Tag Archives: Mexico City

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 →

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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

The Mexico City National Cemetery

Posted on May 25, 2026 by Allan Wall

In Mexico City, there is a one-acre American cemetery, the Mexico City National Cemetery, managed by the American Battle Monuments Commission. It is open to the public and is the oldest known cemetery for fallen American soldiers outside the United … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, History | Tagged ABMC (American Battle Monuments Commission), Cemeteries, Mexican War (1846-1848), Mexico City, Mexico City National Cemetery | Leave a comment

Markwayne Mullin Visits Mexico

Posted on May 22, 2026 by Allan Wall

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin arrived for a visit to Mexico on May 21st. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated on her Twitter X account that “We received at the National Palace the Secretary of the Department of Homeland … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy | Tagged Claudia Sheinbaum, Markwayne Mullin, Mexico City, Palacio Nacional, Roberto Velasco Alvarez, Ronald D. Johnson | Leave a comment

BTS in Mexico

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Allan Wall

South Korean pop culture has in recent years become more noted on the world stage. See, for example, the success of Squid Game (Ojingeo geim). South Korean pop music, known as K-Pop, has won many international adherents, including in Mexico. … Continue reading →

Posted in Corruption, Crime, Culture | Tagged BTS, Claudia Sheinbaum, K-Pop, Mexico City, Music, Palacio Nacional, Ruben Rocha Moya, South Korea, Zocalo | Leave a comment

More About the Pyramid of the Moon Shooting

Posted on April 30, 2026 by Allan Wall

On April 20th, 2026, the Pyramid of the Moon at Mexico’s Teotihuacan archaeological site was the site of a shooting. See previous article On April 20th, Disturbed Young Man Carries Out Shooting on Teotihuacan’s Pyramid of the Moon. To summarize, … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | Tagged Clausdia Sheinbaum, Columbine, Guerrero, Guns in Mexico, Hitler, Julio Cesar Jasso Ramirez, Mexico City, Pyramid of the Moon, Pyramid of the Sun, State of Mexico, Teotihuacan | Leave a comment

On April 20th, Disturbed Young Man Carries Out Shooting on Teotihuacan’s Pyramid of the Moon

Posted on April 22, 2026 by Allan Wall

The Teotihuacan complex northeast of Mexico City is a spectacular archaeological site which I have visited thrice. The Mesoamerican city was at its height in the first half of the first millenium A.D., long predating the arrival of the Aztecs … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | Tagged Adolph Hitler, Columbine Shooting, Human Sacrifice, Julio Cesar Jasso Ramirez, Mesoamerica, Mexico City, Pyramid of the Moon, Pyramid of the Sun | Leave a comment

Roberto Velasco Replaces Juan Ramon de la Fuente as Mexican Foreign Minister

Posted on April 11, 2026 by Allan Wall

The Mexican foreign ministry is the SRE, the Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, the Secretariat of Foreign Relations. The Mexican Foreign Secretary, or Foreign Minister, equivalent to U.S. Secretary of State, is commonly referred to as Canciller (Chancellor). Until this month, the Mexican Foreign … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy | Tagged Juan Ramon de la Fuente, Mexico City, Roberto Velasco Alvarez, SRE (Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, UNAM, University of Chicago | Leave a comment

La Pascua in Mexico

Posted on April 3, 2026 by Allan Wall

The crucifixion, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ are foundational to the Christian faith. That’s why the major branches of Christendom memorialize – in various ways – the death, burial and resurrection of Christ each spring . In the English … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Religion | Tagged Catholic Church, Christianity, Education, Holy Week, Ixtapalapa, Jesus Christ, La Pascua, Mexico City, Morelia, Procession of Silence, Quema de Judas, Sevilla | Leave a comment

Will the U.S. Hit Mexican Drug Cartels on Mexican Soil? Would It Be Effective?

Posted on January 11, 2026 by Allan Wall

There’s a lot of talk nowadays about the U.S. government attacking Mexican drug cartels in Mexico. A recent example is Sean Hannity’s interview with President Trump on January 8th, in which Trump said that “And we are going to start … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Foreign Policy | Tagged CJNG (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación), CNN, Donald Trump, Drug cartels, Mary Beth Sheridan, Mexico City, Sean Hannity, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment