Art Week stretches well beyond Zona Maco’s official dates, with events before and after the fair. Satellite fairs like Feria Material and Salón ACME have grown alongside the main event. At the same time, exhibitions, talks, and parties animate the neighborhoods of Condesa, Roma, Polanco, and Juárez.

From Monterrey to Mexico City

Founder Zélika García took three years to gather 25 galleries and hold the first edition — originally called “Muestra” — in 2002 in Monterrey. After its success, she brought the fair to Mexico City in 2003, where it was renamed “Maco” (México Arte Contemporáneo) and later became “Zona Maco.” The 2024 edition marked the fair’s 20th anniversary, drawing a record-breaking 81,000 visitors, with similar attendance in 2025 when 200 galleries from 29 countries participated. The fair has a direct economic impact on the city during the event, with hotels, restaurants, and local businesses all benefiting from the influx of international visitors.

A distinctive Latin American voice

The two largest fairs in Latin America, Zona Maco in Mexico City and SP-Arte in São Paulo, are both still independent and, notably, both founded by women. This independence has allowed Zona Maco to maintain its distinctive regional character.

The fair is tightly curated with just 125 galleries compared to the much larger Art Basel Miami Beach’s 286 galleries. Yet while Art Basel Miami Beach 2024 attracted more than 75,000 visitors, Zona Maco’s 81,000+ attendance in the last two years demonstrates its growing appeal for art lovers.

Unlike Basel, over half of the galleries at Zona Maco are from Mexico and Latin America, and offer a cultivated roster of museum-caliber artists and an engagement with traditional materials, modern politics, and Latinx-centric themes. “People come to this fair to see different art from Latin America,” says Luis Maluf of the São Paulo gallery. “There are new collectors from around the world, and we have more space than at other fairs to show our Latin American artists.”

Zona Maco 2026 Schedule:

Wednesday, February 4:

• Exclusive collector and museum preview; 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
• VIP Guests; 12 pm-5 pm
• General Public; 5 p.m.-8 p.m.

Thursday-Friday, February 5-6:

• VIP Guests; 12 p.m.-1 p.m.
• General Public; 1 p.m.-8 p.m.

Saturday, February 7:

• General Public; 12 p.m.-8 p.m. 

Sunday, February 8:

• General Public; 11 p.m.-6 p.m. 

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The interactive showcase — which has been extremely popular in previous stops from Madrid to Melbourne to Buenos Aires — will make its Latin American return in Mexico City, the ninth host city worldwide, according to Formula1.com.

The exhibition will be at Yama Punta Museo, an automobile-themed museum on the third floor of an upscale residential/retail complex in the southern Mexico City borough of Coyoacán.

“Since Formula 1 Exhibition’s debut in Madrid in 2023, the show has gone from strength to strength to attract over 1 million visitors,” said Emily Prazer, Formula 1’s chief commercial officer. “Mexico City is a vibrant cultural hub with a true passion for motorsport, so it made perfect sense for it to be the next stop on the Latin American tour.”

The city has embraced Formula 1 as one of its biggest annual spectacles.

Held each fall at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, the Mexico City Grand Prix has sold out every year since rejoining the calendar in 2015. Attendance is roughly 400,000 across the full race weekend, with around 150,000 on race day.

Last year’s race was won by McLaren team driver Lando Norris, ahead of Charles Leclerc in second and Max Verstappen in third.

This year’s race on Sunday, Nov. 1 — with three free practice sessions plus qualifying on Oct. 30-31 — will see local favorite Sergio Pérez compete with F1’s newest team, Cadillac.

The exhibition at the museum 10 kilometers away will feature six immersive galleries across 2,000 square meters, including Pit Wall, a cinematic look at F1’s most unforgettable moments; Design Lab, an insider’s view into race car engineering; and Drivers & Duels, chronicling the sport’s historic rivalries.

A special room will honor Mexico’s racing legacy and pay homage to Pérez, a Guadalajara native who started in Formula 1 in 2011 and drove for Red Bull Racing from 2021 to 2024.

Artifacts will include historic cars, rare photos and the remains of French-Swiss driver Romain Grosjean’s fiery 2020 Bahrain crash — when his car was engulfed in flames for half a minute after hitting a barrier at high speed, yet he escaped alive.

The exhibit debuted in Madrid, where it became Spain’s top-selling temporary exhibit of 2023; the next year in London, it won a prize for being the city’s best visitor experience of the year.

