The Yucatecan capital will vibrate to a different rhythm from October 1 to 4 with the Mérida 2025 Jazz Festival, a new cultural offering that includes concerts, masterclasses, and a parade featuring traditional New Orleans-style jazz, free for the whole family, announced Mayor Cecilia Patrón Laviada and participating musicians. “Diversifying Mérida’s cultural, acoustic, and tourist […]

Drinking water from wells and piped systems is highly contaminated by fecal bacteria produced in pig farms. Despite several lawsuits, these farms continue to operate in at least 10 Mayan communities, defying court rulings and harming the health of residents, according to activists and affected residents. They explained that studies by the Microbial Ecology and […]

Frustration over the constant blackouts escalated in the municipality of Dzemul, Yucatán, where a group of residents detained and tied a Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) worker to a pole, demanding quality service. According to witness accounts, upon noticing the employee’s presence, residents approached him to complain that they had been without power for 12 hours, […]

The Yucatán coast is preparing to welcome two new hotel developments under the Wyndham brand, the result of a partnership between Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and Mayakuná Luxury Group. The projects, which will be located in the towns of Sisal and Telchac, will begin operations in 2029 and will feature more than 130 oceanfront suites, […]

Engineer Roberto Antonio Núñez Proulx was honored with the 2025 Real Estate Project of the Year award at a ceremony that brought together prominent representatives of the real estate sector in the Yucatan capital. The awards ceremony took place at the BMW Mérida agency, a venue that brought together more than 200 guests, including entrepreneurs, […]

Seven minors who were vacationing on the beaches of Chelem, in the municipality of Progreso, Yucatán, were abducted by their father without their mother’s permission, prompting an alert. The alleged perpetrator remains missing, while the foreign-born children were located safe and sound in Mérida. The mother, Malaka Pendley, requested assistance from authorities in the port […]

A priest was the victim of a violent robbery at his home in the Tixcacal Opichén neighborhood, west of Mérida, Yucatán. According to the official report, two individuals entered his home, brutally beat him, tied his hands and feet, and locked him in the bathroom. They then robbed him of more than 62,000 pesos in […]

This August 26th marks International Dengue Day, a day that seeks to raise public awareness and promote prevention of this disease transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. To date, it remains one of the main public health problems in the Yucatán Peninsula. Despite the efforts of authorities and communities, which have managed to reduce infections […]

The Yucatán Ministry of Health confirmed the first case of screwworm myiasis in a resident of the municipality of Izamal, originally from Tabasco. With this diagnosis, the total number of human infections in Mexico rises to 40, according to the latest epidemiological report. The patient was treated at the Yucatán Peninsula Regional High Specialty Hospital […]

In a press release, the state government announced that Governor Joaquín Díaz Mena led the second day of activities for the 7th China Paper Balloon Festival 2025 in Tahmek, where he celebrated this celebration of creativity that brings together visitors from across the state, as well as local artisans and countries such as Brazil, Colombia, […]