Yucatán ranks last nationally in the proportion of municipal police officers with the Single Police Certificate (CUP), according to the National Census of Municipal Governments conducted by INEGI between June and October 2025, using data from 2024. The report indicates that only 11.5% of municipal police personnel in the state hold this certification, a requirement […]
Risks from the real estate boom in Mérida
“Real estate growth in Yucatán represents a historic opportunity, but also a responsibility,” says Claudia Pérez Aguilar, president of the Mexican Association of Real Estate Professionals (AMPI) in Mérida. “The challenge is not to grow more, but to grow better: with data, with legality, with professionalization, and with planning that guarantees that housing continues to […]
Tuberculosis cases on the rise in Yucatán: 57 so far in 2026
Yucatán has accumulated 57 cases of tuberculosis so far in 2016, a higher figure than that recorded during the same period last year, when 46 patients were registered. According to the most recent data, 36 of the cases are men and 21 are women. Furthermore, during the last week of March, seven new cases of […]
Yucatán ecosystems under pressure: efforts to regulate fumigation and protect resources
The Secretariat of Sustainable Development (SDS) is prioritizing four major issues that are negatively impacting Yucatán’s ecosystems, with the aim of reversing their effects. According to Secretary Neyra Concepción Silva Rosado, in an interview, these issues are the mass die-off of bees due to fumigation, aquifer contamination from wastewater discharges from pig farms, the protection […]
Following pit bull attack in La Plancha, the City Council seeks to regulate dog ownership in Mérida
Many pet owners are not complying with responsible pet ownership regulations, so the Mérida City Council will update and improve the regulations for these animals, says biologist Raúl Escalante Aguilar, director of the Environment and Animal Welfare Unit. Interviewed about the pit bull attack on a small dog and a U.S. citizen in Gran Parque […]
A study argues that these mysterious circular structures discovered in Yucatán may have been the key to Mayan economic prosperity.
The dense vegetation of the Maya Lowlands has concealed countless secrets for centuries. Beneath the apparent uniformity and verdant landscape, modern technologies like LiDAR have gradually revealed the presence of structures invisible to the naked eye and urban patterns that challenge traditional interpretations of Mesoamerican archaeology. In this context, the recent identification of a set […]
Holy Week 2026: These are the places with a dry law, including Yucatán?
Palm Sunday marked the beginning of Holy Week, one of the most important commemorations for millions of Catholics in Mexico and around the world, with its most significant days taking place this weekend. Today, April 2nd, these days of devotion begin, celebrated annually over a weekend: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday. […]
Yucatán exports its first shipment of mamey to the United Kingdom; producers open international market
Yucatán has completed its first shipment of mamey to the United Kingdom, a historic event that opens a new export route for this emblematic Yucatecan fruit in international markets. This achievement is the result of more than three years of work to meet the phytosanitary and quality standards demanded by one of the world’s most […]
They are analyzing remains that could reveal what life was like on the Yucatán Peninsula 8,000 years ago.
At least 8,000 years ago, the sea level on the Yucatán Peninsula was between 20 and 30 meters lower than it is today, and many of its inhabitants lived in caves that are now submerged. Now, the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) has recovered skeletal remains from one of these caves that could […]
Organizers of the Mérida Open operated the tournament illegally for three years
The Mérida Open tournament, organized by GS Sports Management and sanctioned by the Women’s Tennis Association under the WTA 500 label, has been operating irregularly for the past three years by using the competition’s name without the legal rights to do so and, despite this, commercially exploiting the brand. Headed by Gustavo Santoscoy Arriaga, GS […]