Tickets in Mexico City start at 295 pesos (about US $17), with early-access registration open before public sales launch Jan. 28. There will be no ticket sales on site. The exhibit will run daily from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

No closing date has been provided; past versions have run anywhere from five to nine months, with extensions due to strong ticket sales.

For more information, visit F1exhibition.com.

With reports from Formula 1.com, Infobae and Mediotiempo

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The U.S. citizen entered Mexico shortly after he allegedly murdered his co-worker and former girlfriend in August 2016.

Mexican Security Minister Omar García Harfuch announced Rosales’ arrest on social media, writing that agents with the federal Security Ministry and the Federal Attorney General’s Office carried out an operation in the Hidalgo capital that resulted in the capture of the suspect.

He noted that Mexican authorities had exchanged information with the Federal Bureau of Investigation prior to the arrest. García Harfuch also noted that Rosales — who was added to the FBI’s “ten most wanted fugitives” list in 2017 — was subject to an Interpol Red Notice and that a warrant for his arrest “for extradition purposes” had been issued.

“The detainee is identified as one of the 10 most wanted fugitives of the FBI, which offered a reward of US $250,000 for information leading to his capture,” he wrote.

“He is wanted by the authorities in North Carolina, in the United States, for first-degree murder, armed robbery, vehicle theft and first-degree kidnapping,” García Harfuch wrote.

Derivado de trabajos de inteligencia y del intercambio de información con el @FBI, elementos de @SSPCMexico y @FGRMexico realizaron un despliegue coordinado en Pachuca, Hidalgo, donde fue detenido Alejandro “N”, quien cuenta con ficha roja y orden de arresto con fines de… pic.twitter.com/gZ8ybE85Pm

— Omar H Garcia Harfuch (@OHarfuch) January 17, 2026

Rosales, 27, is accused of murdering 23-year-old Truc Quan “Sandy” Ly Le, the FBI said in a statement issued after the suspect’s arrest. Born in the state of Arizona, the suspect was just 17 years old when he allegedly murdered Ly Le. Rosales and Ly Le worked together at a restaurant in Charlotte and dated for a period, according to police in Charlotte, the largest city in North Carolina.

In its statement, the FBI noted that Ly Le’s body was found on Aug. 17, 2016, in a wooded area in Cabarrus County, which adjoins Mecklenburg, the county where Charlotte is located. She had a gunshot wound to the head.

The FBI said in 2017 that “a joint investigation by the FBI and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) revealed that [Rosales] Castillo owed the victim money — approximately $1,000.”

“Text messages between [Rosales] Castillo and the victim showed they agreed to meet in Charlotte on Aug. 9, 2016, so he could repay the loan,” the FBI said.

“When the victim arrived at the meeting place that evening, [Rosales] Castillo apparently had no intention of returning the money. Instead, according to CMPD Det. Brent Koeck, Castillo had the victim withdraw a large sum of money from an ATM. Investigators believe [Rosales] Castillo drove the woman to a remote, heavily wooded area outside Charlotte, where she was shot in the head and her body dumped in a ravine. Castillo and his new girlfriend then fled the state in the victim’s car.”

The day he allegedly murdered Ly Le, Rosales “was seen on surveillance video crossing the border from Nogales, Arizona, into Mexico,” the FBI said.

His girlfriend, Ahmia Feaster, entered Mexico with him, but two months after the homicide, she turned herself in to Mexican authorities and returned to North Carolina to face charges, according to the FBI.

Rosales, a fluent Spanish speaker, was initially believed to be living in the state of Aguascalientes, but was residing in Pachuca before his arrest, according to Mexico’s Security Ministry.

The FBI said Saturday that “for nearly ten years, special agents and CMPD task force officers in Charlotte have worked countless hours to develop leads to locate [Rosales] Castillo, ultimately uncovering where he has been hiding the past several years.”

The U.S. agency noted that Rosales was captured in Pachuca last Friday, and said that its Law Enforcement Attaché Office in Mexico City coordinated with a Criminal Investigation Agency-Interpol “vetted team” and Mexico’s Security Ministry on the arrest.

“[Rosales] Castillo is detained in Mexico City pending extradition proceedings to North Carolina,” the FBI said.

FBI director thanks Mexican government, US ambassador highlights bilateral cooperation  

FBI Director Kash Patel acknowledged Rosales’ arrest in a social media post, highlighting that “another FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive” had been captured.

