The arrest of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been scrutinized in depth by opinion writers both north and south of the border.  Here’s a selection of their musings.

Thirteen years after he escaped from a  high-security prison in Guadalajara, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Mexico’s most-wanted drug cartel leader, is back behind bars.

One may have supposed that the humble Monarch butterfly would not register high in importance on the agendas of the “Tres Amigos” meeting in Toluca this weekend, but Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto managed to find time to recognize the plight of this trilateral “treasure” and vowed to step up efforts to safeguard their existence.

IMSS abides by ruling

Following a Mexican Supreme Court ruling at the end of January, the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) has announced that same-sex couples who are legally married will receive exactly the same health-care and pension benefits as heterosexual couples covered in the program.

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto welcomes U.S. President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to the annual North American leaders’ summit in Toluca on Wednesday, February 19.

Mexico’s federal government has promised no repeat of the mass seizure of foreign-owned boats that took place in marinas around the country at the end of November.