Overview
- President Claudia Sheinbaum requested reports from Mexico’s culture and foreign ministries on the effects of explosives at the mountain and possible next steps.
- Baja California’s culture secretary formally asked U.S. Customs and Border Protection to halt explosive demolition at Cuchumá and to follow indigenous consultation protocols.
- Residents near El Manzanito reported frequent blasts in rocky areas tied to border-wall work and said the explosions began without notice.
- Tecate mayor Román Cota Muñoz said the construction is taking place on U.S. territory along the shared ridgeline of the mountain.
- Scholars and community leaders describe Cuchumá as a ceremonial center for Yuman/Kumiai peoples, recognized on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places and treated in Mexico as intangible cultural heritage.