Tag Archives: Mexico City

NASCAR Holds Cup Series Race in Mexico City

Posted on June 16, 2025 by Allan Wall

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 →

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The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City

Posted on June 14, 2025 by Allan Wall

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 →

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NASCAR’s Move from Michigan to Mexico City

Posted on June 7, 2025 by Allan Wall

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 →

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Mexico’s Next Supreme Court Has Been Chosen

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Allan Wall

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 →

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Ronald D. Johnson Now U.S. Ambassador to Mexico

Posted on May 23, 2025 by Allan Wall

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 →

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Altar Discovery Points to Tikal-Teotihuacan Relationship

Posted on May 9, 2025 by Allan Wall

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 →

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President Sheinbaum Launches Construction of the Mexico City-Queretaro Railroad Line

Posted on May 6, 2025 by Allan Wall

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 →

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President Sheinbaum Launches Construction of Pachuca-Mexico City Train Route; Has Lots more Railroad Construction Planned

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Allan Wall

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 →

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Possible Cartel “Extermination Site” Discovered in Jalisco State

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Allan Wall

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 →

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Cabinet Profile: Mario Delgado, Secretary of Education

Posted on March 8, 2025 by Allan Wall

Mario Delgado Carrillo serves as Secretary of Education (Secretario de Educación Pública) in the cabinet of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. The official title of the department in Spanish is the Secretaría de Educación Pública (SEP), the Secretariat of Public Education. … Continue reading →

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