Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Incoming president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has pledged to overhaul Mexico’s militarized assault on the drug cartels that has left 200,000 people dead Read more“Sometimes we don’t even know who they are,” admitted Arturo Bautista the silver-haired administrator of Tecomán’s cemetery and the final custodian of the victims of this Pacific beach town’s relentless killing machine In few places can the ferocity and futility of Mexico’s war on drugs be felt more than Tecomán, a once tranquil coastal community. Last year its murder rate of a reported 172.51 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants resembled that of a war zone Mexico’s incoming president has pledged to overhaul that “failed strategy” “You cannot fight violence with violence,” Andrés Manuel López Obrador vowed this week in Ciudad Juárez, one of Mexico’s most notoriously violent cities at the start of a series of nationwide debates on security policy Such pledges are music to the ears of voters in Tecomán and three nearby municipalities – Armería, Ixtlahuacán and Manzanillo – all of which elected mayors from Amlo’s party an Andrés Manuel tsunami,” celebrated Marco Antonio Quintana a local teacher and activist who believes many backed Amlo’s party hoping it could halt the bloodletting said he was determined to revive an agricultural town once famed for its limes “People are crying out for security,” the 56-year-old businessman said “Tecomenses are decent people and we deserve to live differently.” only takes power in December and the precise details of his approach to public security remain unclear But early indications suggest he will rely far less on militarised repression and focus more on the social roots of crime ShowWhy did Mexico launch its war on drugs Felipe Calderón launched Mexico’s war on drugs by sending 6,500 troops into his home state of Michoacán where rival cartels were engaged in tit-for-tat massacres Calderón declared war eight days after taking power – a move widely seen as an attempt to boost his own legitimacy after a bitterly contested election victory around 20,000 troops were involved in operations Mexico’s decade-long war on drugs would never have been possible without the injection of American cash and military cooperation under the Merida Initiative The funds have continued to flow despite indisputable evidence of human rights violations. Under new president Andrés Manuel López Obrador murder rates are up and a new security force is being deployed onto the streets despite campaign promises to end the drug war Improved collaboration between the US and Mexico has resulted in numerous high-profile arrests and drug busts Officials say 25 of the 37 drug traffickers on Calderón’s most-wanted list have been jailed although not all of these actions have been independently corroborated The biggest victory – and most embarrassing blunder – under Peña Nieto’s leadership was the recapture, escape and another recapture of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán While the crackdown and capture of kingpins has won praise from the media and US Photograph: Pedro Pardo/AFPWas this helpful?Thank you for your feedback.Amlo’s “pacification” roadmap includes: said security policy would no longer “just be a matter of fighting fire with fire” “Crime rates aren’t going up because the people feel like being bad Crime rates are going up because people need to eat.” “This doesn’t doesn’t mean he won’t also have a strategy to tackle organised crime … Of course he will. But his key objective is to deal with the causes,” she said, during an interview at a restaurant in Colima’s capital that was the scene of a 2015 assassination attempt on its ex-governor. A woman shot dead near her home in Culiacán Photograph: Rashide Frias/AFP/Getty ImagesConsidering the decriminalisation of “some drugs” was definitely on Amlo’s agenda Benjamin Lessing, author of Making Peace in Drug Wars, said he was encouraged by Amlo’s willingness to consider taboo policies such as decriminalisation and amnesty, even if the latter word was needlessly inflammatory. One of the biggest problems with debating drug policy was that too many options were rejected because of prejudice, he said: “Instead we get caught up in a kind of hysteria – that we have to fight to the death and that all the traffickers have to be eliminated.” Instead, Lessing said he believed Amlo should adopt a “violence minimisation” strategy designed to slash Mexico’s homicide rate by targeting cartels that insisted in perpetrating acts of deadly violence such as those ravaging Tecomán. “When there is … a spiral of homicidal violence, the most important thing is to make it clear – especially to organised crime – that it doesn’t pay to be violent. And the way you send this message is you punish them more for being violent, [and] you pull back on investigating non-violent criminal activity. Read moreHe went on: “Hold back on the drug war part [and] say: ‘Look our priority right now is to bring down the homicide rate and that requires that we are not going to be patrolling the frontier as much or patrolling the highways where the drugs are passing as much.” There was “no one silver bullet to reduce homicide” but such a policy might at least help slow the killing where the butchery shows no sign of slowing Last week, after a brief and unusual lull in the bloodletting over the election period, a decapitated corpse was dumped on a bridge outside town. Days earlier a clandestine cemetery containing an unknown number of corpses was found Lozano admitted pacifying such a place