Mexico City

Despite women-only cars, Mexico City's metro still has a gender violence crisis

3:00am June 12, 2024

Nine out of 10 women who’ve ridden Mexico City’s public metro system claim to have been victims of sexual harassment despite cars that are reserved only for women and children.

In this image made from video, Mexico's police officers stand guard at the Ensenada station in Ensenada, Mexico, Thursday, May 2, 2024.

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Bodies found in Mexico identified as missing American and two Australians

10:56pm May 05, 2024

by The Associated Press

Thieves apparently killed the three, who were on a surfing trip to Mexico's Baja peninsula, to steal their truck because they wanted the tires, Mexican authorities said.

Spectators wait for the start of a bullfight at the Plaza México, in Mexico City, Jan. 28. Bullfighting returned to Mexico City after the Supreme Court of Justice overturned a 2022 ban that prevented these events from taking place in the capital.

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Mexico's female matadors return to the world's largest bullring

10:18am March 09, 2024

by Emily Green

A glimpse at the world of women bullfighters in Mexico City, as the spectacle makes its return two years after a judge banned it — generating excitement from fans and criticism over animal cruelty.

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Sandra Martínez Martínez shows the dirty tap water she and her family are using as toilet water at her home in the municipality of Ecatepec, in the State of Mexico, on Sunday.

Mexico City's long-running water problems are getting even worse

5:00am March 08, 2024

by Emily Green

Reservoirs that furnish a large part of the Mexican capital have fallen to historic lows, as low rainfall, climate change and mismanagement exacerbate the problem.

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People take parte in a march organized by citizen organizations demanding that electoral autonomy be respected in the upcoming general elections in downtown Mexico City, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024.

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Thousands rail against Mexico's president and ruling party in 'march for democracy'

10:52pm February 18, 2024

by The Associated Press

Thousands of demonstrators cloaked in pink marched through cities in Mexico and abroad on Sunday in what they called a "march for democracy" targeting the country's ruling party.

Photographer captures boxing culture in México to connect with his roots

12:01pm October 13, 2023

From a collection of 25,000 photographs captured over a period of two years, David Hanes-González presents 28 that capture the soul of boxing in México.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador during the press conference at the Intelligence Center of the Secretary of Public Security and Citizen Protection in Mexico City on March 9.

Mexico's leader denies his country's role in fentanyl crisis. Republicans are furious

5:04pm March 10, 2023

by Brian Mann

Republican lawmakers want Mexico to accept U.S. military aid to cripple drug cartels making and smuggling deadly fentanyl. López Obrador mocked the idea as a threat to his country's sovereignty.

People gather outside after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake was felt in Mexico City on Monday, Sept. 19. The quake hit at 1:05 p.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geologic Survey, which said the quake was centered near the boundary of Colima and Michoacan states.

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A 7.6 magnitude earthquake shakes Mexico on the anniversary of two previous quakes

4:52pm September 19, 2022

by The Associated Press

The earthquake shook Mexico's central Pacific coast on Monday, killing at least one person and setting off a seismic alarm in the rattled capital on the anniversary of two earlier devastating quakes.

A man wearing a Lucha Libre wrestler's mask kisses a woman during the Independence Day celebrations at Mexico City's main square, the Zócalo.

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Mexico City's bells ring for Independence Day, in a massive celebration

10:59am September 16, 2022

by Bill Chappell

"Viva México!" President Andrés Manuel López Obrador shouted repeatedly — calls that were loudly echoed by the massive crowd that packed Mexico City's Zócalo square.

An Italian rendering of Tenochtitlán from 1528.

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Taking In Mexico City's History By Canoe And Bike

4:34pm August 13, 2021

by Carrie Kahn

There is a lot to see around the Mexican capital. NPR's correspondent recommends canoeing and biking along some of Mexico City's tucked-away sites.