Are you the kind of diner who likes every outing to be a culinary adventure? Or are you the type of person who prefers not to take risks with a new dish that you might not enjoy? No matter which one you are, the truth is that now that Mérida’s culinary scene seems impossible to […]

In Mexico, there are illnesses that kill slowly and silently, taking advantage of the fact that men tend to postpone medical consultations and that health systems do not always prioritize timely detection. Prostate cancer is the most eloquent of these ailments. Data from Epidemiological Week 21 of 2026—which covers May 24 to 30—confirm it: Yucatán […]

The tranquility of midday in Mérida was interrupted by an unusual phenomenon for the region: an earthquake felt in various parts of the city, prompting the precautionary evacuation of public buildings, businesses, and hospitals. It’s worth noting that the National Seismological Service (SSN) reported a 4.2 magnitude earthquake at 10:05 a.m. today, with its epicenter […]

Yucatán has emerged as the third-ranking state in terms of the number of affected individuals, recording 28 confirmed cases, in addition to one death associated with this disease—that of a woman originally from Mérida. The cases detected within Yucatán’s territory are distributed across 23 municipalities: Buctzotz, Cenotillo, Dzan, Dzoncauich, Izamal, Kanasín, Maní, Maxcanú, Mérida, Motul, […]

Everything is set for the 2026 Sexual Diversity March to take place this coming Saturday, June 6, as part of LGBT+ Pride Month in Yucatán. The collectives comprising the Organizing Committee announced that the demonstration will bring together hundreds of people demanding inclusion, respect for human rights, and visibility for the LGBT+ community. Read also: […]

The State government’s call to suspend work this Tuesday—due to the extreme rains that have affected Yucatán in recent days—was well-intentioned, according to Pedro Oxté Conrado, a veteran leader of the Revolutionary Confederation of Workers and Peasants (CROC). However, he acknowledged that the measure also created uncertainty among workers and businesses regarding the advisability of […]

In response to the intense rains that have affected much of the state and forecasts predicting continued and even increased rainfall in the coming hours, the Government of Yucatán has decided to suspend all economic activities this Tuesday, June 2nd, throughout the state as a preventative measure to protect the population. The decision was made […]

Yucatán has a reputation for being the safest state in Mexico. Its intentional homicide figures are consistently the lowest in the country, and the state government proudly repeats this distinction in every government report. However, there is a category of violence that does not fit into this comfortable narrative: sexual abuse. A federal report released […]

Mérida is once again hosting this strategic gathering that brings together five nations and five Mexican states to promote a sustainable, cultural, and community-based tourism development model. K’íiwik: Mayan World Tourism Fair began with a space for knowledge sharing and reflection, featuring an academic forum with specialists from the national and international tourism sector, academics, […]

In an effort to highlight the unparalleled cultural heritage of the peninsula, Diario de Yucatán unveiled the multiplatform work “100 joyas del arte sacro de la península de Yucatán” (100 Jewels of Sacred Art in the Yucatán Peninsula) on May 31, 2025, exactly one year ago. This ambitious project, which graced the centennial of the […]