The Mexican Wind Energy Association (AMDEE) announced that Yucatán will have four new clean energy parks, reinforcing a regional wave that combines wind and solar power. The announcement, dated January 26, coincides with a national pipeline that aims to incorporate an additional 3,320 MW of wind power by 2030. For the Peninsula—historically vulnerable in transmission—this […]

Greenpeace warned on social media about the environmental impacts of real estate development on the Yucatán Peninsula and called on citizens not to buy land that is part of this model. The organization cited a study by Cinvestav Mérida, disseminated by Vector Yucatán, which links wastewater from real estate developments to the red tide recorded […]

Mexico registered 10 human cases of screwworm in the last seven days, including two in Yucatán, where the disease has spread to an eleventh municipality, the Mexican Ministry of Health (SSA) reported on Monday, January 26, 2026. Yucatán is the only one of the three states on the Yucatán Peninsula with new cases of myiasis […]

In the municipality of Temax, Yucatán, a bull was forcibly taken into a bar and made to drink beer during the patron saint festival known as the “Temaxeada.” The incident was captured on video and shared on social media, showing the animal surrounded by people as a bottle is placed in its mouth. This sparked […]

The crisis facing the health sector in Yucatán is the responsibility of administrative centralism, which limits the operation of clinics and hospitals in the state. Despite having highly trained and committed medical personnel, the lack of federal support has led to shortages of basic supplies, directly affecting patient care. Given this situation, Representative Gaspar Quintal […]

At the end of the fourth quarter of 2025, Mérida dropped out of the top ten cities with the lowest perception of insecurity, falling to 13th place, according to data from the National Urban Public Safety Survey (ENSU). The survey, conducted by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), gathers information from people in […]

Yucatán continues to achieve success at the 2026 International Tourism Fair (Fitur) in Madrid, Spain, having been recognized as one of the flagship destinations in the Guide for the Development of Astrotourism, published by the United Nations (UN) and the Starlight Foundation. A press release stated that the Guide compiles examples of astrotourism from all […]

The Yucatán Searching Families Collective lacks tools such as rods, picks, shovels, and machetes to conduct field searches for missing persons. Its members do not have the financial resources to acquire them, nor to travel independently and assist others in their search efforts. “We don’t have the resources to search for our loved ones. We […]

The Mayor of Mérida, Cecilia Patrón Laviada, inaugurated the “Los Héroes VI” Recreational Park, a space that marks a turning point in the city’s urban infrastructure by becoming the first public park with a coworking area and high-end connectivity. This new park represents an innovative project that seeks to reduce the digital and social divide […]