BREAKING: Another FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive has been captured.

Alejandro Rosales Castillo – a Ten Most Wanted Fugitive since 2017 – was arrested in Mexico on Friday. He has been wanted on charges for the 2016 murder of his former coworker, 23 year old “Sandy” Ly Le in… pic.twitter.com/rfqn4HGRad

— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) January 17, 2026

“Incredible work @FBICharlotte, and thank you to so many partners who delivered — the government of Mexico, Legat [legal attaché office] Mexico, State Dept, HSI, US Secret Service, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police, and more,” he wrote. 

“This is the FIFTH Ten Most Wanted Fugitive captured under this FBI in one year, since the beginning of 2025 — more captures in one year than the entire previous four years combined,” Patel added.

The United States’ Ambassador to Mexico, Ron Johnson, subsequently shared Patel’s post on X and wrote above it:

“Cooperation, collaboration, and coordination delivers real results. This case reflects the impact of those combined efforts. Under the leadership of @POTUS @realDonaldTrump and President @ClaudiaShein, we remain committed to joint action that strengthens security and ensures justice.”

In a series of recent social media posts, Johnson has acknowledged Mexico’s security efforts, including the arrest of alleged members of criminal groups that have been designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the U.S. government.

Mexico is under pressure from the U.S. government to do more to combat cartels and the drugs they traffic to the United States. Donald Trump said on Jan. 8 that the United States was going to start targeting cartels on land in Mexico, but that threat was apparently defused — at least for now — in a call between President Sheinbaum and the U.S. president last Monday.

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Jurgen Mainka, director of the FIFA Office in Mexico, called the level of interest unlike anything seen before. Games in Mexico will be played in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey starting June 11.

“There are 500 million tickets [requested],” he noted. “If we had 500 million tickets today, we could sell 500 million tickets. I haven’t seen this in any other event, product, service or industry.”

In actuality, “only” 6 million tickets are available for all 104 tournament matches in Mexico, the U.S. and Canada from June 11 through the June 19 finale at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Mexico will host 13 matches in the five-week tournament, including the opening game June 11, Mexico against South Africa, at Estadio Azteca, renamed Estadio Banorte for marketing purposes.

In total, Mexico City will host five matches: three in the group stage, one in the round of 32 and one in the round of 16 (leading into the quarterfinals).

Guadalajara — or, more accurately, Estadio Akron in adjacent Zapopan, Jalisco — will host four matches, all in the group stage, including one on the first day, June 11, between South Korea and a to-be-determined qualifier (Denmark, Ireland, North Macedonia or the Czech Republic).

Monterrey’s Estadio BBVA will also host four matches, starting with Tunisia against either Ukraine, Sweden, Poland or Albania on June 14 and finishing with a round-of-32 match on June 29.

Ticket applications were submitted between Dec. 11 and Jan. 13, averaging 15 million per day, according to the newspaper El Informador and other media outlets. FIFA President Gianni Infantino credited fans worldwide for the “extraordinary response,” but he also had to address global backlash over high ticket prices.

The Mexico vs. South Africa opening match in Mexico City ranked among the five most requested games globally, a list topped by the June 27 Portugal-Colombia match in Miami and the July 19 final. Another game in Mexico — Mexico vs. South Korea in Zapopan on June 18 — also landed near the top.

Mainka said FIFA and Mexico’s Federal Consumer Protection Agency (Profeco) are building a new digital platform to ensure transparent, lawful ticket sales and limit scalping in the secondary market.

Profeco and FIFA say ticket allocations will be finalized in February.

The first ticket to the opening match was presented by Infantino to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum at a ceremony five months ago. Sheinbaum said she planned to give the ticket “to a young girl who likes soccer and wouldn’t [otherwise] have an opportunity” to attend the opening game.

With reports from Milenio and El Informador

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In the case of cider, there is evidence of ancient production methods that included apples and other fruits. The closest historical reference, already distinguishing the almost exclusive use of apples, comes from the Romans, who called it sikera, which became sidra in Spanish, and spread throughout Europe during the campaigns of the Roman Empire. 

How cider arrived in Mexico

Cider was particularly important in the Celtic regions of western Europe. However, it was the Asturian and Basque peoples who became among the most famous producers on the content, although British production and consumption remains higher. To this day, Northern Spain is considered one of the best cider-producing regions in Europe, and several very important regional festivals, such as the one in Nava in July and the one in Gijón in August, celebrate the annual cider production with competitions and public tastings.

