Tuesday, June 4, 2024

The week in photos from Mexico: Reynosa to Veracruz

Take a visual tour of Mexico — from ringing in the new year to visits from the Three Kings  — with this selection of pictures from the week.

Veracruz, Veracruz

Dec. 31: Tourists enjoy the last sunset of 2023 on Playa Villa de Mar in Veracruz. (VICTORIA RAZO/CUARTOSCURO.COM)

Acapulco, Guerrero

Jan. 1: In the early hours of the first day of 2024, thousands of residents and tourists watched the fireworks display over Acapulco Bay as the city continues to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Otis. (CARLOS ALBERTO CARBAJAL/CUARTOSCURO.COM)

Dolores Hidalgo, Chiapas

Jan. 1: In honor of the 30-year anniversary of the Zapatista National Army of Liberation (EZLN) uprising, zapatistas and their supporters gathered in Chiapas. (ISABEL MATEOS/CUARTOSCURO.COM)

Mérida, Yucatán

Jan. 1: Mexican rejoneador (bullfighter on horseback) Fauro Aloi at the first bullfight of the year in the Mérida Bull Ring. (MARTÍN ZETINA/CUARTOSCURO.COM)

Cancún, Quintana Roo

Jan. 4: Tourists on kayaks see a colorful dawn with Cancún on the horizon in Nichupté Lagoon. (ELIZABETH RUIZ/CUARTOSCURO.COM)

Reynosa, Tamaulipas

Jan. 4: One hundred special forces soldiers of the Mexican Army were sent to Reynosa, Tamaulipas on Thursday to reinforce security in the border region. (SEDENA/CUARTOSCURO.COM)

Mexico City

Jan. 5: Doctors and nurses dressed as Balthazar, Caspar and Melchior delivered gifts to children at the Coyoacán pediatric hospital for Three Kings’ Day. (MARIO JASSO/CUARTOSCURO.COM)

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A thermometer that reads 42.4 degrees Celsius in Monterrey, Mexico

Third heat wave lingers as hurricane season starts in the Atlantic

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The northern and coastal regions of Mexico will continue to see high temperatures throughout this week.
Former U.K. ambassador to Mexico Jonathan Benjamin points an assault rifle at the camera in a blurry video screenshot

British ambassador sacked after pointing an assault rifle at embassy employee

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The incident was exposed by an anonymous social media account dedicated to exposing alleged mistreatment of staff at the U.K. Embassy in Mexico.
An EMT loads a person on a stretcher into an ambulance.

Over 60 heat-related deaths in Mexico so far this year, Health Ministry reports

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In 2023, heat killed almost 10 times as many Mexicans as in 2022. This year is on track to be much worse.