Maintenance work on more than a dozen state highways began on Tuesday, March 18. Machines kicked into gear at 17 locations, with another 80 spots targeted in April, covering nearly 2,000 kilometers of roadway.

There have been many false dawns as Mexico has struggled to come to terms with the shocking number of people who go missing every day. But could the recent discovery of an “extermination site” on an abandoned ranch in western Jalisco mark a turning point for change?

The son of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho,” the founder and leader of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG), is likely to spend the rest of his life in a U.S. federal prison.

Canada may be experiencing the lowest point in its relationship with the United States, but its ties with Mexico, and Jalisco in particular, appear stronger than ever.

The discovery of burned human remains and hundreds of discarded personal belongings at a ranch 40 miles west of Guadalajara—being referred to by some Mexican media outlets as an “extermination camp”—has renewed attention on Jalisco’s central role in Mexico’s cartel operations.

Jalisco is intensifying its efforts to combat the dengue virus, having topped the national list in 2024 with over 20,000 confirmed cases—more than double the number in Nuevo León, which ranked second.