would be hard To illustrate his point he told the story of a local entrepreneur who had tightened security on their ranch after discovering widespread crystal meth use among workers a letter arrived warning that the company’s directors of would start to die if the crackdown continued Asked how Tecomán had fallen prey to such carnage Lozano blamed “the lack of honest politicians Politicians had the choice of deciding between staying on the sidelines or getting involved – and many decided to get involved because there were economic benefits.” Vizcaíno said the scale of the tragedy hit her in February when she visited Tecomán’s cemetery for the burial of a local politician who was gunned down by assassins. All around she saw almond-coloured mounds of earth hastily dug graves for the adult and infant victims of a seemingly unstoppable slaughter “They are killing children,” Vizcaíno gasped “It just felt like Tecomán had become a town without law.” Mexico.- Local authorities reported on Thursday that at least 26 bodies were discovered in clandestine graves in the municipality of Tecomán The remains were found with the help of drones and dogs in the community of Cerro de Ortega where multiple hidden burials have been identified since 2018 and authorities believe there may be more remains to uncover The discovery of clandestine graves has been on the rise in Colima 69 bodies were found in a series of graves in Tecomán which is known for tourism on its beaches and agricultural activities another 22 bodies were discovered […] World April 28 another 22 bodies were discovered in the same area is an important part of the drug trafficking route its ports are used by drug traffickers for the transfer of drugs or substances such as fentanyl which is a synthetic opioid that can be up to 50 times more potent than heroin Since the launch of a controversial military anti-drug operation in December 2006 Mexico has recorded over 340,000 murders and around 100,000 disappearances most of which have been attributed to criminal organizations Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" Economy North Coast Local Sports Health DominicanToday.com - The Dominican Republic News Source in English Two weeks after making history as Mexico’s first surfer in the Olympics 22-year-old Alan Cleland Quiñonez took his burgeoning career to yet another crest by winning the US Open of Surfing on Sunday The Colima native became the first Mexican champion in the 65-year history of the event, which is held every year in Huntington Beach, California, and is regarded as the world’s largest surfing competition. Cleland bested another Mexican-born surfer Cleland was born to a Mexican mother and an Irish father in Boca de Pascuales, a remote fishing village — and surfing hotspot — in the municipality of Tecomán put his son onto his first surfboard when he was only 2 years old he qualified for the Summer Olympics in Paris during the 2023 World Surfing Games in El Salvador He made his Olympic debut on July 27, finishing second in a six-man heat to advance to the second round. The competition took place in the legendary surfing spot of Teahupo’o, Tahiti, which is 16,000 kilometers (10,000 miles) from Paris but is part of French Polynesia Surfing made its Olympic debut at Shidashita Beach in Japan as part of the 2020 Tokyo Games which were held in 2021 due to the COVID pandemic In Tahiti, Cleland made it through the second round but was defeated in the third round on July 29, one level shy of the quarterfinals who scored 18.13 on his two best rides compared to 15.17 by Cleland Cleland’s participation in the US Open of Surfing began less than two weeks later on Aug The Mexican surfer won his next heat to get into the round of 16 where the format turned to head-to-head competition and he beat Brazilian Michael Rodrigues then topped Australian Jarvis Earle in the semifinals In a final that pitted two Mexican-born surfers against each other Cleland’s 12.70 was just good enough to beat Mignot’s 12.60 Score one for Colima over Nayarit — and a big one for Mexico “It means everything to me to represent my flag Being able to put this flag up high is incredible Cleland was appearing in his first final in surfing’s important Challenger Series which will determine which 10 surfers will automatically qualify for the 2025 Championship Tour Cleland jumped a whopping 42 spots in the rankings “It’s crazy … It feels amazing,” Cleland told the news and information website Surfer.com “Especially having a final with one of my good friends who I grew up surfing with It’s an honor to see how far we’ve come ADVERTISE WITH MND COMMUNITY GUIDELINES Subscription FAQ's Privacy Policy Mexico News Daily - Property of Tavana LLC You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser or activate Google Chrome Frame to improve your experience Mexican PV module manufacturer Solarever expects its newly announced production line has raised the annual capacity of its factory in southwestern Mexico to 1.1 GW From pv magazine Mexico Mexican solar module manufacturer Solarever has commissioned a new 500 MW solar module production line at its factory in Tecomán “The interesting thing about this new production is that it is designed to work with all types of cells that exist on the market,” said Carlos Gutiérrez deputy director of manufacturing at Solarever “Our first production line was designed to manufacture modules with cells of 156 This second line is designed to work with cells of 166 These numbers translated into panels mean moving from an output of up to 470 W to 660 W.” The company said that the production equipment was provided by unspecified