Economic Geography

  POST 13- NEWS  The news was about the "Puerto Nayarit Corredor del Norte" will be placed on December 9, in a protocol act headed by the state governor, Miguel Ángel Navarro, an infrastructure development, this new port would generate among its peers on the Mexican Pacific side a complement and an option for the relief of operations in the port of Manzanillo, which in recent months has suffered from logistical collapses. Regarding the commercial opportunities that are observed, Ocampo López considered that the port would represent an entry and exit option for the technology industry that has settled in the state of Jalisco, in addition to the agri-food sector. Likewise, he invited logistics service companies to visit the state and learn about future opportunities that will arise with the development of the port. https://t21.com.mx/maritimo/2022/11/11/puerto-nayarit-iniciaria-su-construccion-diciembre My opinion: In my opinion, commercial ports are key infrastructures for the...

  POST 12- NEWS  The news was about the “Analysis of the Incidence of the Behavior of Crime Rates”, among which various topics specifically in the city of Baja California stood out. Tijuana. One of the most shocking points was that of kidnappings since compared to the year 2019, crimes increased by 60% during 2022. According to the records of the Attorney General of the State of Baja California (FGEBC), in what so far this year there have been 8 kidnappings. Unlike in 2020, this same question had a considerable increase of 14%. Another shocking fact was that of homicides, which have unimaginable figures, so far this year there have been a total of 3,629 homicides in the city; within the comparisons compared to 2012 a huge increase of 442% is shown; with 2013 a difference of 272% is seen; with 2014 a comparison of 296% can be observed; in 2015 this number of homicides represents a 204% increase; while in 2016 this same issue increased by 138%. https://bajacaliforniapost.com/202...

   POST 11- NEWS  The news is about the investments in Mazatlán belonging to foreigners by 25 or 30 percent, where sales for vacation rentals stand out, said Roberto Carlos Arellano Osorio. The president of the Mexican Association of Real Estate Professionals of Mazatlán stated that from November to March many Americans and Canadians spend an important time in Mazatlán, in which the real estate market moves a lot. He explained that on the subject of investment, Mazatlan is between 8th and 10th place at the national level. There is an estimated figure of 3,500 to 5,000 in inventories. Mazatlan needs to improve its infrastructure in order to attract more real estate investment. Arellano Osorio commented that it is necessary to improve the roads, as well as the water and drainage services in the destination in order to cover the demand that is generated, for this reason there will be a rapprochement with both the state government and the federal government. https://themazatl...

   POST 10- NEWS  The news is about the Biden administration revamping security technology in the U.S.-Mexico (Tijuana) border this year. The Mexican government was preparing to purchase hundreds of millions of dollars of Chinese scanning equipment for its own checkpoints. U.S. officials worried that the scanners, which Mexico had begun to purchase from Beijing-based Nuctech, would give China access to troves of information about goods entering the United States. The company, which manufactures equipment to screen luggage and cargo, has strong ties to China’s communist government. Mexican officials say they are aware of the U.S. unease and see value in using equipment that is compatible with the technology used in the United States, but they are following their own country’s procurement procedures. The United States has warned for years that China could use the security and telecommunications equipment produced by its companies to gather information from the United States...

   POST 9- NEWS  The news is that SANDAG has announced that it is making progress on a proposal that will allow the Blue Line trolley to be extended approximately one mile to Tijuana. In other words, it will be a cross-border tram and it will also be the first of its kind in the country, something that is intended to be achieved with the support of partners that the United States has in Mexico, said Antoinette Meier, senior director of Regional Planning at SANDAG. According to what was reported, waiting times could be as little as 10 to 15 minutes, however, everything would indicate that tram users would have to go through a pre-selection process similar to that of the CBX border crossing. SANDAG’s Senior Director of Regional Planning stated that the next step will be to enter into agreements for the association and then move to the design stage and culminate in the development stage. This project would join that of the Otay II Garita, an intelligent garita that also has ...

  POST 8- NEWS  The news is that the mayor of Mazatlán, Luis Guillermo Benitez Torres, gave his opinion on different issues that occurred in Mazatlán, one of them the 2023 Expenditure Budget. He pointed out that by 2023 his administration will allocate a larger budget in search of improving the port campuses, and also stated that they will team up with the State Government, through the Sinaloa Institute of Educational Physical Infrastructure (ISIFE).  The municipal president expressed that 30 million pesos were allocated last year to support Mazatlan schools and they are looking to increase it for fiscal year 2023. The mayor said that when a city is transformed and offers certainty to investors, Private Investment arrives, since during the first three years of his administration 42 billion pesos were achieved, being the largest in Sinaloa. My opinion: I believe that it is undeniable that education contributes to the economic growth of the regions. Well-prepared profession...

