An alarming citizen complaint has begun circulating on social media, exposing an alleged case of abuse of authority, extortion, and threats by public security officers in the Yucatecan capital. According to the victims’ testimonies, the man was deprived of money he had legally obtained from the sale of a plot of land, under the unfounded […]

Yucatán reported only one confirmed dengue case during epidemiological week 19 (May 12–18, 2026), according to Mexico’s Secretaría de Salud. The case, detected in Tizimín, is the municipality’s first confirmed dengue infection of the year. Health authorities also warned that two dengue virus serotypes capable of causing severe clinical complications are currently circulating in Yucatán, […]

There’s a small town in Yucatán that, until recently, went almost completely unnoticed by most tourists. Travelers driving between Mérida and Campeche would pass by it without a second thought, but everything changed on May 20, 2026, when the world’s most prestigious gastronomic guide turned its spotlight toward it. The town is Chocholá, a community […]

A large deployment of agents from the State Public Security Secretariat (SSP) and the Municipal Police was reported in Tizimín after a man threw a Molotov cocktail at a property located on 56th Street between 53rd and 57th Streets in the city center. Initial reports indicate that a young man parked his motorcycle in front […]

Cultivated cotton is the world’s most important source of natural textile fiber, but until now, its origins were uncertain. A new study indicates that both modern perennial and annual varieties trace their genetic lineage to Yucatán, Mexico. A team of researchers led by Iowa State University (USA) published a study in PNAS analyzing samples from […]

While Yucatán faces growing pressure from the real estate boom, mangrove deforestation, and the expansion of productive activities such as pig farms, the state government, environmental organizations, and private companies launched “Herencia Maya” this week — a new environmental financing initiative designed to secure long-term funding for the conservation of 11 protected natural areas across […]

Just days after the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) touted the start of commercial operation at the Mérida IV “Elvia Carrillo Puerto” Combined Cycle Power Plant, power outages have resurfaced. Since last night, several areas of Mérida and municipalities in the interior of the state have reported power outages, and this Friday, the CFE confirmed that […]

The recent earthquakes recorded in municipalities in southern Yucatán, such as Ticul, Muna, and their surrounding areas, have sparked public interest in how seismic activity works on the Peninsula and why the state lacks a seismic alert system like those implemented in other regions of the country. Although the tremors have been of low magnitude […]

With a commitment to continue building a greener, more sustainable, and environmentally conscious Mérida, Mayor Cecilia Patrón Laviada continues the process of declaring Trees as Green Heritage, now totaling 174 recognized specimens in various locations throughout the municipality. In collaboration with the Autonomous University of Yucatán (UADY), three trees located on the Central Administration Campus […]

Hantaviruses have been present in the population for many years, and only one of them, the Andes hantavirus currently circulating, is transmitted from person to person. However, its transmissibility rate is low, as close contact with an infected person is required for transmission. Even so, vigilance and caution are necessary given the emergence of this […]