Mexico's economy, nearshoring, energy and culture — from Mexico City to the border.
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.
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.
Mexico's industrial northeast captures the bulk of relocation investment because of one border, three hours of time zone and a manufacturing ecosystem built over 130 years. The longer answer involves water.
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.