  POST 7- NEWS  Due to its natural conditions, the city of Tijuana only has the capacity to supply water to 200,000 inhabitants, that is, only 10% of the current population, said Hernando Durán Cabrera, director of Tijuana Verde. He mentioned that although the Tijuana River basin extends from the top of the town of El Hongo, located in Tecate, the rain that falls is insufficient for the more than two million inhabitants of the city. The limit between supply and consumption is exceeded, other water sources must be added, which is why the Colorado River – Tijuana aqueduct was built, but this is also already at the limit of “what it can give us.” in terms of capacity. A possible alternative to guarantee the liquid to the city is to bring it from other supplies or accounts, but these “are very far away”, which makes this option impossible, said the also former director of the State Commission of Public Services of Tijuana (CESPT). Another solution to the scarcity of water is its t...

   POST 6- NEWS  The news talks about the intention of officials in Baja California about building a large, desalination plant in a beach town near Tijuana. In 2016, state officials finalized a plan only to shelve it four years later, citing its high cost. The energy-intensive technology works by removing impurities from seawater. Roberto Salmón also helped to oversee U.S.-Mexico treaties on borders and rivers as Mexico’s representative to the International Boundary and Water Commission between 2009 and 2020. He said a desalination plant would help Tijuana considerably. “But discussions had been going on ever since I came into the commission,” Salmón said, “and there is no plant yet.” A single aqueduct that crosses the state, including a rugged 4,000 feet (1,219 meters) mountain pass, brings Colorado River water into Tijuana. “It’s a one-source city,” Salmón said. Officials and companies have similarly talked about using treated recycled wastewater to boost the city’s wat...

   POST 5- NEWS  The piece of news talks about the Nuevo Vallarta International Airport deciding to eliminate the Multiple Migratory Format (FMM) as a part of a strategy implemented by the National Migration Institute (INM), which will benefit all international tourists reducing the time of entry, avoiding a procedure that occupied considerable time for visitors from other countries. According to the Nuevo Vallarta Tourism Trust, with this program, tourists arriving in Vallarta will no longer have to present this printed or digital format; managing to stamp their passports through a more agile process, to pass the immigration filter in just 10 minutes on average; however, gradually the times will decrease. It is worth mentioning that Nuevo Vallarta has received an average of 1,106,550 passengers from international markets so far this year. This format collects the data of each person who enters Mexican territory, such as their full name, passport number, address where the...

  POST 4- NEWS  The news talks about how, derived from the heavy rains in the north of the country, Sonora in just two months, went from a crisis due to severe and extreme drought, to suffering floods that have forced the dams. In the face of the North American monsoon, which left extraordinary rains in recent weeks, the authorities have activated declarations of emergency and disaster to assist thousands of affected families. According to the Drought Monitor in Mexico, published every 15 days by the National Water Commission (Conagua), as of June 15 in Sonora there were 29 municipalities in severe drought (D2), and 43 municipalities in extreme drought (D3). My opinion: Nowadays, I believe that climate change is a very popular topic today, due to the mistreatment that has been given to the earth we have caused extreme changes, which potential impact is enormous, with predictions of lack of drinking water, great changes in the conditions for food production and an increase in m...

   POST 3- NEWS  The piece of news says that the Mayor Luis Guillermo Benitez Torres announced that a group of businessmen will invest 800 million dollars in a cargo airport for Mazatlan because they realized that Mazatlán is a place that is having a good economic development, it is expected that money will be invested and its construction will begin in 2023. One of the main characteristics of these airports is that they are oriented to market niches, such as low-cost cargo operations and service to integrating companies.   According to the Ministry of Communications and Transportation (SCT), the most important cargo airports in the country are those of Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Toluca, and Cancun.   Continuing with the issue of private investments, the municipal president announced that for the remainder of 2022 and for the beginning of 2023, at least 21 billion in private investment will come to Mazatlán, which means that in just one year ...

  POST 2- NEWS  The news is about the arrival of the new head of the Naval Region, who seeks to reinforce operations to reduce the crime of poaching and trafficking of prohibited substances in Sinaloa and Nayarit, whose areas are part of the Eighth Naval Region. The Admiral pointed out that the amendment to follow is the implementation of operations with maritime personnel to eradicate the illegal activities of poaching, and to detect the transfer of prohibited substances via the sea in various vessels. Among the actions to be implemented will be the review of tourism service providers, starting with the rental of tours along the coast, Abarca Martínez emphasized at this point that those who are not in optimal conditions will be suspended or otherwise sanctioned. I believe that it is very important that measures be taken to ensure the lawful entry of goods into the country because the illicit trafficking of counterfeit goods might negatively affect public revenue through the...

  POST 1- NEWS  Breathalyzer operations on a permanent basis are part of the new Mobility and Road laws being put into effect across the country. In May, the new laws were published in the  Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF)  giving every state six months to begin implementing the new regulations. Patricia Mercado, president of the mobility commission of the Senate of the Republic, explained that as of May 18, Mexico’s states have 180 days for the creation of the National Mobility System, which will be made up of the secretariats of Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development, of Communications and Transportation, Economy and representatives of the states who will lay the foundations to issue the applicable guidelines in their states based on the new General Law of Mobility and Road Safety. Across Sinaloa, mandatory driver’s exams, speed limit compliance, and the wearing of helmets for motorcyclists will also become law . The new General Law on Mobility and Roa...