For the Lib Dems, the political dynamic between now and the next Assembly elections in 2016 will therefore largely be governed by the fortunes of the party at a UK level, rather than the ability to make any sort of game-changing move in Wales.

BBC: State of Play 3 - The Lib Dems

If Oaxaca is part of Mexico's deep south, Tijuana, home to many maquiladora assembly plants, is in its dynamic north.

ECONOMIST: Politics in Mexico