Mexico introduced six new national parks and seven “flora and fauna protection areas” covering 17,918 hectares (44,276 acres) to be overseen by the National Commission […] Features Videos ...

Mexico currently has 67 National Parks, 4 4 Biosphere Reserves, 41, Flora and Fauna Protection Areas, 18 Sanctuaries, 9 Natural Resource Protection Areas, and five Natural Monuments.

Mexico’s government recently announced the creation of 20 new protected areas across 12 states and two coastal areas in the country, covering roughly 2.3 million hectares (5.7 million acres).

Mexico has a long printmaking tradition, and Oaxaca emerged as one of its centers in the 1970s. A 2006 civil conflict in the state gave the politicized art movement new drive.