11:18
Mexican army seizes 4 tonnes of drugs in Sinaloa
The Mexican army says it's seized more than four tonnes of methamphetamines in the violence-ridden state of Sinaloa.
Ancient Mayan city uncovered in Mexican rainforest
Reuters
Archaeologists have unveiled a sprawling ancient Mayan city, Valeriana, buried beneath Mexico’s dense Yucatan rainforest
With the help of advanced laser technology, archaeologists have unveiled a sprawling ancient Mayan city, Valeriana, buried beneath Mexico’s dense Yucatan rainforest.
The city, discovered in a recent study, likely home to 30,000-50,000 people around 750-850 CE, spans an area comparable to Edinburgh, the Scottish capital.
Using Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology, researchers detected structures obscured by dense vegetation in Campeche, southwest Mexico, revealing agricultural fields, sports courts, an amphitheater, and pyramids.
While the reasons for Valeriana’s decline over a millennium ago remain unclear, climate change is suspected as a possible cause.
The new findings were published in Antiquity, a peer-reviewed journal on archaeology, shedding light on the Mayan civilization, which thrived across southeastern Mexico and Central America with significant advances in astronomy, mathematics, and architecture.
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Mexico mobilizes 10,000 troops to border under U.S. tariff agreement
Mexico is deploying 10,000 troops to the U.S. border under a deal that paused Trump’s tariffs, aiming to curb fentanyl trafficking and illegal migration.
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Environmentalists protest gas project threatening whales in Gulf of California
Environmentalists in Mexico City are rallying against a gas export project in the Gulf of California, warning it could endanger whales and disrupt the region’s fragile marine ecosystem. The project, led by Saguaro Energia, involves deep-sea vessels that would navigate through whale breeding grounds,
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US - Mexico
Google Maps to Rename "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America"
Google Maps will soon rename the "Gulf of Mexico" to the "Gulf of America" in the US, following a change in the US Geographic Names System, the company confirmed on January 27.
