A few weeks ago, the Mexican government recognized the day 68 years ago when women were permitted to emit a vote in a federal election for the first time.

The latest data puts Claudia Sheinbaum, the former mayor of Mexico City, as the clear favorite to succeed Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador as the next president of Mexico in 2024.

The risks of traveling through Mexico are well known to longtime expat residents, plus those who properly research this country, read newspapers and digest advice wisely.

Did the friendly facade of this week’s “Tres Amigos” summit among the leaders of the United States, Mexico and Canada hide underlying tensions behind the scenes?

In September of last year, Mexico’s Supreme Court unanimously ruled that penalizing abortion was unconstitutional.

One might think that in such a cynical political world the media would by now have cottoned on to leaders who constantly change the narrative to drive attention from hot-button issues that are causing them discomfort.