Author Archives: Allan Wall

American Shot and Killed in Los Cabos, Mexico

Posted on June 3, 2026 by Allan Wall

I had just posted my previous article entitled State Department Publishes Updated Mexico Travel Advisory Just in Time for World Cup when I saw an article about an American getting killed in Mexico. The headline read American tourist killed in … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Tourism and Travel | Tagged Baja California Sur, Drug cartels, Los Cabos, Mexican Military, State Department Mexico Travel Advisory | Leave a comment

State Department Publishes Updated Mexico Travel Advisory Just in Time for World Cup

Posted on June 3, 2026 by Allan Wall

On May 29th, 2026, just in time for the World Cup, the U.S. State Department published its updated travel advisory for Mexico. I have found these advisories useful and they are updated from time to time. You can see the … Continue reading →

Posted in Tourism and Travel | Tagged State Department Travel Advisory, U.S. State Department, World Cup | Leave a comment

President Sheinbaum’s Speech at the Monumento a la Revolución

Posted on June 2, 2026 by Allan Wall

Two years ago, on June 2nd, 2024, Claudia Sheinbaum was elected to be president of Mexico. She was inaugurated October 1st, 2024. On May 31st, to celebrate the two years of her election, Presidenta Sheinbaum delivered a speech at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged AMLO, Claudia Sheinbaum, Conservatism, Felipe Calderon, Fourth Transformation, Monumento a la Revolución, MORENA Party, PAN, The U.S.A., Vicente Fox | Leave a comment

The 2026 World Cup

Posted on June 1, 2026 by Allan Wall

The 2026 World Cup is almost upon us. It’s scheduled to begin on June 11th and end on July 19th. The World Cup is the international soccer championship in which national teams compete. It’s held every 4 years. For the … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | Tagged Canada, FIFA, Guadalajara, Guadalupe in Nuevo Leon, Mexico City, Monterrey, Soccer, The U.S.A., World Cup, Zapopan | Leave a comment

Is Mexico City Being “Axolotlized” ?

Posted on May 30, 2026 by Allan Wall

The axolotl is a cute and amazing critter endemic to Mexico City. Click here for my previous article about the axolotl. In Spanish it’s called an ajolote and its scientific name is Ambystoma mexicanum. Mexico City is one of the venues … Continue reading →

Posted in Society | Tagged Axolotls, Clara Brugada, Claudia Sheinbaum, FIFA, Mexico City, World Cup | Leave a comment

PAN Senators Carry out a T-Shirt Stunt in the Mexican Senate

Posted on May 29, 2026 by Allan Wall

On May 28th the opposition PAN party pulled off a stunt in the Mexican Senate which brought together two ongoing issues relating to crime and security. The two issues are 1. The conflict between the MORENA-led federal government and Maru … Continue reading →

Posted in Corruption, Crime, Politics | Tagged Chihuahua state, Gerardo Fernández Noroña, Maru Campos, Mexican Congress, Mexican Senate, MORENA, PAN, Ruben Rocha, Sinaloa state, T-Shirts | Leave a comment

Actress at the Heart of Odyssey Controversy was Born in Mexico

Posted on May 28, 2026 by Allan Wall

The Odyssey movie, by Christopher Nolan, is scheduled to be released on July 17th, and there’s a lot of buzz about it. Left: Odyssey movie poster. Source: IMP Awards Right: Odyssey Producer/Screenwriter/Director Christopher Nolan. Source: Ralph_PH One of the controversial … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture | Tagged Africa, Barack Obama, Barack Obama Sr., Christopher Nolan, Guerrero state, Kamala Harris, Kenya, Luo Tribe, Lupita Nyong'o, Mexican Citizenship, Movies, Taxco, The Odyssey Movie, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment

El Chapo Guzman’s Nephew Arrested in Mexico

Posted on May 28, 2026 by Allan Wall

In January of 2017, Joaquin “el Chapo” Guzman, one of the two leaders of the Sinaloa drug cartel, was extradited to the United States, and he’s still there, locked up in the ADX Florence supermax prison in Colorado. Drug cartels … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | Tagged ADX FLorence, Colorado, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada Garcia, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Los Chapitos, Noroeste newspaper, Omar Garcia Harfuch, Sinaloa Cartel, Sinaloa state, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment

Mexico City Cops to Wear Body Cameras

Posted on May 27, 2026 by Allan Wall

According to Clara Brugada, Mayor of Mexico City, the police of that city are going to start wearing body cameras. Mexico City already has plenty of video surveillance cameras, more in fact than any other city in the Western Hemisphere. … Continue reading →

Posted in Corruption | Tagged Body Cameras, Bribes, Clara Brugada, Mexico City, Traffic Officers | Leave a comment

The Axolotl

Posted on May 26, 2026 by Allan Wall

The Valley of Mexico is the home of a unique and fascinating creature known as the axolotl. Paradoxically, this animal is critically endangered in its natural habitat but widely common throughout the world. The axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is a type … Continue reading →

Posted in Wildlife | Tagged Axolotls, Chapultepec, Clara Brugada, Lake Chalco, Mexican Pesos, Mexico City, Nahuatl, Xochimilco | Leave a comment