Quintana Roo proposes regulating the use of personal images without permission
With the aim of protecting citizens’ privacy from the reach of social media and new technologies, legislators from the PT, Morena, and PVEM parties presented a bill to amend the State Civil Code, elevating “self-image” to the status of a legally protected right. The proposal, championed by legislators Hugo Alday Nieto, María José Osorio Rosas, […]
Tulum with a third of its beds empty despite the Riviera Maya being full
Claudio Cortez, representative of the CROC union in Tulum, pointed out that the influx of tourists is already directly impacting the job security of thousands of workers. Therefore, the union and business owners believe the challenge is to maintain occupancy rates above 70-75% during the coming months to avoid layoffs during the low season. Cortez […]
Mayan communities demand a halt to mining in front of the Government Palace of Yucatán
Frustrated by the advance of quarrying operations in their communities, residents of Xcucul Sur, Tebec, Hotzuc, Yaxcopoil, San José Tzal, Ticimul, Noc-Ac, Cheuman, Petecbiltum, and Texán Cámara protested in front of the Government Palace, demanding that Governor Joaquín Díaz Mena halt the mining activity. The protesters blocked 61st Street for several hours to deliver their […]
Four people missing in Mérida and Kanasín: two are minors
In less than 24 hours, four people were reported missing in Mérida and its surrounding area, two of them minors. In three of the cases, nothing has been heard from them since last Saturday. Through its social media accounts, the State Attorney General’s Office disseminated missing person posters to aid in locating the three men […]
Yucatán positions itself as a destination for South American tourism
Yucatán successfully concluded its participation in the 45th edition of the Colombian Association of Travel and Tourism Agencies (ANATO) 2026 Tourism Showcase, the most important event in the sector in Colombia and one of the most significant in Latin America. Held in Bogotá, the event featured an intensive work agenda aimed at promoting the state […]
Villahermosa-Mérida route relaunched with three weekly flights
On the afternoon of Tuesday, March 3, an Aerus plane landed at the “Carlos Manuel Rovirosa Pérez” International Airport in Villahermosa, marking the relaunch of the Villahermosa-Mérida route. This new connection will have three weekly flights, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, with the goal of strengthening economic, tourism, and social integration between the two states, […]
Did you know that… the historical strength of Yucatecan women
In January 1916, Yucatán hosted the country’s First Feminist Congress, considered one of the first in Latin America. More than 600 women debated education, legal equality, and civil rights, decades before the constitutional recognition of women’s suffrage in Mexico in 1953. Among its main proponents were Elvia Carrillo Puerto and Rita Cetina Gutiérrez. This event […]
“Maduro Law” is an anti-democratic farce: PRI
The president of the PRI’s State Steering Committee (CDE) in Yucatán, Representative Gaspar Quintal Parra, stated that the proposed Electoral Reform promoted by the Federal Government, dubbed the “Maduro Law,” is a direct attack on the freedoms of Mexicans. Quintal Parra asserted that the ruling party now seeks to concentrate control of the three branches […]
Diplomats from Japan, Germany, and the U.S. visit the SSPC in San Luis Potosí
Diplomatic representatives from Japan, Germany, and the United States visited the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) of San Luis Potosí, where they learned about the security strategy implemented in the state. According to the agency, in recent weeks the head of the agency held meetings with the U.S. Consul in Monterrey, Melissa A. […]