“The City of Mérida is one of the best places to live and is a reference for national and foreign tourism, showcasing the modernity, peace, and tranquility with which one lives in the capital of the State of Yucatán,” declared PAN councilor Celia María Rivas Rodríguez. Councilor Rivas Rodríguez expressed that the municipal administration led […]
Foreign tourism to Mérida grows
The arrival of foreign tourists to Mérida has increased over the last three years. At the beginning of the current municipal administration, only 8 percent of arrivals at the capital’s airport were from this segment, and currently, they represent between 15 and 16 percent, reported the Director of Economic Development and Tourism of the city […]
They predict the arrival of 19 cold fronts to the Yucatán Peninsula
The 2024-2025 cold front season begins in October, with at least two expected to influence the Yucatán Peninsula in the first month. Climatologically, the 2024-2025 winter season starts in September and ends in May of the following year. During this period, the State Coordination of Civil Protection (Procivy) predicts the influence and effects of at […]
The Mayan jungle in Yucatan is rapidly disappearing due to multiple urbanization projects
A recent assessment by the Mexican Civil Council for Sustainable Forestry (CCMSS) revealed that the Yucatan Peninsula has lost 285,580 hectares of forests from 2019 to 2023. Of these, 5,610 correspond to the mega Maya Train project. This condition is particularly reflected in sections 5, 6 and 7 in the states of Quintana Roo and […]
The Yucatan government is granted sea surface for the construction of a platform
At the end of the administration of Governor Mauricio Vila Dosal, the Administration of the National Port System (Asipona) of the Port of Progreso legally granted a sea surface to the State government for the construction of a 40-hectare land platform in the Deepwater Port. Vila Dosal reported today on this agreement between his administration […]
Mangroves destroyed on the coast of Yucatán to build the ‘New Riviera of Mexico
Mangroves from Dzilam de Bravo to Santa Clara have been filled in by the real estate mafia, which intends to construct buildings. Without fear of environmental authorities, heavy machinery began filling in the mangroves from Dzilam de Bravo to Santa Clara, causing unprecedented ecological devastation to transform this protected area into another zone of the […]
Protecting 4 Million Hectares of Reefs in Campeche and Yucatán
They are well cared for, healthy, and free from bleaching, highlights Semarnat The Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat), María Luisa Albores González, announced on Tuesday night that next September, an extensive area of 4 million hectares of coral reefs, mostly located along the Campeche coast, will be declared a Protected Natural Area (ANP). […]
20 years ago, Luis Felipe Saidén accuses Cancún mayor of corruption
The newspaper also reported that Luis Felipe Saidén Ojeda submitted his irrevocable resignation as head of the Directorate of Public Security, Traffic, and Firefighters of Cancún, Quintana Roo, and accused Juan Ignacio García Zalvidea of corruption. García Zalvidea would return on August 26, 2024, to his duties as mayor at the Municipal Palace, as ordered […]
“El Chaparrito,” CJNG Leader Arrested in Mérida, Faces Charges: What Was He Doing in Yucatán?
A federal judge linked Aldrin Miguel Jarquín Jarquín, alias “El Chaparrito,” alleged leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), to a trial on Sunday, August 25. He was arrested in Mérida, Yucatán, and little by little, details about who he is and what he was doing in southeastern Mexico have been revealed. The dangerous […]
Vergel Water Park in Complete Abandonment
In recent months, the mayor of Mérida, Alejandro Ruz, assured that the Vergel Water Park was in optimal condition for the enjoyment of citizens. However, the reality today is different: a site sunk in abandonment, covered by weeds, and severely affected by flooding caused by heavy rains. The Vergel Water Park is not an isolated […]