The magazine that analyzes the power of Mexican municipalities in the economy, governance and Mexico's relationship with the world.

Tourism growth can create jobs and investment, but it also exposes failures in water, mobility, sanitation, and public safety. The municipal challenge is to turn temporary pressure into permanent infrastructure for residents. A city may celebrate record hotel occupancy while its residents face congested streets, irregular waste collection, low water pressure, and overloaded emergency services. This contradiction is common in tourism destinations: the visitor economy expands w

In a market where cities compete for visitors, investment, and talent, what distinguishes a place can generate jobs and value. The municipal challenge is to turn that distinctiveness into shared opportunities without displacing the community that keeps it alive. What Cannot Be Copied Many Mexican municipalities pursue development by offering the same package: land, incentives, connectivity, and an image of modernity. These factors are necessary, but they are rarely enough to

The problem with many municipalities is not that they do not have an economy. It is that they do not know how to read it. They have businesses, young people, land, producers, schools, family-owned companies, location, and talent. But without a diagnosis, those assets remain scattered. They are mentioned in speeches, promoted in campaigns, celebrated at events, but rarely turned into a real development strategy. A local economy does not reactivate through goodwill. Nor thr

At a time when the global economy is reorganizing at an unprecedented pace, cities have ceased to be merely administrative centers and have become true nodes of economic, political, and strategic power. Today, development is no longer defined solely by national governments, but by the ability of municipalities, counties, and states to integrate into global networks of cooperation, competition, and innovation. In this context, Mexico faces a silent yet decisive crossroads: c