Cider arrived in Mexico with the Spanish. The first ships to arrive in the Americas already had drinks such as cider, brandy and wine on board. Once apples started to be cultivated in the Americas, local production began on the continent. 

The drink was first consumed solely by Europeans, but soon became popular with locals as well. There are substantial differences between European cider and Mexican cider, starting with the type of apples used. There are currently more than 70 types used in production. Production and serving methods vary. In Spain, it is common to pour cider from a bottle placed high above your glass. Carbonated or sparkling cider, first produced during the 19th century, is now the most popular in Mexico.

Where cider is made in Mexico

Little by little, cider became a staple on Mexican tables, mainly for festive events. It is customary for cider to be present during the end-of-the-year holidays, during the Christmas period, especially on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, for the traditional midnight toast. There are other drinks, which are more representative in other parts of the world, such as Champagne or other sparkling wines, but in Mexico, cider is a must.

Production is concentrated in three states — Tlaxcala, Hidalgo and Puebla — with the latter playing the leading role in terms of quantity and quality.

The Zacatlán municipality in Puebla is renowned for its high production levels and is even called Zacatlán de las manzanas (Zacatlán of the Apples), but it is a smaller municipality, Huejotzingo, that has attracted attention in recent years.

Its volcanic soil produces exceptional fruit, its production is the largest in the state, and its uniqueness has earned it a Geographical Indication (GI) designation.

A few months ago, the Mexican Institute of Intellectual Property (IMPI), the body that grants these designations in Mexico, awarded the category of Geographical Indication (GI) to the cider produced in Huejotzingo, Puebla.

Making cider in Puebla

This has been very well received by local producers. Apples here are mainly grown in the Iztla-Popo region, which gives them special characteristics, as this type of soil provides minerality to the crops grown there.

Four hundred families are involved in the production of cider and will benefit from this recognition. Their production represents 85% of the national annual production.

Geographical Indications or Designations of Origin are a way of safeguarding the quality and tradition of unique regional products. Whether in terms of the product itself, the traditional methods used, or the location where they originate. In Mexico, the Made in Mexico label, Designations of Origin, and Geographical Indications are becoming increasingly common as a way of recognizing and safeguarding the making and location of unique products.

Other cider-producing locales in Mexico

It should be noted that there are projects that are beginning to produce more artisanal ciders, such as Altos Norte, a winery from Jalisco that has quickly made a name for itself in the market thanks to the quality of its wines. Today, they are adding a cider to their portfolio. The apples are sourced from Puebla, and the cider is produced at their winery located in the Altos de Jalisco region. I recommend you don’t miss the following article, where we have a pleasant conversation with the owners and winemakers.

And to conclude my recommendation, a cider from another state in the north of the country, Coahuila, Casa Vigas de Arteaga, has been producing high-quality cider since 1935, packaged in a practical 355 milliliter size with a screw cap so you can open and enjoy it at any time. 

Markets and occasions

Today, cider has become common around the world. By definition, it must be made mainly from apples, although in some places, such as France, it may contain a smaller percentage of pears. It is available year-round and can be enjoyed as an aperitif or with desserts. It has antioxidant and digestive properties, and its alcohol content ranges from 4% to 12%, making it an easy drink to consume. 

Global consumption has been on the rise, with Argentina and Mexico leading in production and consumption in the Americas. In a few years, we will surely see it on many more occasions than just New Year’s Eve parties. Globally, France is the largest producer and the United Kingdom the largest consumer, although Asia is a market that has also grown significantly in recent years.

Diana Serratos studied at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and UNCUYO in Mendoza, Argentina, where she lived for over 15 years. She specializes in wines and beverages, teaching aspiring sommeliers at several universities. She conducts courses, tastings and specialized training.

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That all changed in December of 2019, when NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced that the Capitanes — a team that had been formed just two years before to compete in Mexico’s Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP) — would be joining the G League as the 29th organization in the NBA’s second-division program. At the time, the NBA Commissioner excitedly touted the move as groundbreaking, strategically giving the NBA a Latin American basecamp from which they could expand their product’s reach and foster a love of the game in Mexico’s capital — a sports-loving city that, before the Capitanes, had been bereft of a pro hoops unit for over a decade.

