Officers from the Mérida Municipal Police were notified of a deceased person near the Palace of Music in the city center. The body was reportedly discovered around 4:00 a.m., as people began walking through the corridors between the Palace of Music, the Peón Contreras Theater, and a Catholic bookstore. Municipal police paramedics assessed the individual […]

The Yucatecan capital will continue to host various film productions, an activity that has become a significant driver of tourism for the city, according to Armando Casares Espinosa, Director of Tourism for the Mérida City Council. He reported that a film is currently being shot in the Yucatecan capital and that the municipal administration is […]

The leader of the Eastern Yucatán Regional Livestock Union (Ugroy), Mario López Meneses, filed a complaint today with the Yucatán State Anti-Corruption System for the alleged embezzlement of 165 million pesos that the Secretariat of Rural Development (Seder) allocated to the organization during the administration of PAN party member Mauricio Vila Dosal. The current Ugroy […]

For the second consecutive week, Yucatán reported a new human case of screwworm infestation caused by the fly Cochliomyia hominivorax during week 46 (November 9-15) of 2025, bringing the total number of infested Yucatecans to six in three months, according to the Mexican Ministry of Health (SSA). In its Epidemiological Bulletin for Week 46, published […]

After a difficult recovery from the prolonged effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is estimated that meetings tourism in Yucatán will generate an economic impact of 1.6 billion pesos in 2026. David Escalante Lombard, director of the Public Trust for the Development of Meetings Tourism in Yucatán (Fideture), specified that this impact will come from […]

Cuban-American actor Andy Garcia, an Oscar nominee for “The Godfather Part III,” is in Mérida filming “Pedro Pan,” a movie that recreates one of the most poignant episodes of the Cuban exodus. The international production began filming on November 7 in the historic center of the Yucatecan capital, where American director Richie Adams is recreating […]

The federal agency, under the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, is investigating individuals in Yucatán for alleged money laundering. Although no names were released due to the confidentiality of the investigation, the list of those under investigation reportedly includes public notaries, real estate developers, and public officials. The transactions were allegedly carried out through […]

Yucatán faces a crisis in security, justice, and alleged acts of corruption within the state’s justice system. The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), the organization México Evalúa, and the national public security system itself have all reported this. INEGI revealed that the perception of insecurity in Yucatán is on the rise, with 39.6% […]

Arturo Millet Reyes, one of Yucatán’s major drug lords, is under investigation by U.S. authorities. The Yucatecan businessman, a member of a family influential in Yucatán’s economy and politics, is allegedly linked to organized crime, specifically the powerful Sinaloa Cartel. His name and his connection to this criminal group surfaced during the so-called “trial of […]