mexico’s Most Exclusive Hotel Bars
This furtive, invite-only hotel owned by the tequila giant Patrón is set amid prized agave fields in Mexico’s Jalisco highlands. The ostentatious opulence on display ranges from bespoke furniture, ...
News Mexico Jalisco: Across from the U.S., at tourist spots and elsewhere, Mexico grapples with thousands of murders
(Nathan Lambrecht/Special Contributor) Forensic personnel and police officers are seen outside a criminal hideout where eight people with signs of torture were found alive along with four dead ones, ...