Chinese suppliers with the factory design being provided by Mexican experts Tecomán factory is Solarever's third panel manufacturing plant in Mexico Solarever has two more factories in Tepei del Río The new production equipment has reportedly raised the annual capacity of the manufacturing facility to 1.1 GW More articles from Jorge Zarco Please be mindful of our community standards and website in this browser for the next time I comment By submitting this form you agree to pv magazine using your data for the purposes of publishing your comment Your personal data will only be disclosed or otherwise transmitted to third parties for the purposes of spam filtering or if this is necessary for technical maintenance of the website Any other transfer to third parties will not take place unless this is justified on the basis of applicable data protection regulations or if pv magazine is legally obliged to do so You may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future in which case your personal data will be deleted immediately your data will be deleted if pv magazine has processed your request or the purpose of data storage is fulfilled Further information on data privacy can be found in our Data Protection Policy This website uses cookies to anonymously count visitor numbers. View our privacy policy. × The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this Close In 1932 a magnitude 8.4 thrust earthquake struck about 100 km to the north-west a large earthquake struck about 20 km to the north-west This magnitude 8.0 shock on Oct 9th killed at least 49 people and left 1,000 homeless The most deadly earthquake in the region occurred about 170 km to the south-east on September 19,1985 This magnitude 8.0 earthquake killed at least 9,500 people Nineteen bodies have been discovered in 11 hidden graves in the high-crime municipality of Tecomán The state attorney general’s office (FGE) announced on Twitter that the bodies were found after police obtained a search warrant for a property in the community of Santa Rosa The investigation has been under way for several weeks The FGE said the bodies had been transferred to the coroner’s office for autopsies and to begin the process of comparing the victims’ DNA with national banks and registries to determine if any of those found have been reported as missing Governor Ignacio Peralta Sánchez said that although the investigation has only discovered 19 bodies so far the state would not rule out the possibility that there could be many more federal undersecretary for human rights Alejandro Encinas declared that Mexico is an “enormous hidden grave” during a press conference in which he presented a 400-million-peso (US $21-million) initiative to fund searches for missing persons — at least 40,000 people according to the government’s own estimate — and to combat forced disappearances According to statistics from the National Public Security System Colima was one of the most violent states in 2018 with 81 homicides per 100,000 residents Tecomán was the most violent municipality in Mexico Source: Milenio (sp), El Universal (sp) Mexican solar module manufacturer Solarever has switched on the production lines of its manufacturing facility in Tecomán From pv magazine Mexico Mexican PV module manufacturer Solarever has started production at its factory in Tecomán The new manufacturing facility was built thanks to an investment of $20 million and will have three production lines the first of which is already in operation with a capacity of 500 MW per year and up to 1,500 modules per day The factory is Solarever's third panel manufacturing unit in Mexico with the other two being located in Tepei del Río “The development of a new plant arises from the need for expansion of the company after eight years of operations in Mexico,” said company President Simon Zhao “ We chose Tecomán to settle in the western part of the republic because a large part of the production will be exported to the United States so it was a priority to be close to a port that will facilitate the process.” Solarever's third factory will generate more than 200 sources of employment and will promote the installation of several dozen indirect jobs 19 bodies were discovered in 11 hidden graves on private land in the crime-plagued municipality of Tecomán the state attorney general’s office (FGE) announced that 50 more bodies had been found in another 38 hidden graves on an adjacent plot The FGE said the second discovery was made after state police carried out an operation in Tecomán that resulted in the arrest of two men and the liberation of two people they had kidnapped An investigation of the property where the victims had been held revealed 38 more clandestine burial sites The bodies were transferred to the coroner’s office for autopsies and DNA testing to discover the identities of the victims Authorities said they had met with family members of missing persons to collect DNA samples to be compared with the biological data obtained from the victims The FGE specified that of the bodies unearthed in the most recent find all were adults and some showed signs of having been dead for at least five years The attorney general’s office said it would not rule out the possibility of finding more hidden graves and that it would continue the investigation to identify the culprits and their motive for the murders The Pacific coast state of Colima has been one of Mexico’s most violent for several consecutive years Authorities have said that one reason is that drug gangs principally the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and the Sinaloa Cartel According to the National