Mexico lies on five tectonic plates that make it one of the world's most earthquake-vulnerable countries, particularly on the Pacific coast. In 1985 an 8.1 magnitude quake centered on the Pacific ...

Long before Trump expressed interest in a name change, conquerors have battled to claim the wealth of its rich waters.

Mexico has been hit by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake, in the area near Manzanillo, Colima, in the early hours of the morning.

Colonizers have always coveted the Gulf of Mexico: its trade winds, ports, fish and shellfish, its deep pockets of oil and gas far beneath a basin floor of crashed, tectonic plates. “This superb ...