Sports leagues target Mexico for new fans

The team’s inclusion in the NBA signaled a major shift regarding Mexico’s viability as a business opportunity for the world’s most iconic sports brands. It highlighted new possibilities for the ways in which both U.S.-based and international sports leagues understood Mexico’s market appeal. In the past decade alone, the NFL, MLB, and F1 have all significantly expanded their efforts and made inroads in Mexico, where each league has hosted events with increasing regularity to create an ongoing presence with Mexican fans.

To date, however, only the NBA has truly doubled down on its Mexican investment by adding a fully-equipped Mexico City team. And to their credit, they have allowed the team to retain much of its Latin American spirit and identity, with the majority of its players coming from all over Latin America and within Mexico — an uncommon sight for a league that has only ever seen six players of Mexican nationality in its 79 years of existence.

Capitanes break G League attendance records

Despite navigating previously uncharted territory — which the managing director for NBA Mexico, Raul Zarraga, admitted to ESPN was “a long, difficult process” — the team has stuck around. So, with the end of their trial period approaching quicker than a mid-court fastbreak, how exactly has the team performed?

The Capitanes were contractually allotted a minimum of five years in the NBA’s ranks, originally slated to begin in 2020, but having been delayed due to COVID. Unfortunately, the setback forced the team to postpone their debut for one year, in which they would eventually relocate to Fort Worth, Texas, as their temporary home once the league resumed play in 2021. The following year, they would finally return to host their inaugural game in Mexico City in 2022, which broke G League attendance records.

Since then, Chilango fans have continued to shatter the NBA’s minor league attendance numbers, with 35,043 fans showing up for a two-game series against the South Bay Lakers (the minor league representative of the ever-popular Los Angeles Lakers) in 2024. As of this writing, the Capitanes have led the G League in quantifiable metrics like merchandise, ticket sales and fan attendance. They’re also recognized as having avid fans in the G League, often showcasing Mexico’s zealous passion (the team formerly played inside Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, an Olympic-era relic from 1968, before relocating to the state-of-the-art Arena CDMX on the other side of the beastly megalopolis).

Fan experience in Mexico City

Though the team’s official logo is the Monumento a la Revolución, their mascot is a giant axolotl named Juanjolote. Their jerseys are colorful and snazzy, often highlighted with traditional Mexican touches and patterns (one of their more popular kits is a limited-edition piñata-themed colorway). Combined with the modern amenities of most NBA arenas — to go along with Mexicanized in-game entertainment like mini luchadores, mariachis, Mexican celebrities sitting courtside, and more — the overall fan experience is unlike anything else in the NBA stratosphere. And that alone is of value to the league at large, which aspires to maintain a direct connection with its Spanish-speaking audience across the border.

On the court, the team hasn’t won any championships, nor have they outright dominated the competition. Even at their best, they’ve mostly been a middle-of-the-road team in a league that constantly fluctuates due to the nature of being a farm system for the NBA (that is, players often get called up to play for the NBA’s flagship teams at various points in the year, making the G League a fluid, shifting league).

Highlighting Mexican heritage

The areas in which the team has outright succeeded is in highlighting its Mexican-heritage players: most famously, Juan Toscano-Anderson, a former NBA Champion with the Golden State Warriors who played two seasons with the Capitanes after his contract expired in the NBA’s big leagues. JTA, as he is known by fans, brought massive fanfare to the franchise during his time, helping to provide a veteran legitimacy and winning acumen to the squad for a few years and elevating their status with his gameplay and fan popularity. Outside of Mexican-blooded hoopers, there have also been recognizable NBA names like Shabazz Napier and Kenneth Faried, as well as young, talented prospects from around the world like Brazil’s Bruno Caboclo and American high schooler Dink Pate, who has openly spoken about his love for Mexico and its basketball fanatics.

Most recently, the team signed Mexican national team forward Gael Bonilla and Texcoco-born point guard Luis Andriassi to contracts, bolstering their Latino ranks. Their current General Manager, Orlando Mendez-Valdez, is a former Capitanes player himself and a Mexican American star who cut his teeth in Mexico’s pro league as a three-time champion and All-Star in the LNBP. For his part, Mendez-Valdez has assembled perhaps the most competitive Capitanes team to date.

As of this writing, the Mexico City team is on an eight game win streak with a 10-2 record, and will hope to make a dash into the postseason and reach their first NBA G League finals.

Will the Capitanes remain an NBA affiliate?

