The statue is a replica of a mysterious carving of an Indigenous figure unearthed in January known as the Young Woman of AmajacA replica of a mysterious pre-Hispanic sculpture of an Indigenous woman has been chosen to replace a statue of Christopher Co…
Mexico police intercept 652 Central American migrants in three cargo trucks
Discovery is one of biggest of US-bound migrants, with 90% Guatemalans and nearly 200 unaccompanied minorsPolice in northern Mexico have discovered more than 600 Central American migrants hiding in three long cargo trucks headed to the United States, i…
Accel, Tiger and Stripe’s COO back Mexico City-based Higo as it raises $23M for its B2B payments platform
Just six months after raising $3.3 million in seed funding, Mexico City-based Higo announced today it has raised $23 million in a Series A round led by Accel. Tiger Global Management also participated in the financing, along with existing backers Haystack, Homebrew, Audacious, Susa Ventures and J Ventures. A number of angel investors also put […]
Cobalt launches from beta with a $2.8M seed to help creators launch products
As internet creators and influencers grow their followings, it’s not always intuitive what the best way to monetize might be. For some creators, they might find a path to monetization through subscriber-only content and branded posts, but for those with a great idea and an entrepreneurial streak, they might leverage their appeal to launch a […]
Biden is treating migrants little better than Trump did. That’s shameful | Xochitl Oseguera
We thought the days when our country treated asylum-seekers with cruelty and disdain might be ending. This month we learned we were wrongWe thought the days when our country treated asylum-seekers with cruelty and disdain might be ending. This month we…
Haiti deportations justified because of Covid, Biden homeland secretary says
Alejandro Mayorkas vows investigation of horseback roundups‘They treated us like animals’: deported Haitians despairThe US homeland security secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, on Sunday defended the Biden administration’s decision to send thousands of Hait…
Thank you, Tecuelhuetzin. But our tlahtoāni is in another yāōcalli.
The old-school, side-scroller game for Android and iOS, “Yaopan. Un Juego de la Conquista” was developed by scholars at UNAM to challenge popular historical narratives. You play as a Tlaxcalan during the conquest and the fall of Tenochtitlan. (Text is …
Apps to reach record highs in Q3 of 36B downloads and $34B in consumer spending
A new forecast on the state of the app economy indicates the third quarter will see record-breaking revenues spent on apps and games. According to App Annie, consumers worldwide will spend $34 billion on apps and games in Q3, a 20% year-over-year increase on spending. The increase indicates that the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on consumer […]
Haitian migrants and refugees cross the Rio Grande – in pictures
In the past few weeks more than 12,000 Haitians have arrived in Del Rio, Texas, gathering in a huge makeshift camp. Many have to cross the Rio Grande from Del Rio to Ciudad Acuña to seek food and supplies in Mexico to bring back to family members waiti…
Mexico’s Kavak drives away with $700M in new funding, doubling its valuation to $8.7B
Kavak, a Mexico City-based startup that operates a pre-owned car marketplace in Latin America, announced today that it has raised a massive $700 million in a Series E round that more than doubles the company’s valuation to $8.7 billion. This news is notable for a few reasons. For one, it’s a staggering sum for any […]