The head of the Ministry of Welfare, Ariadna Montiel Reyes, confirmed the resignation of Rogerio Castro Vázquez, although she said she was unaware of the complaints against him before the CNDH. The head of the Ministry of Welfare, Ariadna Montiel Reyes, confirmed the resignation of Rogerio Castro Vázquez at the head of the delegation in […]
More than 100 abandoned vehicles removed from the streets of Mérida, Yucatán
To continue with the policy of order promoted by Mayor Cecilia Patrón Laviada, the City of Mérida, in conjunction with the Ministry of Public Security (SSP Yucatán), has removed just over 100 abandoned cars from various streets of the municipality. The above was revealed by Carmen González Martín, director of the Governor’s Office of the […]
Experts Warn Mérida Must Urgently Contain Its Real Estate Expansion
The Yucatecan capital is growing, but not in a compact or orderly way. In the last two decades, Mérida has experienced a phenomenon of metropolization, of expansion towards its peripheries, warn specialists from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). They indicate that the growth has occurred mainly through corridors to the north, in the direction of Puerto Progreso, Conkal, Motul, and Sisal, areas where […]
Woman Taken Into Custody in Mérida for Unauthorized Construction on Private Property
A woman was sentenced to 2 years and 3 months in prison for the crime of embezzlement of property, after invading a foreign land and beginning construction to take over the building. The Court found her guilty after checking that she occupied the land in the wrong way and refused to abandon it. In addition, […]
“La Patrona” Arrested in Yucatán; Harfuch Links Her to Cartel Execution – Arrest of “La Patrona” Highlights Growing Cartel Presence in Yucatán
Peace in Yucatan always felt like a glass dome, a beautiful but fragile structure that separated the safest state of Mexico from the whirlwind of violence that consumed the rest of the country. However, on January 5, 2026, that glass didn’t just shatter; it leaped into a thousand pieces under the bang of bursts of […]
NARCO HIT IN EASTERN YUCATAN!
Federal forces took control of 5 ranches in Tizimin linked to the Sinaloa Cartel. ️️ FIVE RANCHES OF THE SINALOA CARTEL FALL IN TIZIMIN; ARSENAL AND DRUGS DECOMISED. TIZIMIN, YUC. – In a lightning and high precision operation, Federal Forces (SEDENA, SEMAR, and National Guard) executed the search of five cattle ranches on the Tizimin-Colony […]
Merida real estate market part 2
Real Estate Market (2). The Coastal Zone of Yucatán. (2015–2026) 1) Price trends over the Last 10 years a) Oceanfront Lots (Price per Linear Meter of Beachfront) Along the Yucatán coast (Progreso, Chelem, Chicxulub, Telchac, San Crisanto, Sisal), oceanfront land is traditionally valued by linear meter of beachfront frontage, rather than by square meter. Over […]
Alleged real estate fraud leaves woman without a home or savings in Mérida
A young woman’s dream of buying a home ended abruptly when she allegedly fell into a fraud scheme related to the sale of houses in a subdivision of Chichí Suárez. According to his testimony, the case involves a person who presented himself as a representative of the housing development and would have affected dozens of people, leaving their savings at […]
The Mayan Train Beer is from Yucatán: who makes it
Tren Maya beer is brewed by a Yucatecan firm. This week the Mayan Train presented its new restaurant car, Janal, and with it, its own brand of beer, which will be served on any of the routes and modalities of the railroad, as announced. About the Tren Maya Beer, the organization later specified that it is a collaboration with Cerveza Ceiba, […]
Tourism fraud on the rise in Yucatan; they ask that it be typified
Foreign tourists walk in downtown Merida. The Mexican Association of the sector warns that fraud against travelers is growing, and Yucatan is in third place nationally in the incidence of this crime. The Mexican Association of the Tourism Industry of Yucatan (Amity) asked the State Congress to establish in local regulations the crime of “tourism fraud”, a serious, systematic, […]