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The magazine that analyzes the power of Mexican municipalities in the economy, governance and Mexico's relationship with the world.
Zapopan. The City That Can Turn the World Cup Into Urban Legacy
Zapopan will not only be a metropolitan companion to the 2026 World Cup; it can become an example of how a municipality uses a global moment to improve local capacity. Zapopan faces a larger opportunity than receiving visitors during the 2026 World Cup: it can prove that a metropolitan municipality can turn a global event into urban legacy. The conversation usually focuses on Guadalajara as the host city. But in practice, the World Cup experience will be metropolitan. Lodging
Editorial
Jun 53 min read
Mobility, Security and Public Space. The Real Urban Test of the World Cup
The World Cup experience will also be played on streets, routes, plazas and stations. That is where Mexican cities will prove whether they are ready. The 2026 World Cup will face a test that will not appear on broadcasts: the ability of Mexican cities to move, protect and organize thousands of people at the same time. Stadiums may be ready. Tickets may be sold. Hotels may be full. But if transportation collapses, if security feels fragile or if public space becomes chaotic, t
Editorial
Jun 43 min read
Guadalajara Before the World. What a Mexican City Can Gain or Lose in 30 Days
The World Cup can project Guadalajara as a global city, but it can also expose its metropolitan challenges. Guadalajara will not only host matches during the 2026 World Cup. It will receive an uncomfortable opportunity: to prove whether it can behave like a global city without losing its local identity. The capital of Jalisco enters the tournament with clear advantages. It has cultural brand power, an international airport, gastronomy, creative industries, proximity to Zapopa
Editorial
Jun 43 min read
Sports Tourism. The Economic Impact Only Prepared Cities Will Capture
The 2026 World Cup may generate economic movement, but only municipalities with strategy will capture value beyond hotels and stadiums. Sports tourism does not reward cities that merely receive visitors. It rewards cities that know how to turn visitors into local economic value. The 2026 World Cup will open an exceptional window for Mexico, but that window will not automatically translate into prosperity. Economic impact does not fall evenly. It concentrates where there are c
Editorial
Jun 23 min read
Mexico 2026. The World Cup will test municipalities, not just stadiums
Mexico talks about the 2026 World Cup as a sports celebration. Municipalities should see it as something more demanding: a test of institutional capacity. The tournament will not only test whether the country can host matches. It will test whether its cities can operate under pressure. A World Cup does not happen only inside a stadium. It happens in streets, airports, avenues, hotels, restaurants, historic districts, transit systems, police operations, cleaning services and p
Editorial
Jun 13 min read
Monterrey and Tokyo. What cities can learn from population aging
Monterrey should not wait until it ages to discover that its city was designed for young adults with cars. Population aging is often treated as a matter of pensions, hospitals or social programs. That reading is incomplete. When a city ages, everything changes: mobility, housing, employment, consumption, public space, health, security, care and the way territory is governed. Tokyo is an extreme but useful mirror. In 2025, Japan reached nearly 29.4% of its population aged 65 a
Editorial
May 203 min read
Retirement savings accounts for children. Not a product, but a culture of the future
Mexico talks about retirement when it is already late. The conversation usually arrives when a person is already working, already in debt, already distrustful of taxes, already spending without method or already discovering that their future pension will not be enough to sustain the life they imagine. Then come campaigns, simulators, savings advice and calls for individual responsibility. The problem is that a culture of foresight cannot be improvised at age 40. It is formed
Editorial
May 194 min read
What Milan resolved and Querétaro is still debating
Queretaro can no longer celebrate growth without explaining how it will govern it. For years, the city became one of the most cited references of Mexican development: industry, housing, universities, services, relative security, arrival of companies and a narrative of order. But every fast-growing city faces a second test. Attracting is no longer enough. It must sustain. That is where Milan becomes an uncomfortable mirror. Not because Queretaro should look like Italy, nor bec
Editorial
May 184 min read
Foreign Policy Is Also Played Out in Productive Municipalities
Mexico can sign agreements with the world and still lose the opportunity at a municipal counter. For decades, foreign policy was narrated from foreign ministries, embassies and official tours. That reading is no longer enough. The new global competition is also decided in ports, permits, industrial corridors, response times, urban security, energy, water, talent and institutional trust. That is where the municipality enters. The thesis is simple and uncomfortable: Mexican dip
Editorial
May 184 min read
Smart Cities in Mexico. The 2026 World Cup Will Test More Than Stadiums
The 2026 World Cup will not turn Mexico into a country of smart cities. It will reveal which of its cities truly know how to govern. That is the uncomfortable test. Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey will not only receive matches, tourists, international cameras, and consumer spending. They will also undergo an open-air urban audit. Every slow commute, every signage failure, every poorly coordinated operation, and every app that solves nothing will tell a deeper story:
Editorial
May 145 min read
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