You are here: Homepage Countries Mexico Themen All Themes From To filter Photo: Marcus Ingram/Getty Images Pop culture | Mexico The Peso Pluma phenomenon Peso Pluma fills stadiums with a mix of traditional Mexican sounds and international pop. His songs about drug violence and love trigger strong emotions among fans and critics alike By Dahlia de la Cerda 11/01/2024 A harvest worker picks avocados for export Photo: Axel Javier Sulzbacher Environment | Mexico Avocados: The green gold rush The global appetite for avocados is generating big bucks in Michoacán. Behind the scenes, criminal groups illegally clear forests and steal municipal water for cultivation. The risks are large but the benefits remain in the hands of a few By Heriberto Paredes Coronel 10/28/2024 Photo: Arlene Mejorado Gender roles | Mexico “It’s okay to be flamboyant if you’re macho” The Texan Mexican artist José Villalobos focuses on the clothing of Mexican Norteño culture. It’s extravagant and camp but is also seen as the epitome of masculinity Interview with José Villalobos 09/14/2024 Revered since Aztec times and a Mexican national icon today, Axolotls are struggling to survive in the wild Collage: Julia Neller, Photos: Getty Images Biodiversity | Mexico The incredible transformation of the axolotl The iconic axelotl has fascinated Aztecs, scientists and became a meme. But is that enough to bring it back from the brink of extinction? By Andrés Cota Hiriart 09/11/2024 Paulina Sotomayor performs as a solo musician under the name ‘Pahua’ Photo: El Rey de Aragón Pop culture | Mexico The sound of Mexico Paulina Sotomayor sang in a mariachi band for years, but today she mixes electro with Mexican folk music, cumbia, conga and afrobeats. This is her personal playlist to celebrate female empowerment By Paulina Sotomayor 09/07/2024 Exhausting and dangerous: commuting in Mexico-City Illustration: Daniel Barreto Notes and observations | Mexico A journey into the heart of Mexico City The average “chilango”, or resident of Mexico City, spends around one and a half hours a day on public transport. An essay on public and semi-public transport in the Mexican capital By Mateo García Elizondo 09/07/2024 Photo: Mauricio Sierra Indigenous rights | Mexico “We need to be loud every day” Born into a rural Indigenous community, Eufrosina Mendoza Cruz was hardly destined to pursue a political career. Yet, she championed the rights of Mexican Indigenous women, becoming both an activist and a member of parliament. A conversation about self-determination and perseverance Interview with Eufrosina Cruz Mendoza 09/07/2024 Illustration: Victoria Villasana Women’s rights | Mexico Women’s rights on the agenda In Mexico, there’s often a gap between women’s rights on paper and in reality: Violence against women is rampant, many girls fall pregnant, unpaid care work is mostly on women’s shoulders. Five feminist activists take stock: what has improved, what still needs to be done? 09/07/2024 Illustration: Victoria Villasana Women’s rights | Mexico He said, she Brutal violence against women is not uncommon in Mexico. The writer Gabriela Jauregui has collected quotes from perpetrators in court, creating a harrowing poem By Gabriela Jauregui 09/07/2024 Market vendor Raúl Ramírez Florido (65) in Coyocán in Mexico City can really get into a rage when you talk to him about politics Photo: Miguel Tovar for KULTURAUSTAUSCH Vox pop | Mexico Mexico’s fourth transformation Mexico’s outgoing president launched extensive social reforms, and his successor Claudia Sheinbaum promises to continue his work. What has changed so far? A snapshot of the prevailing mood in Mexico City By Paula Mónaco Felipe 09/07/2024 Mexican author Gabriela Jauregui Photo: Gary Doak / Alamy Manifesto | Mexico My president For the first time in history Mexico voted for a female president. Following Claudia Sheinbaum’s landslide win, the writer Gabriela Jauregui lists her demands for the new Presidenta By Gabriela Jauregui 05/29/2024 Women’s rights | Mexico A burning issue in Mexico City Mexican perpetrators of acid attacks, in particular against women, are often punished with light sentences or released on bail. A new draft law wants to change all that By Camila Martinez 06/01/2023 [Translate to English:] Photo: Luis Antonio Riojas Black and white thinking Feminist, lesbian, politician With liberal positions on abortion and diversity, I became a congresswoman in Mexico - and a target of hatred By Lucía Riojas Martínez 04/14/2022 On this motorcycle "El Chapo" rode 1.5 km through the underground and escaped from the maximum security prison El Altiplano Photo: Edgard Garrido / Reuters Life underground | Mexico Escape through the drain The notorious Mexican drug lord “El Chapo” escaped through a tunnel from the high-security prison El Altiplano in 2015. How in the world was that possible? By Heriberto Paredes Coronel 01/07/2022 A solar oven model Ulog Photo: Victoria Aguilera Velazco Make it yourself! A solar oven Cooking and baking with solar energy: An oven that needs neither electricity nor fuel. By Victoria Aguilera Velazco 10/01/2021 Climate ethics | Mexico Climate sinners Politicians and companies like to urge people to do their bit to help the environment, creating a smokescreen for their own failure to act. By Luis Fernández-Carril 03/29/2019
