Health authorities set off alarms after the confirmation of two cases of this disease in the south of the region In recent days, health authorities set off alarms about the presence of leishmaniasis in the Yucatan Peninsula when two cases were detected in the southern part of the Yucatecan territory. One of the recommendations that was issued […]
Alternative music figures will meet at the Mérida Beer Fest
MÉRIDA, Yuc., February 5, 2026.- The best of live music, craft beer, and gastronomy will meet at the Mérida Beer Fest to be held on April 17 and 18, at the Ba’axal Show Center. With this great presentation, the Mérida Beer Fest 2026 will consolidate itself as one of the most attractive events of the […]
Mérida was too small for us.” Their growth is analyzed at a conference
The city was too small for the rate of demographic growth that has been demonstrated, and its main challenges are resources: water, electricity, and roads, said Luis Alfonso Ramírez Carrillo, PhD in sociology, researcher at the Social Sciences Unit of the “Dr. Hideyo Noguchi” Regional Research Center of the Autonomous University of Yucatan. As we have seen, Mérida has a whole dynamic of urban growth that […]
Week of Art Yucatan 2026: This is how the pulse of the art week in Mérida was experienced
The first edition of the Week of Art Yucatán arrived in Mérida to host the art scene of the south of the country. For the first time, Yucatan experienced something that many of us felt necessary: an art week, WAY (Week of Art Yucatan). It arrived in Mérida as a collective exercise that brought together local artists […]
Mérida: Hotel occupancy falls and residents plead for Airbnb regulation
Faced with a marked decline in hotel occupancy and the constant growth of informal lodging options, the Yucatán hotel sector called on authorities to intensify the regulation of homes operating as accommodations through digital platforms like Airbnb. They argue that the lack of oversight allows for unfair competition and negatively impacts the performance of the […]
Mérida is building its first Bio-Green Corridor
In the capital of the state of Yucatán, the first Bio-Green Corridor is under construction, connecting areas of high environmental value, as well as parks and community spaces, to reduce heat, mitigate flooding, and protect biodiversity. This landmark project marks a new direction in urban planning with an environmental, social, and community focus, as part […]
Piles of the Mayan Train crumble to the touch in rivers of the Riviera Maya; they see a risk of collapse (Video)
Piles of the Mayan Train in Section 5 South, between Playa del Carmen and Tulum, disintegrate and contaminate the underground rivers of the Mayan aquifer. Environmentalists document crumbling columns and spills of cement. PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Q. Roo (Proceso).- The piles that support the track of the Mayan Train from Playa del Carmen to Tulum […]
La Barredora, the 4T cartel
Mexico City.- On the night of Friday 12, in Paraguay, Hernán Bermudez Requena, former Secretary of Public Security of Tabasco, was captured, who is accused of being the supreme leader of the criminal organization known as La Barredora, which operated in the Mexican southeast during the government of Adán Augusto López, former Secretary of the […]
¡Yucatan is sinking!
IMEF Yucatan predicts recession in Mexico: The economy is slowing down. The Mexican Institute of Finance Executives (IMEF) Yucatan warned that if the Mexican economy continues to slow down in the coming months, there could be an economic recession. At a press conference, Isaías Marrufo Góngora and José Antonio Silveira Bolio, president and former president of […]
“La Patrona” Of The Caborca Cartell Falls in Yucatan
The wife of a plaza boss of the “Caborca” cartel in Chetumal, Quintana Roo, has been arrested in Yucatan. It transpired that authorities of the Ministry of Public Security, in coordination with the Mexican Army and National Guard, arrested in recent days Alejandra “N”, wife of Valerio “N”, who would also be related to the […]