Topic: Chiapas

Change Agent In a Mexican border town, a friend in the fight against AIDS

Rosember López Samayoa helps those in Chiapas, Mexico, who bear a double stigma: migrants who also are LGBT.

Is Mexico's economy more a fiesta or a siesta?

A new year and a new government, and already the way the world views the Mexican economy has improved. But there are two sides to the coin when it comes to the country's promise.

One Mexican town finds more security by throwing out the police

About two years ago, citizens in Cherán, Mexico decided to battle illegal logging and drug violence by kicking out the police and running the town according to indigenous tradition.

Mexico arrests powerful teachers union boss on corruption charges

Elba Esther Gordillo is widely blamed for an educational system that has kept Mexican children scoring lower on standardized tests than most other countries of its size or importance.

Lessons from the Maya prophecy – whether the world 'ends' or not (+video)

Instead of focusing on Maya predictions of the ‘end of the world,’ some are shifting attention to problems today that may have contributed to the Maya collapse – like environmental damage.

Guatemala earthquake: Strong 7.5 quake shakes region, at least one fatality

Guatemala earthquake: The 7.5 magnitude quake collapsed houses and a school building, injuring eight people. The earthquake, off the Guatemala coast, was felt as far away as Mexico City. .

Video: Guatemala volcano forces 17 villages to be evacuated

Guatemala volcano: The Volcan del Fuego erupted six miles from Antigua, Guatemala. The volcano spewed rivers of bright orange lava down its flanks on Thursday, authorities ordered more than 33,000 people evacuated.

As Rio+20 kicks off, locals on the front lines of conservation

As the world gathers in Rio on June 20 to discuss how to move toward a more sustainable future, locals have the self-interest to conserve as a source of income and sustainable way of life.

Mexican presidential election: Why the left is struggling.

Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the presidential candidate from Mexico's leftist party, is facing an uphill battle for the presidency due to his controversial past and Mexico's unique political history.

Mexico's first female presidential candidate: not 'different' enough

Josefina Vazquez Mota is presenting herself as a female presidential candidate in machista Mexico, but she hasn't gained significant female backing ahead of July vote.

The PTA arrives in Mexico's schools

Parent-teacher associations are the face of the US public school system, but it is only recently that parents are starting to penetrate the hallways of Mexico's schools.

Latin America Monitor How Mexico's Zapatista guerrillas stayed clear of organized crime

Mexico's Zapatistas are distinct from most other rebels groups in Latin America, having remained within a democratic framework without getting involved in organized crime to secure funding.

Change Agent Maternova brings new solutions to old problems of midwifery, maternal mortality

The mission-driven, for-profit venture, Maternova, aims to use the data-dissemination powers of technology to reach maternity care workers most in need of resources in order to combat one of the leading causes of death for women globally, maternal mortality.
07/18/2011 12:28 pm

Latin America Monitor Hundreds flee drug violence - and their homes - in Mexico

The number of internally displaced people in Mexico pales in comparison to those forced to flee rural areas of Colombia, for example, but the number is growing.
05/26/2011 05:09 pm

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Latin America Monitor More than 500 migrants found crammed in trailers in Mexico

The migrants, en route to the US, were recently found crammed into two trailer trucks in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas.
05/18/2011 01:13 pm

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Leftwing activists flock to Venezuela to soak up the socialist 'revolution'

Like Havana, Cuba, and Chiapas, Mexico, before it, Caracas draws liberals from around the world who want to experience Hugo Chavez's experiment in socialism.
03/25/2008 01:00 am