According to abs-cbnnews.com, a crocodile bit two fingers off a US tourist’s hand after the man apparently pretended to give food to the predator on a golf course in the Mexican resort of Cancun, authorities said Wednesday. The 50-year-old golfer was in stable condition in a Cancun hospital following Tuesday’s attack, said civil protection chief Felix Diaz Villalobos. Read article
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According to laht.com, residents of several communities in a coastal area in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero blocked a highway to demand the release of a peasant who was arrested by marines. The protest started Wednesday on the highway that links the Pacific resort city of Acapulco to the tourist town of Zihuatanejo. Read […]
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Mexicogulfreporeted.com reported that, an 18 year old American tourist reported she was raped by five Uruguayans at the Grand Oasis Hotel – the scene of many a sad tale – but the investigation will be dropped after the young woman told police she was on vacation, and couldn’t be bothered by time consuming legal procedures […]
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The Mexican states of Chihuahua and Coahuila split the Mexican side of the border opposite of Big Bend, which lies entirely in Texas. The only Mexican border town in the area that registers on most maps is Ojinaga, which lies just to the northwest of the park. A few smaller towns dot the border on […]
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As reported by cnn.com, the FBI is turning to the public for any information about the apparent kidnapping in Mexico of a U.S. Marine reservist. Armando Torres, III was kidnapped, along with his father and uncle, by armed men in La Barranca, Tamaulipas, Mexico, on May 14, the FBI said. Torres drove across the International […]
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CBS News reports that Tropical Storm Barbara is nearing hurricane strength in the Pacific and a hurricane warning has been issued for a portion of Mexico’s coast. The hurricane warning issued Wednesday morning covers an area in the Gulf of Tehuantepec from Puerto Angel to Barra de Tonala. Barbara’s maximum sustained winds have increased to […]
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KPHO.com reported a A Goodyear, Arizona couple traveled to Mexico last week to attend a family funeral. The trip back to Arizona has turned into a nightmare – and it’s not over yet. The wife is in a Mexican jail right now accused of smuggling marijuana. CBS5 News spoke with the husband’s brother-in-law Saturday. Brandon […]
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CTV News reports that a retired British Columbia policewoman has been found murdered at her home in one of Mexico’s most popular tourist destinations, according to local newspapers. Her body was discovered Wednesday morning in an area known as Sacbe in Playa del Carmen, though authorities are not yet sure how long ago she died. […]
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A Canadian tourist has died in the Mexican resort of Cancun. Local media reports say the 21-year-old, identified as Sydney Taylor, died early Tuesday after apparently falling about 10 metres from the balcony of her second-floor hotel room. They say the victim was identified by her Canadian roommate. Read Article
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According to foxnews.com, “An outbreak of Salmonella linked to cucumbers imported from Mexico has sickened 73 people in 18 states, according to an announcement today from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). People affected by the outbreak became ill between January and April of this year. So far, 14 patients have been hospitalized, […]
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