
Simon Romero
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NYT Correspondent in Mexico City. Previous postings: Caracas, Rio, Houston, Albuquerque, São Paulo. New Mexico born & raised
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Church Collapse in Mexico Kills at Least 10 During Collective Baptism A church roof collapsed in a city on Mexico’s Gulf Coast as dozens of parishioners were at Sunday Mass. Rescuers said at least three children were among the dead. w/ Emiliano Mega nytimes.com/2023/10/02/wor…

Mexico-U.S. Ties: What to Know About Migration, Fentanyl and Guns nytimes.com/2023/10/05/wor… w/ Zolan Kanno-Youngs Eileen Sullivan

I went to Jamaica to report on the push to make Patois an official language. The shift would resonate across the Caribbean, as Jamaica weighs cutting ties with the British monarchy w/ photos + video by Alejandro Cegarra nytimes.com/2023/10/11/wor…

What happens when teacher shortages in the U.S. propel schools to hire teachers from developing nations? In Jamaica, authorities say they are grappling with a brain drain spawning a new crisis in their education system. My latest. Photos by alejandra cedres nytimes.com/2023/10/24/wor…

"La gente buscaba agua y alimento en tiendas saqueadas. Otros se valían de los radioaficionados para intentar ubicar a sus seres queridos. Y muchos imploraban a los líderes mexicanos que abastecieran la zona". Emiliano Mega Zolan Kanno-Youngs Simon Romero nytimes.com/es/2023/10/28/…


Americans Love #Avocados. It’s Killing #Mexico’s Forests. Illegal deforestation for #avocado crops points to a blood-soaked trade with the United States involving threats, abductions and killings. By Simon Romero Emiliano Mega @NYTimes nytimes.com/2023/11/28/us/…

Excellent The New York Times Simon Romero covering this long-standing & intensifying problem citrus agro - & AMLO's tree planting program! - also sources of deforestation Avocado growthalso a major source of water depletion & thus potent secondary eco harms nytimes.com/2023/11/28/us/…

BREAKING: Guatemala's Presidential Inauguration is Delayed Protesters clashed with police in the capital as members of Congress remained behind closed doors Confusion & anger are building around the country w/ Jody García nytimes.com/2024/01/14/wor…

Guatemala’s New President Is Sworn In, Despite Efforts to Stop Him Simon Romero nytimes.com/2024/01/14/wor…


I went to the southernmost reaches of Belize for this story on the country's territorial dispute with Guatemala. It was a wild trip. Photos by Alejandro Cegarra nytimes.com/2024/02/15/wor…

Mientras las tensiones aumentan entre Venezuela y Guyana, otra disputa territorial, entre Belice y Guatemala, tiene el potencial de desestabilizar América Central con Alejandro Cegarra y Jody García nytimes.com/es/2024/02/18/…

U.S. law enforcement officials spent years looking into allegations that allies of Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, met with and took millions of dollars from drug cartels after he took office nytimes.com/2024/02/22/wor… Story by Natalie Kitroeff & Alan Feuer


