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In Mexico City, Gringo Immigrants are Targets of Mostly Peaceful Protest on July 4th
Now this is interesting. On July 4th, there was a protest in Mexico City against gentrification perpetrated by “digital nomads”, most of them Americans, who have moved to Mexico City. Digital nomads are people who work online, and since they … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, Society
Tagged Americans in Mexico, Digital Nomads, Mexico City, Protests
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NASCAR Holds Cup Series Race in Mexico City
On June 15th, 2025, NASCAR held a Cup Series Race (its highest level), for points, in Mexico City. It was the first such race in Mexico and the first outside the U.S. since 1958.(See here and here). The Mexico City … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged Auto Racing, Daniel Suarez, Mexico City, NASCAR, Shane van Gisbergen
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The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City
The Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez is a race track in Mexico City. It’s the scheduled site of NASCAR’s first Cup Series Race for points in Mexico, to be held June 15th, 2025. (See here and here). It’s the first such race to … Continue reading
NASCAR’s Move from Michigan to Mexico City
NASCAR is set to hold a Cup Series level race in Mexico City on June 15th. (See NASCAR Set to Run Cup Series Race in Mexico City Next June.) The second-level Xfinity race is scheduled for June 14th, also in … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City, Michigan, NASCAR, Tom Bryant
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Mexico’s Next Supreme Court Has Been Chosen
As a result of Mexico’s judicial election held on June 1st, the new slate of judges for the Supreme Court (Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación) has been chosen. The new Supreme Court is set to take office on … Continue reading
Ronald D. Johnson Now U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
Ronald Douglas Johnson is now in Mexico City, serving as the U.S. ambassador to Mexico. This Ron Johnson is not to be confused with Ronald Harold Johnson, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin. Ronald D. Johnson is a fluent speaker of Spanish … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy
Tagged Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico City, Ronald D. Johnson, The U.S.A., U.S. Embassy in Mexico
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Altar Discovery Points to Tikal-Teotihuacan Relationship
The discovery of an altar at the Maya site of Tikal in Guatemala may shed more light on the relationship between Tikal and Teotihuacan. Or does it pose more questions than it answers? Tikal was part of the Maya culture … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology
Tagged Guatemala, Mesoamerica, Mexico City, Teotihuacan, The Maya, Tikal
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President Sheinbaum Launches Construction of the Mexico City-Queretaro Railroad Line
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum plans to construct at least 3,000 kilometers of passenger rail lines, in 13 new passenger routes. Click here for my previous article about the Mexico City-Pachuca line. On April 27, President Sheinbaum kicked off the construction … Continue reading
Posted in Transportation
Tagged Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico City, Queretaro state, Railroads, Santiago de Queretaro
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President Sheinbaum Launches Construction of Pachuca-Mexico City Train Route; Has Lots more Railroad Construction Planned
On March 22nd, 2025, President Claudia Sheinbaum was in the state of Hidalgo for the official launch of the Mexico City-Pachuca train route. (Pachuca is northeast of Mexico City). This rail route is being constructed by the Department of Defense. … Continue reading
Posted in Transportation
Tagged Andres Lajous Loaeza, Claudia Sheinbaum, Hidalgo State, Mexico City, Pachuca, Railroads
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Possible Cartel “Extermination Site” Discovered in Jalisco State
Local activists in the western Mexican state of Jalisco appear to have discovered a drug cartel’s grisly extermination site. From the BBC: “The gates to the Izaguirre Ranch look much like any others you might find in the state of … Continue reading
Posted in Crime
Tagged CJNG (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación), Drug cartels, Jalisco state, Mexico City, Teuchitlan
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