Tag Archives: Mexico City

Cabinet Profile: Marcelo Ebrard, Secretary of the Economy

Posted on February 19, 2025 by Allan Wall

Marcelo Ebrard serves as Secretary of the Economy (Secretario de Economía) in the cabinet of President Claudia Sheinbaum. The official title of the department in Spanish is the Secretaría de Economía (SE), the Secretariat of the Economy. The person heading … Continue reading →

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Cabinet Profile: Omar Garcia Harfuch, Secretary of Security

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Allan Wall

Omar Garcia Harfuch serves as Secretary of Security in the cabinet of President Claudia Sheinbaum. The official title of the department in Spanish is the Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana (SSPC), the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection. It … Continue reading →

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A Mathematical Study of the Mexican Drug Cartels

Posted on January 11, 2025 by Allan Wall

The ongoing havoc wrought by the Mexican drug cartels provides Mexico with an ongoing problem. How can the cartels be defeated? A recent study approaches the problem mathematically and offers a solution . It’s an interesting study and worth consideration. … Continue reading →

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Cabinet Profile: Juan Ramon de la Fuente, Foreign Minister

Posted on December 27, 2024 by Allan Wall

Juan Ramon de la Fuente Ramirez serves on President Claudia Sheinbaum’s Cabinet as Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores, literally Secretary of External Relations, that is, Foreign Minister, or as the the post is also called in Spanish, Canciller (Chancellor). De la … Continue reading →

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Christmastime in Mexico, 2024. ¡Feliz Navidad!

Posted on December 25, 2024 by Allan Wall

Christmastime is a special time in Mexico. The way you say Merry Christmas in Spanish is ¡Feliz Navidad! On December 24th, President Sheinbaum tweeted out a twitter X greeting which read “Merry Christmas to all Mexicans. I wish the best … Continue reading →

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The Billion Dollar Embassy: New U.S. Embassy in Mexico City the Biggest U.S. Embassy in the World

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Allan Wall

A big, new, billion dollar U.S. embassy has been constructed in Mexico City. Here is a proposal illustration generated in the early stages of the project: It’s the biggest U.S. embassy in the world. It has seven stories, two of … Continue reading →

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Cabinet Profile: Rosa Icela Rodriguez, Secretary of the Interior

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Allan Wall

Rosa Icela Rodriguez serves as Secretaria de Gobernación on the cabinet of President Claudia Sheinbaum. Secretaria de Gobernación is translated into English as “Secretary of the Interior”, but that doesn’t mean she is in charge of Mexican national parks. The Secretaria … Continue reading →

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Foreign Arrivals Decrease at Cancun, Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta Airports

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Allan Wall

Recent data show a decrease in foreign arrivals to Mexican tourist destinations Cancun (Caribbean coast), Los Cabos (south end of Baja California peninsula) and Puerto Vallarta (Pacific coast). From Travel and Tour World: “Mexico’s airports in Cancun, Los Cabos, and … Continue reading →

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Clara Brugada Inaugurated as Chief of Government of Mexico City; President Sheinbaum Attends

Posted on October 6, 2024 by Allan Wall

Mexico City is not a state, but it’s the equivalent of a state. Its elected leader is not called a governor, but the Jefe (for a man) or Jefa (for a woman) de Gobierno, the “Chief of Government”. On October 5th, 2024, Clara Brugada was inaugurated … Continue reading →

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Sunset of the ‘Sol Azteca’ – The Once-Powerful PRD Party Loses Its National Registry

Posted on September 21, 2024 by Allan Wall

The PRD, Partido de la Revolución Democrática (“Party of the Democratic Revolution”), once one of Mexico’s most powerful parties, has now lost its national registry. The decline of the PRD is part of the massive change in Mexican politics of … Continue reading →

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