Mexican athletes surprised everyone and finished in third place in the medal table at the Pan American Games, which concluded in Lima, Peru, last weekend after three weeks of competition.

Be prepared for a one-and-only 2019 occurrence next Tuesday.

Passengers on Mexican discount airline Interjet were hit by a slew of cancellations between July 29 and 31, disrupting the travel plans of almost 10,000 passengers. In total 46 flights were cancelled, while 20 others suffered long delays.

A Guadalajara-based immigration lawyer who helps refugees says Mexico is unprepared to contain the flow of migrants trying to reach the United States while also respecting their human rights.

The first six months of 2019 saw 20,599 homicides committed in Mexico, according to data from the Sistema Nacional de Seguridad Pública (SNSP).

According to U.S. prosecutors, Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman shipped drugs worth $US12.6 billion into the United States over a period of three decades.