A “ Crocodile bride” is baptized in a church and dressed in a white wedding gown to marry the Mayor of the Mexican town of San Pedro Huamelula. Locals call the crocodile “the little princess”, the reptile is believed to be a representation of a goddess. As part of this fertility tradition, which started in 1789, residents accompany the wedding procession through the town with band music. Each year they pay tribute to the reptile bride, they believe this wedding symbolizes the balance between man and nature. https://www.univision.com/univision-news/the-crocodile-bride-the-center-of-an-ancestral-celebration-in-mexico-video

After striking a deal with the US government to prevent bruising tariffs, Mexico has tightened border controls. As a result, citizens of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador heading to America are taking more dangerous routes to cross into the country, to avoid being detained.  An hour away from Mexico City, Tultitlan is a crossroads for freight trains and popular gathering point for migrants. But their numbers have dropped since the government became more stringent in enforcing immigration policies.  Jorge Luis Berrios has encountered eight checkpoints on his way through four Mexican states. After showing his documents, officials let him pass “Mexican authorities have told us to always carry our IDs. If we don’t, they’ll deport us. We have to avoid any sort of trouble while we’re in Mexico, ” Berrios said.” https://youtu.be/rM09y8xo0n0 Officials say that since reaching an agreement with the US to control the influx of migrants through Mexico, deportations have risen 33-percent( “As Mexico cracks down on Central Americans trying to get to the US, Mexican military have begun targeting migrants…

In Mexico City, escape rooms have exploded in popularity. But one escape is taking the experience a step further by turning the room into a replica of a prison cell that once held one of the world’s most notorious drug lords, Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman. Valeria Leon has the story. https://www.univision.com/univision-news/el-chapos-escape-room-experience-in-mexico-city-video

50-year-old Naasón García became the head of the Mexico-based “The Light of the World” church in 2015, when he was named the Apostle of Jesus Christ.  “The Apostle” -as his followers call him- was arrested in California for alleged multiple sex crimes, including rape. He was being held on a bail of $25 million, but that amount was increased to $50 million.  The light of the world Church, which is headquartered in Mexico, claims to have 5 million followers around the globe. This Christian organization was founded in 1926 by Mr. García’s grandfather.  FULL STORY Here: https://www.univision.com/univision-news/mexico-based-mega-church-has-a-history-of-sex-abuse-against-children-video