The season has already begun, and with it, a threshold has opened. In the gloom of the Gothic Chapel, ghosts rise to recount what still hurts, what has not been redeemed. “Ánimas, mascarada de fantasmas” is theater, but also a rite of memory, a dark mirror where the echo of viceregal Mexico still beats. And […]
Mexico takes historic medal haul at the World Swimming Championships
The Mexican delegation returns home with the country’s best-ever World Cup result. With broken records and a decisive performance by Osmar Olvera against Chinese dominance, the team collected eight medals at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships: one gold, four silver, and three bronze. After 23 days of competition in Singapore, Mexico finished 12th in the […]
Mexico and the uncomfortable proximity
Mexico is a free and independent country, where I was born and where I also learned that we do not live in isolation, but under the constant watch of a vast neighbor with whom we have a long-standing relationship, one that over the years has become increasingly multifaceted and complex. It comes up in street […]
The best dressed woman in Mexico
Guadalupe Loaeza’s most recent novel, The Lover of the Nile River (Planeta, 2023), explores the turbulent life of Suzanne Avramow, a Sephardic Jew born in Turkey and raised in Bulgaria. Her father and uncle, Jewish businessmen in Mexico, plotted the arrival of the young twenty-two-year-old Suzy by sending a letter to the then-president of Mexico, […]
The town in Mexico where people drink more Coca-Cola than water
Mexico has one of the cities most addicted to the famous Coca-Cola soft drink. In the state of Chiapas, drinking water is generally a scarce and expensive luxury. Given this reality, a large part of the population has substituted water for chronic consumption of Coca-Cola, making it an essential part of their daily lives. Specifically, […]
Canadian ministers will visit Mexico to strengthen bilateral relations.
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand and Minister of Finance and National Revenue François-Philippe Champagne will conduct a bilateral visit to Mexico City from August 5-6, with the goal of strengthening the strategic partnership between Canada and Mexico. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs detailed in a statement that, during their visit, the ministers will hold meetings […]
The far right in Mexico insists: the National Council of the New Right is created
With the intention of promoting an agenda of conservative values in decision-making in Mexico, Raúl Tortolero, a member of the National Action Party (PAN) and leader of the New Hispanic Right, formed the National Council of the New Right in Mexico. Although it is not a partisan project, it flirts with the possibility of promoting […]
Rainfall will increase in more than 15 states in Mexico during the week, due to a tropical cyclone and the Mexican Monsoon.
The week is starting relatively calm, at least with regard to the extent of rainfall due to the effects of an anticyclone that brought stability. But this will change rapidly in the coming hours as tropical systems increase in frequency, increasing rainfall, storms, and hail, and cooling off. Don’t be surprised by the changes! A […]
Kingpin’s escape jeopardizes Trump-Mexico deal, WSJ says
While waiting for the security agreement between Mexico and the United States to be announced, The Wall Street Journal warned of omissions that jeopardize the agreement, such as allowing the escape of alleged fentanyl kingpin Zhi Dong Zhang, alias “Brother Wang,” from house arrest in Mexico City. Source: reforma
Queretanos, the biggest spenders in Mexico
Querétaro families are the biggest spenders in the country, averaging 66,762 pesos per quarter in 2024 in urban areas, according to the National Household Income and Expenditure Survey (INEGI). While spending in rural areas of Querétaro averaged 40,236 pesos per quarter in 2024, residents of Querétaro spent the most on food, beverages, and tobacco, with […]