Tag Archives: Oaxaca

CIIT, the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec

Posted on March 31, 2026 by Allan Wall

The Isthmus of Tehuantepec, located in the Mexican states of Veracruz and Oaxaca, is the narrowest part of Mexico. It is also the narrowest land area located between the Gulf of Mexico (on its north) and the Pacific Ocean (on … Continue reading →

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Tomb #10 in Oaxaca

Posted on March 5, 2026 by Allan Wall

The Zapotec people have lived in the Mexican state of Oaxaca (wa-ha-ca) for 2500 years, and still live there. Two thousand years ago, the Zapotec culture was at its height, as far as material accomplishments go. But the culture has … Continue reading →

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Nine Elected Supreme Court Justices Now Form the Mexican Supreme Court

Posted on September 9, 2025 by Allan Wall

On June 1st, Mexico held its first-ever judicial election. As part of that election, nine judges were elected to form the next Mexican Supreme Court, The nine candidates who won took office on September 1st, 2025. The Chief Justice, or as … Continue reading →

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How Independent Will Mexico’s Newly-Elected Supreme Court Be ?

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Allan Wall

Like the U.S.A., Mexico has three branches of its federal government – the legislative, the executive and the judicial. And, like the U.S.A., Mexico has a Supreme Court. In recent years the Mexican Supreme Court has become more powerful and … 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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That Didn’t Take Long – States Approve Mexico’s Judicial Reform

Posted on September 12, 2024 by Allan Wall

On September 11th, the Mexican Senate approved a judicial reform which would mandate the election of Mexican judges at all levels. As the Cámara de Diputados had already approved the reform, the next step was for the reform to be … Continue reading →

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Mexico’s Election Violence

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Allan Wall

Mexico held an election on June 2nd. It was a massive election, with 20,000 official posts up for grabs, from the presidency and Congress down to local offices. There were 70,000 candidates competing for those 20,000 posts. In some parts … Continue reading →

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Public Assistance and the Sheinbaum Triumph

Posted on June 14, 2024 by Allan Wall

On June 2nd, Mexico had a presidential election with three candidates: Claudia Sheinbaum, Xochitl Galvez and Jorge Alvarez Maynez. Claudia Sheinbaum won. The results:CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM received 35,924,519 votes, which was 59.7594 % of the total.XOCHITL GALVEZ received 16,502,697 votes, which … Continue reading →

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