Celebrate the arrival of spring with the Papalotes Festival in Ixtapaluca In the event there will be everything from cantoya balloons to astronomical observations Everything is more than ready for this kite festival in the State of Mexico. This is an event where you will see kites, cantoya balloons and even the stars of the universe. Admission is free. The event will take place this Saturday, March 22nd from 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The appointment is at Deportivo Emiliano Zapata ( Ignacio Manuel Altamirano Avenue, La Venta neighborhood). The main attraction of the event will be the kites, as you will see monumental pieces as well as cantoya balloons. There will even be workshops for you to make your own kite or balloon. The event will end late because you will not only see kites in the sky, but also planets and stars. That’s right, there will be astronomical observations. The best thing is that you can bring your telescope or binoculars to the event. Take advantage of the weekend and take a tour of this festival. reported on 13 May that severe weather brought flooding landslides and wind damage which had affected at least 14 municipalities in the state The severe weather was brought by a cold front Strong winds downed trees and heavy rain triggered flooding and landslides Mexico’s Comisión Nacional del Agua (CONAGUA) reported more than 150 mm of rain fell in 24 hours to 13 May in areas near Martinez De la Torre municipality the worst affected areas include the municipalities of Xalapa (1,485 people affected 298 homes damaged); Tamalín (100 homes damaged); Espinal (163 homes damaged 80 families evacuated); Martinez De la Torre (30 homes damaged); Emiliano Zapata (30 homes damaged) Flash flooding has affected areas central Mexico over the last week Flooding struck areas west of Mexico City on 09 May prompting flood rescues and causing damage to homes Heavy rain caused flooding in the Municipality of Querétaro Twenty-two homes and over 20 vehicles were damaged Heavy rain and some flooding was reported in the municipalities of Ixtapaluca Los Reyes La Paz and Tlalmanalco in eastern State of Mexico from 12 May 2021 Richard Davies is the founder of floodlist.com and reports on flooding news Cookies | Privacy | Contacts © Copyright 2025 FloodList This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Picnickers relax on a hillside above an INFONAVIT neighborhood encroaching into the Sierra de Guadalupe range to the north of Mexico City — Photo by author As always, you can find more consistent updates on my Instagram and I welcome all feedback and comments below we’ll lynch you.” A common sign in the city's suburbs pictured here in Cuautitlán — Photo by author a subdivision in Mexico City’s northeastern reaches along the freeway to Pachuca — Photo by author A view of several INFONAVIT-funded neighborhoods in Ixtapaluca taken from an archeological site above — Photo by author Water shortages are extremely common throughout the region — Photo by author A single INFONAVIT development stands out from a sea of informal unfinished concrete construction in Ecatepec — Photo by author Saplings and homes without visible modification mark this block in Las Américas as one of the newest subdivisions in Mexico City — Photo by author About The National Geographic SocietyThe National Geographic Society is a global nonprofit organization that uses the power of science education and storytelling to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world National Geographic has pushed the boundaries of exploration investing in bold people and transformative ideas providing more than 15,000 grants for work across all seven continents reaching 3 million students each year through education offerings and engaging audiences around the globe through signature experiences To learn more, visit www.nationalgeographic.org or follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook. National Geographic Headquarters 1145 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20036 Lupe Pintor was honored by the WBC at its Martes a Cafe event this week World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman presented Lupe “El Grillio de Cuajilmalpa” with a fabled Green and Gold belt to add to the two he already has Once for a champion of his stature simply wouldn’t have been enough perceptive and who’s developed into a fine Coach All this came after the official ribbon cutting of the Simba Boxing School to nurture future world beating Mexican champions What a Godfather they have in Jose Guadalupe Pintor He won the WBC bantamweight title defeating friend and stablemate and still friend Carlos Zarate by decision in a titanic and very close fight He won the super bantam title defeating Juan Meza Lupe is a member of the International Boxong Hall of Fame He won over the audience saying it is such a pride and distinction to win this recognition Lupe said Don Jose Sulaiman was like a father to him He said Mauricio is admired and respected the world over He concluded by saying how very proud he is to be a member of the World Boxing Council Lupe lined up with fellow great champions: Humberto “Chiquita” Gonzalez Isaac “Tortas” Bustos and Francisco “Bandido” Vargas what a treat and what a privilege to witness it Privacy Policy / Cookie Policy Ariana heard the voice of her mother for the first time she was diagnosed with bilateral profound deafness the girl is one of the two benefited by the cochlear implant which is placed in the High Specialty Regional Hospital of Ixtapaluca* explained that in Toluca´s General Hospital "Dr doctors made a small hearing screening test with which the girl diagnosed with profound hearing loss "We were sent to the High Specialty Regional Hospital of Ixtapaluca where doctors assured they would help my granddaughter to hear otolaryngologist and Sara Hernandez Aviles Audiologist of the Health Institute of the State of Mexico (ISEM) as well as the familliars of Ariana explained that the child was sent to the institution for care Ariana progresses satisfactorily to the treatment and expects that in two and a half years Ariana is the first case of implant performed in the State of Mexico with resources of the Popular Insurance and she receives language development therapies in Toluca´s General Hospital Aparicio Cruz said that with the joint efforts of the health instances are provided efficient health services and human warmth that meet a commitment to the public welfare the multidisciplinary team composed of specialists in otolaryngology Last August they placed her the internal components that consisted in a set of tiny electrodes that send electrical signals to the auditory nerve which carries sound to the brain where it hears the signs to the electrode assembly (internal components) placed in the inner ear are sent The cochlear implant is an electronic high-tech device that transforms acoustic signals into electrical signals that stimulate the auditory nerve and are used in patients with profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss the High Specialty Regional Hospital of Ixtapaluca has served by different diseases to 855 to 3000 users who are affiliated to the Popular Insurance program the High Specialty Regional Hospital of Ixtapaluca obtained the accreditation for Cochlear Implant reported that in Mexico every year one in three births presents profound hearing loss due to ear infections and prematurity births She reported that in the 39 hospitals of the State of Mexico neonatal hearing screening and early intervention are done to infants to detect and treat different cases of deafness High Specialty Regional Hospital of Ixtapaluca is the only hospital thanked for the intervention of doctors of both hospitals from the Health Ministry which allowed her daughter to hear for the first time the team of the High Specialty Regional Hospital of Ixtapaluca in Cochlear Implant works with the Center for Computing Research (CIC) the Laboratory of Microtechnology and Embedded Systems of the National Institute Polytechnic (IPN by its initials in Spanish) from Mexico in a joint research project to develop a prototype of a cochlear implant Photographs Follow us on Twitter: @SSalud_mx y @_MJuan_ Facebook: facebook.com/SecretariadeSaludMX Es el portal único de trámites, información y participación ciudadana. Leer más i&&ui_pixel_url[f](l)>0&&(j=ui_pixel_url[g](0,i-8).lastIndexOf(l),ui_pixel_url=(ui_pixel_url[g](0,j)+k+"cut="+r(ui_pixel_url[g](j+1)))[g](0,i)),c.images?(m=new Image,q.ns_p||(ns_p=m),m.src=ui_pixel_url):c.write(" ShareSaveListsSections Of Nearly Half Of Mexican States Considered Risky For American Travelers By The U.S. GovernmentByDolia Estevez The warning states that "crime and violence are serious problems and can occur anywhere… Gun battles have occurred in broad daylight on streets and in other public venues citizens have been trapped and temporarily prevented from leaving the area.. The location and timing of future armed engagements is unpredictable." Therefore it recommends Americans defer non-essential travel to the areas specifically identified in the warning and exercise extreme caution when traveling throughout the other areas for which advisories are in effect One of the areas identified is the State of Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto's home state where the advisory warns Americans not to travel to the municipalities of Coacalco most of them part of Mexico City's greater metropolitan area which with its spectacular museums and world class hotels and restaurants is a big tourist attraction was not included in the warning  that replaces one issued January 9 Mexico has 31 states and one federal district In 14 of the states the advisory calls on Americans to defer travel unless it is essential and in five others it advises exercising caution government advises Americans not to travel are: Coahuila The second set in which it calls for caution are: Aguascalientes In the remaining 13 federal entities--Baja California Sur Yucatán and Mexico City—no advisory is in effect the no-travel advisory does not apply to the entirety of the states listed a Texas border state with strong business ties to the U.S. a tourist destination in the Pacific coast it excludes the port of Mazatlán; and in Guerrero  The Washington Post reported that kidnappings have surged to the highest number on record  Titled "An Egalitarian Kidnapping Epidemic," the article says that the rich are no longer the only targets of kidnappings and that victims these days are often shopkeepers the Human Rights Council estimated that 27,740 where kidnapped but only 1,698 were reported to the authorities because police are often involved in the kidnappings and are not trusted the Post said; 20% of kidnapping victims do not survive According to a Mexican NGO called the Association to Stop Kidnapping two municipalities in the State of Mexico cited in the warnings issued a statement calling on Washington to "avoid generalizations" and pointed to an increase in tourism in 2013 as proof that Mexico is not dangerous for foreign travelers Mexico is one of the most visited countries in the world according to