Photo: Marcus Ingram/Getty Images Pop culture | Mexico The Peso Pluma phenomenon Peso Pluma fills stadiums with a mix of traditional Mexican sounds and international pop. His songs about drug violence and love trigger strong emotions among fans and critics alike By Dahlia de la Cerda 11/01/2024
A harvest worker picks avocados for export Photo: Axel Javier Sulzbacher Environment | Mexico Avocados: The green gold rush The global appetite for avocados is generating big bucks in Michoacán. Behind the scenes, criminal groups illegally clear forests and steal municipal water for cultivation. The risks are large but the benefits remain in the hands of a few By Heriberto Paredes Coronel 10/28/2024
Photo: Arlene Mejorado Gender roles | Mexico “It’s okay to be flamboyant if you’re macho” The Texan Mexican artist José Villalobos focuses on the clothing of Mexican Norteño culture. It’s extravagant and camp but is also seen as the epitome of masculinity Interview with José Villalobos 09/14/2024
Revered since Aztec times and a Mexican national icon today, Axolotls are struggling to survive in the wild Collage: Julia Neller, Photos: Getty Images Biodiversity | Mexico The incredible transformation of the axolotl The iconic axelotl has fascinated Aztecs, scientists and became a meme. But is that enough to bring it back from the brink of extinction? By Andrés Cota Hiriart 09/11/2024
Paulina Sotomayor performs as a solo musician under the name ‘Pahua’ Photo: El Rey de Aragón Pop culture | Mexico The sound of Mexico Paulina Sotomayor sang in a mariachi band for years, but today she mixes electro with Mexican folk music, cumbia, conga and afrobeats. This is her personal playlist to celebrate female empowerment By Paulina Sotomayor 09/07/2024
Exhausting and dangerous: commuting in Mexico-City Illustration: Daniel Barreto Notes and observations | Mexico A journey into the heart of Mexico City The average “chilango”, or resident of Mexico City, spends around one and a half hours a day on public transport. An essay on public and semi-public transport in the Mexican capital By Mateo García Elizondo 09/07/2024
Photo: Mauricio Sierra Indigenous rights | Mexico “We need to be loud every day” Born into a rural Indigenous community, Eufrosina Mendoza Cruz was hardly destined to pursue a political career. Yet, she championed the rights of Mexican Indigenous women, becoming both an activist and a member of parliament. A conversation about self-determination and perseverance Interview with Eufrosina Cruz Mendoza 09/07/2024
Illustration: Victoria Villasana Women’s rights | Mexico Women’s rights on the agenda In Mexico, there’s often a gap between women’s rights on paper and in reality: Violence against women is rampant, many girls fall pregnant, unpaid care work is mostly on women’s shoulders. Five feminist activists take stock: what has improved, what still needs to be done? 09/07/2024
Illustration: Victoria Villasana Women’s rights | Mexico He said, she Brutal violence against women is not uncommon in Mexico. The writer Gabriela Jauregui has collected quotes from perpetrators in court, creating a harrowing poem By Gabriela Jauregui 09/07/2024
Market vendor Raúl Ramírez Florido (65) in Coyocán in Mexico City can really get into a rage when you talk to him about politics Photo: Miguel Tovar for KULTURAUSTAUSCH Vox pop | Mexico Mexico’s fourth transformation Mexico’s outgoing president launched extensive social reforms, and his successor Claudia Sheinbaum promises to continue his work. What has changed so far? A snapshot of the prevailing mood in Mexico City By Paula Mónaco Felipe 09/07/2024
Mexican author Gabriela Jauregui Photo: Gary Doak / Alamy Manifesto | Mexico My president For the first time in history Mexico voted for a female president. Following Claudia Sheinbaum’s landslide win, the writer Gabriela Jauregui lists her demands for the new Presidenta By Gabriela Jauregui 05/29/2024
Women’s rights | Mexico A burning issue in Mexico City Mexican perpetrators of acid attacks, in particular against women, are often punished with light sentences or released on bail. A new draft law wants to change all that By Camila Martinez 06/01/2023
[Translate to English:] Photo: Luis Antonio Riojas Black and white thinking Feminist, lesbian, politician With liberal positions on abortion and diversity, I became a congresswoman in Mexico - and a target of hatred By Lucía Riojas Martínez 04/14/2022
On this motorcycle "El Chapo" rode 1.5 km through the underground and escaped from the maximum security prison El Altiplano Photo: Edgard Garrido / Reuters Life underground | Mexico Escape through the drain The notorious Mexican drug lord “El Chapo” escaped through a tunnel from the high-security prison El Altiplano in 2015. How in the world was that possible? By Heriberto Paredes Coronel 01/07/2022
A solar oven model Ulog Photo: Victoria Aguilera Velazco Make it yourself! A solar oven Cooking and baking with solar energy: An oven that needs neither electricity nor fuel. By Victoria Aguilera Velazco 10/01/2021
Climate ethics | Mexico Climate sinners Politicians and companies like to urge people to do their bit to help the environment, creating a smokescreen for their own failure to act. By Luis Fernández-Carril 03/29/2019