Regardless of this season’s outcome, it’s overwhelmingly clear that the Capitanes are Mexico’s favorite basketball team and are shouldering the nation’s NBA aspirations. They’ve come a long way from their amateur-like days in the LNBP, but have they done enough — both on- and off-the-court — to convince the NBA of their value? Culturally, they’ve added a priceless dimension to Mexico City’s sporting offerings. It’s yet to be seen, though, if they’ll continue to be around for future tip-offs as an NBA affiliate in the coming years. With league expansion looming, Mexico City has positioned itself as close to the rim as possible — and anything can happen.

Alan Chazaro is the author of “This Is Not a Frank Ocean Cover Album,” “Piñata Theory” and “Notes From the Eastern Span of the Bay Bridge” (Ghost City Press, 2021). He is a graduate of June Jordan’s Poetry for the People program at UC Berkeley and a former Lawrence Ferlinghetti Fellow at the University of San Francisco. His writing can be found in GQ, NPR, The Guardian, L.A. Times and more. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, he is currently based in Veracruz.

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“The airport has room to build a new Terminal 3 that would be larger than Terminal 1 and 2 combined” Aeroméxico CEO Andrés Conesa Labastida said in a podcast appearance this week. “It would increase capacity from 50 million passengers per year, to some 70 or 75 million.” 

According to Conesa, Terminal 3 would be built adjacent to Terminal 2, which would require relocating Aeromexico’s maintenance and repair workshops. Building it next to Terminal 1 would not be possible, he said, since the site currently houses fuel farms and certain infrastructure that would be difficult to relocate. 

“I hope that this project could be studied, because it will be very good for the city and the country,” Conesa said. 

Conesa added that his proposal must be supplemented in operation by the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA) near Mexico City, and the Toluca International Airport in Mexico state, creating a combined capacity of more than 100 million passengers per year in the Valley of Mexico. 

“This would be more than enough for the next decades,” Conesa stated. 

This is not the first time the AICM’s congestion problem has been addressed, and that a third terminal has been proposed. In 2019, Gerardo Ferrando, CEO of the Mexico City Airport Group, announced a master plan for a third terminal was being drawn up and predicted that it would be inaugurated in 2020. At that time he said a fourth terminal was being analyzed as well. 

Even then, Luis Felipe de Oliveira, director of the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association, said that a third terminal wouldn’t be enough to solve the AICM’s structural issues. 

“A third terminal would help but it won’t solve the problem,” Oliveira said then. 

During former President Enrique Peña Nieto’s administration (2012-2018), the master plan for a new airport had been approved to be built in Texcoco, near Mexico City, designed by renowned architect Norman Foster. That partially built new airport was canceled and the AIFA was built instead. 

Currently, the AICM is undergoing major renovation works to improve the passenger experience ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will take place in Mexico, Canada and the United States. 

With reports from A21

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The 5.0 magnitude temblor was barely perceptible in most of the capital, but did produce some minor shaking closer to the epicenter in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero.

.@SismologicoMX: Hasta las 08:00 horas del 16/enero/2026 se han registrado 4,700 réplicas del sismo de M 6.5 ocurrido en San Marcos, Guerrero el 2/enero/2026, la más grande de magnitud M 5.0 pic.twitter.com/XS0IZzhhgn

— Webcams de México (@webcamsdemexico) January 16, 2026

 In a social media post shortly after the incident, President Claudia Sheinbaum said no damage had been reported, adding that “the National Civil Protection Coordination is initiating the review protocol” in Mexico City and in areas around the epicenter.

Hours later, federal and local authorities said no injuries had been reported and confirmed that no significant damage to infrastructure had been identified.

Mexico’s National Seismological Service (SSN) described the tremor as an aftershock related to the Jan. 2 earthquake that rang in the New Year.

“Through 8 a.m. on Jan. 16, 2026, we have registered 4,700 aftershocks related to the 6.5 magnitude earthquake that occurred in San Marcos, Guerrero, on Jan. 2, 2026, the largest being magnitude 5.0,” the SSN said on its website.

Forty-eight more aftershocks occurred in the seven hours immediately after the Friday morning temblor, the largest reaching just 4.1, the SSN reported.

Newspaper reports indicated the epicenter of the 5.0 magnitude tremor was 17 kilometers (10 miles) southwest of San Marcos, and about 70 kilometers (44 miles) south of Acapulco.

The distance from San Marcos to Mexico City is roughly 365 kilometers (225 miles).

