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 […]

Yucatán registered a new case of screwworm in humans, maintaining its third-place ranking nationally, according to the Ministry of Health. Additionally, it ranks eighth in the number of active cases with more than 100. According to the Epidemiological Bulletin for week 17, from April 26 to May 2, six new infections were documented nationwide, bringing […]

The health department indicated that at the end of the first week of May, a woman was confirmed to have COVID-19 in the state, representing the first official case of 2026. It should be noted that on this same date last year, the state had accumulated eight positive cases, reflecting a significant decrease in the […]

Bee attacks in Yucatán have become a growing concern in 2016. In just five months, several municipalities in the state have reported incidents ranging from multiple stings to deaths, a phenomenon that specialists attribute to climate factors, urban sprawl, alteration of natural habitats, and changes in colony behavior patterns. Recent cases in Mérida, Umán, Tizimín, […]

Yucatán has been crowned the state with the highest concentration of the 158 known physical markets for counterfeit and pirated goods in Mexico, located in 61 municipalities across the country. According to the most recent study by the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), the southern state has 29 known piracy markets, 27 of which […]

In the records of the Public Registry of Property of Yucatán, the name of Miguel Alberto Alcocer Gamboa appears consistently across several decades. First as a student, then as a professional, and finally as the owner of an extensive network of real estate holdings that combine rural land and urban properties in strategic locations. What […]