The Yucatán government announced this Saturday the extraordinary allocation of 105 million pesos to the Metropolitan Va y Ven Transportation System to ensure its continued operation and improve the service received daily by approximately 500,000 users in the state. The funds, which will be transferred starting Monday, come from an adjustment and reorientation of public […]
Rain, heat, and strong winds this Sunday in Yucatán
This Sunday, the entry of tropical maritime air and the presence of a trough will maintain partly cloudy skies in the morning and cloudy skies in the afternoon in Yucatán. Before noon, light rain is forecast in municipalities such as Tizimín, Valladolid, Celestún, and Hunucmá; however, the intensity will increase to moderate around noon, and […]
Yucatan Peninsula confirms its first two deaths from influenza
The Federal Government’s Ministry of Health confirmed the first two deaths from influenza in the Yucatán Peninsula. The cases, which occurred in different states, have raised renewed alerts, and health authorities are keeping the virus under close surveillance. According to the most recent Epidemiological Surveillance report on influenza, prepared by the federal agency, both Quintana […]
Emiliano Zapata-Xu highway is being rebuilt in Yucatán
During the ceremony, Joaquín Díaz Mena, governor of the state, emphasized that these works will benefit the mobility of more than 29,000 residents of southern Yucatán. The governor explained that the roadworks consist of the complete reconstruction of 14.6 kilometers, the installation of horizontal and vertical signage, reflective road markings, and other road safety features. […]
Yucatán seeks national and international tourism with the “Mayan Sanctuary” campaign
With a new approach targeting key locations in Mexico and the southern United States, the state of Yucatán, led by Morena party member Joaquín Díaz Mena, launched the “Mayan Sanctuary” campaign, which seeks to highlight the cultural, culinary, and environmental riches of its mid-Island. This is intended to compete with national and even international destinations, […]
Tensions on the Mérida Ring Road: Woman threatens to jump off a bridge
Tense moments erupted this Sunday on Mérida’s Periférico (ring road) as a woman threatened to jump off a pedestrian bridge, prompting the mobilization of emergency services. The incident was reported at kilometer 3 of the ring road, very close to El Roble, on pedestrian bridge number 1, where police and firefighters from the Ministry of […]
Mérida City Council dismisses five public servants for demanding bribes; eight more are reprimanded.
For malpractice in public office, the Mérida City Council dismissed five officials and reprimanded eight more. This Monday, at her weekly press conference, PAN Mayor Cecilia Patrón Laviada stated that the public servants were dismissed for acts of corruption, which were reported by the citizens themselves. She declared that her administration will not tolerate acts […]
Mérida enters the ranking of the most unsafe cities: Crime perception rises to 41.9% by 2025.
Mérida appears for the first time in the national ranking of Mexico’s most unsafe cities in 2025, with a notable increase in the perception of insecurity. The figure rose from 22% in 2022 to 41.9% in 2025, placing it 69th out of 91 cities evaluated. This places Mérida among the 5% most unsafe municipalities in […]
Electricity restored in Mérida a month after the rains
One month after the intense rainfall that caused distress and anxiety in 10 municipalities in the state of Mérida, authorities have confirmed the full restoration of electricity service in all affected communities. The recovery efforts, which involved the deployment of more than 400 workers, resulted in the replacement of 6,000 meters of conductors, 102 poles, […]
Come and Go in Yucatán, a “media circus”
All of the Yucatán Transportation Agency’s (ATY) arguments regarding the Va y Ven system are refutable and questionable. We don’t understand why there is so much media fuss and disdain from the current government regarding this public transportation system, said Eduardo Monsreal Toraya, an urban development and mobility analyst at the Mérida Sustainable Mobility Observatory. […]