Author Archives: Allan Wall

In Brooklyn Court, El Mayo Pleads Guilty

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Allan Wall

In 2024, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, was tricked into flying to El Paso, Texas, where he was arrested by U.S. authorities. Now, El Mayo has submitted a guilty plea in a U.S. federal court … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | Tagged Claudia Sheinbaum, Drug cartels, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada Garcia, Pam Bondi, Sinaloa Cartel, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment

Mexican Senator Calls President Sheinbaum a Narco-Politician, on Fox News No Less!

Posted on August 24, 2025 by Allan Wall

Mexican Senator Lilly Tellez is under fire for her interview on Fox Noticias, the Fox News Spanish channel. Senator Tellez criticized President Sheinbaum and others, calling them narco-politicians. (A few months back Senator Tellez criticized President Sheinbaum for something else, … Continue reading →

Posted in Corruption, Crime, Foreign Policy, History | Tagged Adan Augusto Lopez, Donald Trump, Drug cartels, Fox News, La Barredora, Lilly Tellez, MORENA Party, PAN, Rachel Campos-Duffy, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment

Mayan City Lost for Centuries Possibly Located in Chiapas

Posted on August 23, 2025 by Allan Wall

In the eastern Mexican state of Chiapas, a Mayan city that had been abandoned and lost in the jungle the past 300+ years appears to have been recently located. From Popular Mechanics: “Archaeologists have located Sak-Bahlán—the last city of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Archaeology, History | Tagged Chiapas, INAH, Josuhe Lozada Toledo, Lidar technology, Maya | Leave a comment

Grupo Bimbo in Canada

Posted on August 21, 2025 by Allan Wall

I recently visited Canada. We stopped in a convenience store in Quebec, the French-speaking province. A snack item purchased there was this product called “Ah Caramel!”. I looked at the back side of the package and saw something interesting. Look … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy | Tagged Canada, Grupo Bimbo, Russia, The U.S.A, Ukraine | Leave a comment

Stolen Document Signed by Hernan Cortes Retrieved and Returned to Mexico by the FBI

Posted on August 19, 2025 by Allan Wall

The U.S. FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) recently retrieved a Mexican historical document which had somehow been purloined from an official Mexican archive. The FBI returned it to Mexico. It was a nearly 500 year old document signed by none … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, History | Tagged El Archivo General de la Nación, FBI, Gonzalo de Sandoval, Hernan Cortes, Palacio de Lecumberri, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment

Sinaloa Cartel War Continues

Posted on August 18, 2025 by Allan Wall

The ongoing Sinaloa Cartel War in the western Mexican state of Sinaloa continues. It’s nearing its one-year anniversary, having begun on September 9th, 2024. The intra-cartel war pits one faction, La Mayiza, led by the son of “El Mayo” Zambada, against … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | Tagged Sinaloa Cartel, Sinaloa state | Leave a comment

Remittances to Mexico in Decline – May Be Related to U.S. Immigration Crackdown

Posted on August 16, 2025 by Allan Wall

Remittances, funds sent from Mexicans in the U.S. back to Mexico, are going down. In a previous article I reported that remittances in May 2025 were down 4.6% in comparison to May 2024, a year earlier. Now the figures are … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Immigration | Tagged Remittances | Leave a comment

President Sheinbaum Doing Very Well in Mexican Approval Polls

Posted on August 14, 2025 by Allan Wall

Claudia Sheinbaum has been President of Mexico since October 1st, 2024. Her public approval ratings are looking very good. AS/COA (Americas Society/Council of the Americas) tracks various polls and has reported them here. The AS/COA quotes two polls from last … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Claudia Sheinbaum, Polling | Leave a comment

How Safe is Mexico for Tourists? The State Department Travel Advisory Can Help.

Posted on August 14, 2025 by Allan Wall

How safe is it for Americans to travel to Mexico? On the one hand there are terrible stories of violence emanating from south of the border. On the other hand there are tens of millions of Americans who visit Mexico … Continue reading →

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

President Sheinbaum Commemorates the 700th Anniversary of Mexico City

Posted on August 10, 2025 by Allan Wall

This year, 2025, is the 700th anniversary of Mexico City, founded on an island on a lake as the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. (See Mexico City’s 700th Anniversary). ABC reported on the commemorations taking place in Mexico City on July … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Aztecs, Claudia Sheinbaum, Jesús María Tarriba, Mexico City, Miguel Pastrana, Tenochtitlan, UNAM | Leave a comment