Giant Zócalo Catrina Achieves Guinness Record and Pays Tribute to José Guadalupe Posada
Clara Brugada said the 33-meter papier-mâché figure mocks vanity and classism, recalling that in death there are no titles, surnames or fortunes.
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The Zócalo International Book Fair Ended; Nearly 2 Million People Attended, Paloma Saiz Says
Its director says booksellers sold like never before and younger readers flocked to the fair, which gave away some 40,000 free books in 10 days.
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Mexican Book Fairs
“Book fairs in Mexico are among the great gatherings that speak of how a people nourishes itself on books,” observes Poniatowska.
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Brugada Reaffirms the Right to Housing at the Urban 20, in NY
Beside New York mayor Zohran Mamdani, Brugada said nearly half a million people left housing poverty in Mexico City since 2018, and urged a global housing coalition.
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Claudia Sheinbaum’s Cry at the Zócalo Drew More Than 300,000 Attendees: Mexico City Authorities
Mexico City’s government reported that more than 300,000 people packed the Zócalo for Sheinbaum’s Cry of Independence, with celebrations spilling into boroughs across the capital.
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Ecobici Increases Its Fleet by 60%: It Will Reach the Outskirts, Brugada Announces
The 10-year contract runs up to 2.43 billion pesos, brings bike-share to Iztapalapa, Iztacalco and Tlalpan for the first time, and hands all the infrastructure to the city at term’s end.
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Mexico City: 60 Police Officers Arrested in Two Years; Kidnapping and Homicide Among the Crimes Committed
Mexico City’s Attorney General ordered the arrests as part of a push to root out corruption within the capital’s police force.
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Utopía Elena Poniatowska Inaugurated in Coyoacán with a 242-Million-Peso Investment
Mexico City mayor Clara Brugada opened the community hub in San Lucas, Coyoacán, reclaiming nearly 20,000 m² of public space for over 130,000 residents.
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Sculptures of Fidel Castro and Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara Will Be Built Again and Placed in Mexico City
The life-size figures, known as Encuentro, sat on a bench in Tabacalera until the Cuauhtémoc mayor removed them last July, a removal officials later deemed illegal.
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Renovation of Mexico City’s Metro Line 3 to Begin in 2027; 45 Equipped Trains to Be Purchased
The 40-billion-peso co-investment replaces 40-year-old trains and rebuilds worn tracks; no stations will close this year and fare won’t rise, Brugada said.