The SSN explained that the recent seismic activity in San Marcos, also near the epicenter of the Jan. 2 quake, is due to “the readjustment of the Earth’s crust after a major rupture.” Additionally, it said, “Guerrero sits at the confluence of the Cocos and North American tectonic plates, and the movements arise when the former slides under the latter, in a phenomenon known as subduction.”

Scientists have dismissed speculation that a so-called San Marcos Fault has formed, explaining that San Marcos is located very close to the Guerrero Gap, which extends approximately 150 kilometers (93 miles) from Acapulco to Papanoa-Petatlán, and is part of the Cocos-North America boundary.

Movement along the Guerrero Gap occasionally produces large earthquakes, but frequent, slow-slip events that release strain, known as silent earthquakes, are more characteristic.

With reports from El Universal, El Financiero, N+ and Infobae

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The project brought together embroiderers, artisans and cultural groups from all 31 Mexican states plus Mexico City to promote regional identity and preserve techniques and traditions passed down from generation to generation.

Esta mañana, desde el magnífico escenario del Complejo Cultural Los Pinos, nos reunimos para celebrar un momento histórico: ¡México ha hecho historia! ✨

Con gran orgullo, logramos establecer un nuevo Récord Guinness por la “Exposición de bordados y tejidos más grande del… pic.twitter.com/gGYrWIRHEZ

— Josefina Rodríguez Zamora (@josefinarodzam) January 12, 2026

“This exhibition of the world’s largest embroidery and textiles is not just a recognition on paper; it is recognition of an entire country . . . sharing a tapestry — the mosaic of Mexico,” Minister of Tourism Josefina Rodríguez Zamora said at a Mexico City ceremony.

Guinness World Records adjudicator Alfredo Arista explained that validating this official attempt required meeting specific requirements, including a minimum of 2,000 pieces and verification that each one was a legitimate work of textile art. He added that experts reviewed each piece individually to ensure full compliance with the established criteria.

“After this process, I can give the official figure: 3,106 pieces exhibited in the world’s largest embroidery exhibition,” Arista announced. 

​​All the pieces were made on 15-centimeter-by-15-centimeter canvases, using threads of more than four colors and ancestral techniques such as pepenado (an Otomí technique from Ixtenco in Tlaxcala state), pedal loom, backstitch, cross stitch with petatillo, chain stitch and cross stitch, among many others.

The Guinness World Records representative in Latin America, Ingrid Paola Rodríguez, noted that this distinction will turn this exhibition into a “high-impact tourist attraction, capable of generating global media coverage, organic content on social networks and a clear reason to travel.”

The event was attended by artisans who handcrafted the award-winning embroideries. The exhibition is part of a national strategy leading up to the International Tourism Fair (FITUR) 2026, held annually in Madrid, Spain. With it, Mexico aims to showcase its cultural, creative and tourist potential to a global audience. 

Meanwhile, the piece will be exhibited in Mexico City until Feb. 1 on the ground floor of the Casa Miguel Alemán at the Los Pinos Cultural Complex, the facility that served as the presidential residence until 2018.

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The month-long display, running through Feb. 9, celebrates the nopal as both a national symbol and a statement of sovereignty. Each piece was designed by individual artists or collectives from across the city, transforming the Plaza de la Constitución into what Culture Minister Ana Francis López Bayghen described as “a garden of resistance, memory and contemplation.”

La exposición “Nopalera en el corazón” es una expresión artística y también política, porque este símbolo identitario de nuestro país y de nuestra ciudad habla de nuestra historia, de nuestra resistencia y de la manera en que nos miramos como pueblo.

Son 200 esculturas… pic.twitter.com/R3haxE6i7H

— Clara Brugada Molina (@ClaraBrugadaM) January 9, 2026

“This exhibition is an artistic and political expression of national sovereignty,” Brugada said during the opening ceremony. “Here is the nopal as an element of our identity, as a symbolic element of our country and our city.”

The project expands on an initial showcase of 50 pieces displayed at the Nopal Fair 2025 at the Monument to the Revolution. Of the 200 new works, 113 were created by male artists, 63 by women and 23 by artistic collectives.

Sculpture artists employed diverse techniques including printmaking, vinyl paint, aerosol and sculptural elements. Their themes range from social justice proclamations to pre-Columbian references and abstract designs.

Brugada announced plans for accompanying cultural programming throughout the exhibition, including music, theater and talks. She also revealed intentions to display the sculptures at emblematic locations during the 2026 FIFA World Cup and called on artists to create a similar exhibition featuring axolotls before Easter.

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