Tag Archives: Mexico City

Extortion of Businesses Getting Worse in Mexico

Posted on July 22, 2025 by Allan Wall

According to the Associated Press, the problem of extortion is getting worse in Mexico. From the Associated Press (AP): “Extortion is strangling businesses in Mexico. Much, but not all, of it is linked to Mexico’s powerful organized crime groups. While … Continue reading →

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The 100th Anniversary of the Mexican Baseball League

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Allan Wall

This calendar year, 2025, is the one hundredth anniversary of the Mexican Baseball League, Liga Mexicana de Béisbol (LMB), founded in 1925. The Mexican Baseball League is the oldest professional sports league in Mexico. It is the ninth-richest professional sports … Continue reading →

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Mexico City’s 700th Anniversary

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Allan Wall

This year, 2025, Mexico City is celebrating its 700th anniversary. There are various official activities to be observed, including the unveiling of a monument on July 26th. Mexico’s original name was Tenochtitlan. It was founded on an island on Lake … Continue reading →

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New York Times on the Mexico City Protest

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Allan Wall

I recently reported on the July 4th protests in Mexico City. See In Mexico City, Gringo Immigrants are Targets of Mostly Peaceful Protest on July 4th. The digital nomads moved to Mexico City from the U.S. Since they work online … Continue reading →

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In Mexico City, Gringo Immigrants are Targets of Mostly Peaceful Protest on July 4th

Posted on July 5, 2025 by Allan Wall

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 →

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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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