‘LONG LIVE AGUASCALIENTES!’
The Feria de San Marcos is like if a Ringling niece had a blowout quinceañera—a wild combo of international music icons, rodeos, and cockfights.
David Shortell is a reporter based in Mexico City whose work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, CNN, The Daily Beast, and Bon Appétit. He previously covered the Justice Department and federal law enforcement issues on air and online out of CNN’s Washington bureau, where he won an Emmy for his reporting on the FBI’s arrest of Roger Stone.
IT’S STILL A BIG WORLD
The central highlands around the tourist mecca of San Miguel de Allende are exploding with innovative vintages.
CHANGES
Just south of Tulum is a stretch of pristine coastline untouched by large-scale development, but some in the region want to open it up to benefit the indigenous community.
WHATEVER IT TAKES
With increased pressure from the U.S. and the promise of a 2.5 million vaccine dose delivery, Mexico is ramping up its crackdown on migrants journeying to the southern border.
‘NONE OF THIS IS UNEXPECTED’
“The idea that DHS, which has $49 billion budget, can’t figure this out, to me, is the wrong conversation,” said Paola Luisi, of Families Belong Together,
FALLOUT
Mexico’s law requiring the U.S. to share sensitive investigations with officials—despite government corruption and cartel ties—will present a big challenge to the new president.
SHROUDED IN MYTH
Many on this island of 800 people hope that the myth of its origins as the lost city of Aztlán will help bring a much needed tourism boost.
SAVED BY THE BARR
Some senior law enforcement officials who helped build the case against Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda were reportedly not consulted ahead of the dropped drug-trafficking charges.