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Progressive leaders from Latin America gathered in Mexico on September 30, to discuss further regional integration, combating climate change, a regional currency and opposing sanctions. Tamara Pearson reflects on the contrasts with earlier gatherings at the height of the "Pink Tide".

President López Obrador's leadership continues to enjoy broad approval, though negative responses on government performance went up.

The popular president will seek to complete infrastructure initiatives, support his party’s candidate and ensure a smooth succession

This week saw AMLO discuss archaeology, a kidnapped mayor, lithium mining, the new government report on the Ayotzinapa and U.S. politicians.

The Maya Railway under construction in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula will connect with a second line to link the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.

The state-owned airline, set to launch in December, announced 20 national destinations it will serve out of hubs in Mexico City and Tulum.

Mexican archeologists have discovered the richly adorned skeletal remains in a grave thought to be over 1,000 years old, said the INAH. The discovery was made in combination with the Maya Train project.

The latest burial discovery took place during work on the construction of a hotel near the major Maya ruins of Palenque in Chiapas state.

Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered a well-preserved human body, potentially over 1,000 years old, in a grave near the construction site of the Maya Train, a major tourist rail project. The discovery was made during archaeological salvage work carried out alongside the construction.

President López Obrador responded to research published last week that indicated drug cartels form the fifth-largest employer nationwide.