Human Rights Commission in the last 11 years 1,300 hidden graves have been discovered throughout Mexico at least 200 of them in the states of Chihuahua Source: Milenio (sp), Univision (sp) Michoacán and Colima bore the brunt of Monday’s powerful earthquake with thousands of homes damaged in each Pacific coast state The epicenter of the 7.7 magnitude quake was near the Pacific coast in a part of Michoacán just south of the border with Colima More than 3,000 homes in Michoacán and over 2,000 in Colima were damaged The worst affected municipality in Michoacán was Coahuayana where over 1,100 homes were damaged and almost 400 completely collapsed Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla visited the municipality on Tuesday we toured the municipal seat and surrounding areas affected by the earthquake where we reiterated to residents our fraternal support to repair the damage and attend to their needs,” he wrote on Twitter Michoacán authorities approved an emergency declaration for that municipality as well as Coalcomán all of which are on or near the Pacific coast and close to the border with Colima The declaration will unlock government resources for repair and reconstruction efforts The quake didn’t claim any lives in Michoacán but numerous injuries – mainly caused by falling objects – were reported Ramírez said that 26 people required medical treatment in Coahuayana but only one person remains hospitalized after suffering injuries caused by a gas tank explosion united and standing,” the governor declared Tuesday adding that land travel is possible throughout the state and that “all the affected areas are connected.” In Colima, Governor Indira Vizcaíno said that some homes suffered only minor earthquake damage while others were rendered inhabitable by the powerful quake, the third to hit Mexico on September 19 in the past 37 years Vizcaíno toured the municipality of Tecomán on Tuesday to inspect damage and meet with victims The municipal palace was among the buildings that sustained damage in Tecomán which borders the Pacific Ocean and Michoacán “To Colima residents I say: you are not alone The commitment we have to help from our trench is real and we will continue working … for you,” she said in one Twitter post Monday’s earthquake was felt in several states and in Mexico City but only claimed two lives where a man died after the roof of a gym collapsed on top of him and a woman was killed when she was hit by a section of a Coppel department store facade that detached during the quake said that their home was severely damaged and that he hoped to receive financial support from the state and federal governments to carry out repairs and pay for other expenses close to 20 people in Colima sustained quake-related injuries aftershocks of Monday’s powerful temblor continue to occur Mexico’s National Seismological Service said on Twitter there had been 1,049 aftershocks as of 12 p.m the largest of which was a 5.8 magnitude quake with an epicenter 72 kilometers south of Tecomán just after 3:15 a.m With reports from Excélsior and Infobae  Dear Reader,Unfortunately our comment platform isn\'t available at the moment due to issues with our paywall and authentication vendor The Sunday event featured Jaripeo El Chapo de Sinaloa Ecuestre Ganaderia Rancho Furia Tecoman Sunday at the Sonoma County Fair was full of heart-pounding scream-inducing entertainment as vacqueros braved life and limb to show ferocious bucking bulls who’s the baddest one at the rodeo Sunday at the Chris Beck Arena at the Sonoma County Event Center at the fairgrounds featured Jaripeo El Chapo de Sinaloa Ecuestre Ganaderia Rancho Furia Tecoman A moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake hit 74 km (46 mi) away from Tecoman, Estado de Colima,  Mexico 2025 at 6.02 pm local time (America/Mexico City GMT -6) The quake had a shallow depth of 56 km (35 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so) A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Estado de Michoacan de Ocampo State,  Mexico 2022 at 1.05 pm local time (America/Mexico City GMT -5) The quake had a very shallow depth of 15 km (9 mi) and was felt over a large region The shallow depth of the quake caused it to be felt more strongly near the epicenter than a deeper quake of similar magnitude would Reference #1053:Tectonic SummaryThe September 19 M7.6 earthquake near the Pacific Coast of Mexico occurred as the result of shallow thrust faulting and mechanism of the event are broadly consistent with slip on or near the boundary interface between the subducting Cocos oceanic plate and the North America plate The broad-scale tectonics of the Pacific Coast of Mexico are controlled by the northeastward subduction of the Cocos plate beneath the North America plate at a rate of approximately 70 mm/yr.While commonly plotted as points on maps event are more appropriately described as slip over a larger fault area Earthquakes of this size and mechanism are typically about 90x40 km (length x width).Earthquakes are a common occurrence along the Middle America subduction zone there have been 13 other earthquakes M 6.5 or larger within 250 km of the September 19th event This includes the 1995 M 8.0 event approximately 125 km to the northwest as well as the 1985 M 8.0 event approximately 80 km to the southeast Both the 1985 M 8.0 event and a M 7.1 earthquake near Matzaco there is no specific date or time of year when Mexico is statistically more prone to seismic activity Preliminary Determination of Epicenters (PDE) Provoca sismo de 7.7 danos en mas de 6 mil casas Mexican earthquake sloshes Devils Hole. Published 21 September 2022. Link