Aspiring Teachers Caught Cheating With Exam Answers Painted on Nails
Thirty-five young women were caught trying to cheat on their entrance exam into schools for teachers in the Mexican state of Michoacán; they allegedly had the correct answer pattern painted on their nails. The entire admission process into teaching schools in Michoacán had been under suspicion of fraud since the first stage of exams, on […]
Mexican Bank Builds Branch in the Middle of Nowhere
Photos and videos of a functional Banco del Bienestar branch seemingly located in the middle of nowhere have been getting a lot of attention on Mexican social media this week. Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador was one of the very first people to get blamed for wasting government money on useless buildings after the […]
Mexico’s Most Wanted Drug Lord Allegedly Builds His Own Private Hospital
Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, a.k.a. “El Mencho”, the leader of Mexico’s fastest-growing drug cartel, has allegedly built his own private hospital in order to avoid having to treat his illnesses at other, less secure healthcare facilities. El Mencho, under whose leadership the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG) became the most prominent criminal organization in Mexico, reportedly […]
Macabre Doll-Covered Building in Mexico Goes Viral on Google Maps
Avenida Iztacalco 9 in Mexico City was one of the most searched addresses on Google Maps this week, after photos of a creepy, doll-covered house located there went viral on social media. It all started with a short TikTok video shared by user Fernando Mata, who runs a segment called “Weird Things on Google Maps”, […]
Mysterious Mexican Batman Urges People to Fight Pandemic by Staying Home
The Covid-19 pandemic is a problem that even Batman would have a tough time solving, but this Mexican version of the caped crusader is doing his best to help. Authorities in the Mexican city of Monterrey have received assistance from a very unlikely source in their efforts to keep people in their homes as part […]
The Strange Story of a Third-Born Child Literally Named “Zero Zero Three”
It’s not uncommon for Mexican parents to give their children unique, extravagant names, but even by these standards, the name Zero Zero Three stood out like a sore thumb, making its bearer an overnight internet celebrity. It all started when Casera Pizza, a well-known pizzeria based in Merida, the capital of Mexico’s Yucatan State, announced […]
Woman Allegedly Laces Husband’s Beer with Laxatives to Make Him Quit Drinking
Tirer of her husband’s drinking habit, a Mexican woman decided to make him think he had become allergic to booze by lacing his beers with natural laxatives like castor oil and plum extract. After consulting various internet pages and forums, Michel N., a young woman from Sinaloa, devised a plan to make her husband, José […]
Festival of Exploding Hammers Ushers in Lent with a Bang
Every February, on the day before Lent, the small Mexican town of San Juan de la Vega honors its namesake saint with a loud tradition that has come to be known as the Festival of Exploding Hammers. The origins of this bombastic festival are shrouded in mystery. According to one local story, Juan de la […]
Prison Soccer Match Between Rival Gangs Ends With 16 Dead
A friendly New Year’s Eve soccer match between teams representing two rival cartels in a Mexican prison turned into a bloodbath after a controversial tackle escalated into a gun fight. For over a decade, Cieneguillas, a medium-security prison in the Mexican state of Zacatecas, has been home to hundreds of dangerous criminals representing no less […]
Mexican Mayor Uses Lifesize Cutout of Himself at Events He Can’t Physically Attend
The mayor of a town in Mexico has come under fire from members of his community for deploying cutouts of himself at events that he can’t physically be present at. Moisés Aguilar Torres, the mayor Pichuclaco, a town in the Mexican state of Chiapas, managed to outrage his constituents by sending a cutout of himself […]
Puerto Escondito – Mexico’s Sinking Beach
Shocking photos of a popular beach in the Mexican state of Oaxaca sinking into the Ocean have been doing the rounds on social media, leaving people scratching their heads in disbelief. It turns out the sinking is being caused by a phenomenon known as “mar de fondo”, or “swell”. Swells rarely occur at popular seaside […]
Teacher Sparks Controversy for Making Students Wear Cardboard Boxes to Deter Cheating on Exam
A Mexican teacher has come under fire for making high-school students wear cardboard boxes on their heads to block their peripheral vision and prevent them from copying on an exam. Luis Juárez Texis, the director of Campus 01 “El Sabinal” at the College of Bachelors, in the Mexican state of Tlaxcala, has been accused of […]
Mexican Mayor Forced to Dress Up as a Woman for Failing to Fulfil Campaign Promises
Politicians always make promises they can’t keep during electoral campaigns, but voters hardly ever hold them responsible for lying. Well, residents in a small Mexican town recently decided to teach their mayor a lesson for failing to fulfil his campaign promises by parading him in women’s clothes for four straight days. Javier Sebastián Jiménez Santiz […]
Mayor Disguises Himself as Disabled Person to Test Public Servants
As part of an unusual social experiment, a Mexican mayor disguised himself as a disabled person in need of assistance to test the attitude of local public servants first-hand. After receiving a number of complaints from disabled and other socially disadvantaged people about the treatment they received from social workers, Carlos Tena, the mayor of […]
Mexicans Are Buying Fake Phones to Hand Over When Robbed
Armed robberies have become so common in Mexico City that people have started buying fake smartphones to hand over to trigger-happy criminals who would rather shoot them than leave empty-handed. Walking on the street or getting on public transportation in Mexico City have become increasingly risky affairs. According to recently released data, there were an average […]