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An unexpected tour

The Merlin duck, a Peking breed, went viral after appearing at the 2026 World Cup celebrations. Its distinctive features: small sandals to protect its legs, a National Team shirt and an evident closeness to its family. That video prompted a series of visits that its owners, the Gómez family, documented on social networks.

The logs of these tours show that the bird went to emblematic places in the Mexican capital. At the National Palace, he entered the Treasury Room during the morning conference, where he caught the attention of the staff and attendees.

It also went through the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), where the family processed the official registration of the animal’s name to ensure exclusive commercial rights to its image.

Institutional recognition

Merlin visited the Netflix Mexico offices in Mexico City. Their presence generated digital interactions among the streaming platform’s workers. In addition, the ESPN and TV Deportes networks integrated it into their programming and special coverage around the tournament.

The Atlante Club, a local sports institution, incorporated it into its institutional activities and classified it as an amulet in promotional events.

The phenomenon reached the international level: FIFA granted official access to Merlín and his family to watch the Mexican National Team’s match against the Czech Republic from a box. Thus, the duck became an unexpected ambassador of the capital during the Cup.

Fleet modernization

Mexicana de Aviación incorporated its seventh Embraer aircraft model E190-E2, with registration XA-MXG. The team will begin the technical and regulatory processes before the aeronautical authority to join the operation.

The airline seeks to consolidate a fleet of 20 Embraers by the end of 2027. The general director, Leobardo Ávila Bojórquez, stated that each new aircraft represents confidence and opportunities.

“Today we received our seventh aircraft of the E-2 family, an addition that strengthens our operational capabilities and confirms that Mexicana continues to grow sustainably,” he declared at the Felipe Ángeles International Airport.

The E190-E2 stands out for its efficiency: it reduces fuel consumption and polluting emissions. Its 2+2 configuration offers comfort to passengers.

The fleet increased 40% compared to the previous year, and the supply of seats grew 33%. More than one million 70 thousand passengers have flown with Mexicana.

New routes for July

Ávila Bojórquez announced the incorporation of four destinations: Tuxtla Gutiérrez (July 6), Chihuahua (July 13), Hermosillo (July 20) and the Bajío International Airport (July 27).

“Each new destination is a door that opens to generate opportunities for tourism, investment, trade and regional development.”

The airline continues to expand its presence in the national territory and strengthen connectivity between regions.

Searching mothers and relatives of missing people adapted the classic Cielito Lindo to denounce the crisis of disappearances in Mexico, which exceeds 135 thousand cases. It was at the Monument to the Revolution, hours before the Mexican National Team’s third game in the World Cup, where they placed canvases with the search cards for their loved ones and chanted unpublished lyrics.

A song to break the stigma

Nanzy Mendoza, who is looking for her brother Josué Ricardo Mendoza Martínez – who disappeared on August 3 in Lomas de Chapultepec – modified the melody. He explained that his intention is to move society and eliminate criminalization of families.

“It is a way to raise awareness and break the paradigm that is stigmatizing us… simply let our hearts speak,” he declared.

Mendoza said that during the Mexico-South Korea match he noticed the fans’ excitement when they sang Cielito Lindo. That’s why he chose that song: “I want to convey that same feeling with these lyrics.”

The lyrics include phrases like: “In every corner, sweetheart, we are searching” and “Families always brave… with a photo in their hands, never letting go”. The chorus: “Oh, oh, oh, oh, shout and don’t be silent, because your voice calls for them, sweetheart, everywhere.”.

Call to authorities and society

Angelina Castillo, mother of Joshua Daniel Rivera Castillo — who disappeared on August 9 — thanked those who came to listen: “That listening is the comfort to the soul that we often need.” Antonia Zamora, mother of Vianey Berenice Macías Zamora, asked not to vandalize the photographs of her children: “They are not just a piece of paper, they are our lives.”

The search companies denounced that the federal government does not meet their demands: more budget for the National Search Commission and state prosecutors’ offices. After the song, they named some of the missing: Marlenne Blando Aguirre, Juan Carpinteyro Pavón, Ángel Moreno Mosco, Guadalupe Ruiz González, among others.

“Today we want to name those who are missing, it is not a number, it is a story… as long as a person remains missing, our voice will continue searching for them,” they concluded.