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Mexico Announces Coatlicue Supercomputer and Promises to Revolutionize Science, Technology, and Innovation in Latin America.
Mexico Announces Mega Project That Promises to Break Limits in Science and Technology
The Mexican government announced on Wednesday (26) that it will begin construction of the most powerful supercomputer in Latin America, a project that involves billion-dollar public investments and promises to transform the landscape of Science, Technology, and Innovation in the region.
The initiative, led by President Claudia Sheinbaum, is set to start in January, in seven phases over 24 months, and aims to provide the country with unprecedented processing power on the continent.
Moreover, the plan arises as a strategic response to the global advance of supercomputers.
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Coatlicue Supercomputer Will Be the Most Powerful in the Region
The equipment, named Coatlicue, honoring the goddess of Mexican mythology associated with strength and life, will have a processing capacity of 314 petaFLOPS, a number that surpasses the most powerful supercomputer currently operating in the region by seven times.
Thus, Mexico decisively enters the map of high-performance computing.
According to authorities, the term petaFLOPS indicates the ability to perform a quadrillion calculations per second. President Sheinbaum emphasized that the goal is to democratize the use of Technology:
“We want it to be a public supercomputer; it is a supercomputer for the people.”
Brazil and Argentina Lag Behind in the Computational Race
Currently, Brazil leads the ranking of supercomputers in Latin America, with machines ranging from 13.7 to 42 petaFLOPS, while Argentina operates the Clementina XXI, which reaches 12.6 petaFLOPS.
However, the Mexican announcement drastically changes the landscape.
Therefore, the country is preparing to take the regional lead in computational performance.
Global Comparison: Where Does Mexico Stand?
While Coatlicue leads in Latin America, the global top belongs to the supercomputer El Capitán, maintained by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the United States. With 1.809 exaFLOPS, it operates on a higher scale, as the unit exaFLOPS equals a quintillion calculations per second.
Nevertheless, the Mexican advancement represents a fundamental leap for the region’s technological autonomy.
Billion-Dollar Investment to Accelerate Innovation
The director of Mexico’s Digital Transformation Agency, José Merino, explained that the project will require a public investment of 6 billion pesos (approximately US$ 1.7 billion).
The amount will be applied in stages, ensuring that each phase advances with technical safety and strategic speed.
In addition, he emphasized that construction will follow international standards of computational engineering.
Practical Applications for Real Problems
The uses of the Coatlicue supercomputer go far beyond technological symbolism. The government intends to apply it directly to solving challenges that depend on high computational capacity, such as:
- advanced climate forecasting;
- crop and harvest planning;
- studies on water, oil, and energy;
- development of new mathematical models.
Thus, the machine will become a central piece for data-driven public policies.
Technology in Service of Science and the Private Sector
Merino stated that the platform will also support cutting-edge research, entrepreneurial projects, and complex demands from the private sector, expanding the innovation ecosystem in the country.
In addition, the government plans to provide massive computing services to companies and universities, accelerating discoveries and enhancing scientific competitiveness.
A Historic Milestone for Latin America
With the start of construction on Coatlicue, Mexico enters a new era of prominence in Science, Technology, and continental innovation.
The promise of delivering the most powerful supercomputer in Latin America places the country at the center of the technological race and may redefine the regional future of high-performance computing.
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