Breaking · Hurricane Simon · Updated Sunday, October 11, 2026
Hurricane Simón weakens slightly but stays a Category 4 off the Jalisco–Nayarit coast
NOAA/NHC Advisory 17 (9 a.m. CST) has Simón at Category 4 with 145 mph winds, down from 155 mph. The NHC says guidance has shifted the track farther offshore, but a landfall between Playa Perula and Cabo Corrientes is still possible and confidence in the track is low. A hurricane warning remains in effect from Punta San Telmo to El Roblito and for the Islas Marías. Jalisco suspended classes in 22 coastal municipalities, and authorities asked 24 municipalities in Jalisco, Nayarit, Colima and Michoacán to suspend non-essential activity.
Stay off beaches and out of flooded roads, and follow Protección Civil instructions, including any evacuation orders.
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Riviera Nayarit & Jaltemba Bay
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Mexico this week
Mexico This Week: News and Culture
Hurricane preparedness, convictions in the Baja California surfers murder case, consumer news and cultural events across Mexico.
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Community reporting
Tara A. Spears — Community Stories
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Photography & culture
Mexico through Bill Bell’s lens
The pleasure of a plaza
A coffee, music and a shady bench. Bill and Dorothy’s favourite way to get acquainted with a town, in six photographs.
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Inside Guadalajara’s Cabañas
Look up into José Clemente Orozco’s extraordinary murals through Bill Bell’s photographs, and discover a visit that stays with you.
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Mexico in Motion: Our Love of Folklórico
The colour, movement and joy of folklórico, with a personal family story about Shanti and the skirt Dorothy sewed with love.
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The Walk of La Generala: Guadalajara to Zapopan
Every October 12, thousands walk the Virgin of Zapopan from Guadalajara’s cathedral to her basilica. The story behind the Romería, in Bill Bell’s photographs.
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Mexico Road Reports — October 5, 2026
Six reader journeys, with travel dates, routes and practical cautions. Individual reports do not guarantee current road conditions.
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