Mexico is the latest country to become wrapped up in the controversial issue of removing monuments of now discredited historical figures of the past.

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was greeted by eerie silence as he walked onto the balcony of the Presidential Palace Wednesday evening clutching a large Mexican flag. 

Reports suggest that some state tourism secretaries in Mexico are pressing the federal government to introduce Covid-related restrictions on international visitors entering the country.

An earthquake September 7 centered ten miles northeast of Acapulco damaged infrastructure in the tourist resort, shook buildings in Mexico City, and was reportedly felt in several parts of Jalisco.

Just days after Texas enacted one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the United States that effectively puts an end to Roe vs. Wade in the state, Mexico’s Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling that decriminalizes abortion in one of Latin America’s most Catholic nations.

Regrettably, this year, as last, Mexicans will not be out in force celebrating their national day, waving flags, wearing giant sombreros, blowing horns, eating traditional foods and reveling in the unique, festive atmosphere.