the World Tourism Organization The vast majority of tourists come from the U.S Twitter: @DoliaEstevez The federal government has formally announced that it will build a passenger rail project to link three México state municipalities to the east of Mexico City the 27.9-billion-peso (US $1.5-billion) project will connect Chalco to the Santa Martha Metro station in the Mexico City borough of Iztapalapa electrically-powered railroad will likely have seven stations including the two terminals and run via the municipalities of Valle de Chalco and Ixtapaluca The project is similar to one announced by the former federal government that never got off the ground It planned to extend line A of the Metro to Chalco from its southern terminus in La Paz The project was forecast to cost 11.6 billion pesos but was never allocated the resources The newspaper El Universal reported that the former government instead decided to build the Mexicable cable car system in the México state municipality of Ecatepec The current government has already allocated resources in its 2021 budget to begin construction of the new project A cost-benefit analysis conducted by a private firm was delivered to the government at the end of last year The rail project would not only benefit residents of Chalco Valle de Chalco and Ixtapaluca but also people living in other densely populated México state municipalities that are part of greater Mexico City’s southeastern sprawl It is predicted that almost 138,000 passengers will use the rail service per day in its first year of operation and that demand will increase to just over 168,000 in 2025 The government has several other rail projects on its hands It intends to complete the Mexico City-Toluca intercity railroad which was left incomplete by the Peña Nieto administration and extend the Mexico City suburban rail line to the new Santa Lucía airport that is currently under construction In addition, the government is building the Maya Train in the country’s southeast and plans to upgrade the rail link across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec between Salina Cruz Source: El Universal (sp)  ADVERTISE WITH MND COMMUNITY GUIDELINES Subscription FAQ's Privacy Policy Mexico News Daily - Property of Tavana LLC Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information A poster promoting Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in Ixtapaluca Photographer: Pedro Pardo/AFP/Getty Images 2022 at 11:27 PM EDTBookmarkSaveLock This article is for subscribers only.Mexico’s ruling Morena party won four of six states it didn’t already control in local elections on Sunday consolidating President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s political power further beyond his traditional strongholds in the south of the country Morena and allied parties were projected to win the states of Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Hidalgo and Tamaulipas, the latter of which is located in the country’s northeast bordering Texas, according to rapid count results posted by Mexico’s electoral institute on Twitter A coalition of opposition parties including the conservative National Action Party which ruled Mexico for most of last century won the states of Durango and Aguascalientes Although this region has access to water, electricity and other amenities, most residents live well below the national poverty line of $117 per month The crime rate is among the highest in Mexico due in part to the popular “cholo” culture inspired by gangs in Los Angeles and other major U.S In most parts of this “mega-slum,” garbage is collected in carts pulled by donkeys and the houses are composed of unpainted cinder blocks has been described as drab and unsightly for its lack of colonial style buildings a thriving community and a growing culture dwell within the structures The fertile ground of Mexico’s largest slum is home to many beautiful things How will music stop crime? “Music is one of the most complete and rich fine arts of the human spirit,” Chavez says in his blog “Teaching it…helps to form whole and healthy individuals in society.” The award-winning orchestra, composed of around 45 children and adolescents, plays a mesh of classical works, contemporary pieces such as the theme from Titanic and local Mexican banda music. They have performed hundreds of times efforts were made to seal off the landfill and begin the process of reclaiming the land additional plans formed for the development of a community hub centered on the new space This project has helped create thousands of jobs for the residents of Neza and has benefited the economy of the entire region In Neza, many community services stem from the Jaime Torres Bodet Cultural Center. Created in 1987, this building serves as a center for musical productions, art displays and foreign language instruction allowing for a peaceful escape from the harsh streets Community directors have also placed a large focus on athleticism. Neza has devoted significant funds to building facilities for soccer and organizing youth sports leagues These informal communities eventually grew into urban cities with electricity Homeowners have begun to paint and plaster their homes in vibrant colors transforming the drab grayness of the city gangs and drug dealers still dominate and residents struggle daily to make ends meet Recently, the Mexican government has reported that 1.5 million people were no longer living in extreme poverty foreign aid and the efforts of community members mentioned above Photo: Wikipedia 2015A crowd on top of the Cerro de Ehecatl [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span" specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve been present on the blog I’ve had a great set of excursions into the edges of Mexico City From semi-rural compounds in the hills of Tlalpan to a hilltop site of traditional religious ceremonies in Ecatepec to the former city dump Bordo de Xochiaca and the industrial suburb of Tlalnepantla I’ve been lucky enough to be able to revisit parts of the city that I’ve been before and to explore others that I previously didn’t know What I’ve seen recently is a variety of self-built and government-sponsored neighborhoods in varied terrains and imbued with distinct histories As I’m coming into the last weeks of my work here I’m feeling a bit of the pressure to make a set of views of the diversity of the city’s built form and ways of living fit into a singular model of suburban and learn from residents of these different spaces I hope to continue to hone in on the underlying patterns of expansion But in the meantime, I want to simply share some of places I’ve seen. These are photographs of the greater Mexico City region as I’m seeing it, with a map to help locate them within the Valley of Mexico. To follow more closely, please follow me on my Instagram and let me know your thoughts here in the comments A rainwater capture system installed at a home in Quiltepec Pyramids and the hillside settlement of Chapulínes the symbol of Chimalhuacán — Photo by author Soccer fields at the city dump at Bordo de Xochiaca Lazy Afternoons in Tlalnepantla — Photo by author Mexican Guadalupe Bautista returns to the ring this weekend with the vacant WBC female flyweight silver title on the line in Ixtapaluca a professional card will take place and it`ll be at the  Valle Verde Subdelegation Auditorium It was at the traditional weekly Martes a Café press conference held by the World Boxing Council and which was attended by fighters who  will be part of the card are pledging one hundred and ten percent commitment plus effort A man from México state was sentenced to 83 years in prison for the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in the municipality of Chimalhuacán was found guilty of murder of the girl identified as Giselle who was reported missing on January 19 of this year Her body was found in a vacant lot in the neighboring municipality of Ixtapaluca five days later Police determined that the girl had gone to a cyber café in Chimalhuacán where Buendía invited her to enter his house producing injuries that would ultimately lead to her death he took her body to an area in Ixtapaluca called El Cerrito (The Little Hill) The femicide provoked protests in a state with one of the highest rates of violence against women in the country The state Attorney General’s Office said that its investigations clearly pointed to Buendía as the perpetrator of the crime Buendía was also ordered to pay a fine of 1.55 million pesos (US $77,500) Source: El Financiero (sp), Sin Embargo (sp) The number of vehicles in 12 densely populated México state municipalities that form part of the greater Mexico City metropolitan area has increased on average by 600% since the year 2000 The surge in numbers far outpaces population growth which show that the number of people living in the same 12 municipalities increased from 7.23 million in 2000 to 8.37 million in 2015 The municipalities where the 600% increase occurred are Data from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) showed that in 2017 there were 4.6 million cars in those 12 Valley of Mexico municipalities the most populous in the Mexico City/México state conurbation Added to those in the 16 boroughs of Mexico City proper — where the number of vehicles has increased by a more moderate 100% from 2.5 million in 2000 to 5 million in 2017 —  there are at least 9.6 million cars in the immense sprawl of the megalopolis whose total population is estimated at around 21 million It’s no wonder that the TomTom Traffic Index ranks the Mexican capital as the world’s most traffic congested city one in which motorists can expect to spend an additional 227 hours a year — nine and a half full days — in traffic on top of their regular travel time the municipality that recorded the biggest increase in vehicles was Ecatepec where the number went from 147,000 in 2000 to just over one million in 2017 However, in Chimalhuacán — voted the worst city in Mexico in which to live in a recent survey — the number of cars multiplied by a factor of 17 located to the immediate east of Mexico City the number climbed 11-fold from 70,000 at the start of the century to 776,000 in the most recent count Ixtapaluca and Huixquilucan also recorded increases of above 1,000% There are now more cars in the 12 crowded México state municipalities than in all of the state’s 113 other municipalities combined Latin America director at the global nonprofit The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) says the exponential increase in the number of vehicles in greater Mexico City is the result of federal and state government policies that have favored road building over investment in public transit infrastructure Another factor has been the construction of large-scale residential developments in outlying metropolitan areas “This motorization is the result of a development model from the last century The use of cars has to be discouraged by promoting public transit and improving [infrastructure] for journeys on foot or by bicycle Traffic congestion brings about high economic and health costs,” he said Source: Milenio (sp)