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Articles by Gabriela Montoya
Mexico
Four thousand kilometers, two hectares: the monarch butterfly's fragile economy
Every winter, monarchs blanket a few hectares of Michoacán forest — and the count drives conservation policy, tourism income and a binational science effort. Why hectares decide everything.
Gabriela Montoya
Mexico
Is Mexico City really running out of water? The hydrology, explained
The city sits on a drained lakebed, pumps most of its water from an overdrafted aquifer and loses a large share to leaks. 'Day Zero' headlines versus the slower crisis underneath.
Gabriela Montoya
Mexico
The seven-year hangover: agave economics and tequila's boom
Tequila exports have more than tripled in a decade, but the plant behind them takes seven years to mature — and the whole industry is a lesson in agricultural lag.
Gabriela Montoya
Mexico
Why do remittances matter so much to Mexico's economy?
Around sixty-five billion dollars a year arrives from Mexicans abroad — second only to oil among the country's dollar earnings. Who sends, who receives, and why economists watch the monthly number.
Gabriela Montoya
Mexico
The world's silver runs through Mexico — and one company mines most of it
Mexico has been the top silver producer for well over a decade, and the London-listed miner Fresnillo plc sits at the center of the trade. From Taxco's silversmiths to Fresnillo's pits, one metal's map.
Gabriela Montoya