Mérida’s Size Comparable to Guadalajara

Mérida is the latest city in Mexico with over a million inhabitants where a clear majority of people report living in peace. Viewed from above, the urban sprawl of their conurbated areas already has a similar shape and size. About 15 kilometers in diameter. But it’s not something one checks every day. It happened yesterday […]

Citizen Saves 2 Women in Accident on Mérida-Progreso Highway

Through social networks, Jos Valle shared his experience of having witnessed and helped two young women out of the wrecked vehicle this morning on the Mérida-Progreso highway where two people died. “I was on the Mérida-Progreso highway. I feel very nervous; today was a shocking day for me. I did what I could; I was […]

Alarm at Mérida Airport: American Detained with Arsenal

Mexico The National Guard carried out the capture of the suspect in the waiting room of the Mérida terminal This Thursday, alarms were raised at the Mérida International Airport due to the detention of a foreign individual who was carrying an arsenal of live ammunition of various calibers for long guns. Information about the incident […]

A Maya Train wagon derails in Tixkokob, Yucatán

The Maya Train had an incident this Monday morning when one of its wagons derailed at the station in Tixkokob. So far, there are no reports of injured passengers. It would be wagon number 4 of the train, which went off the track as it was arriving at the station located in Tixkokob, coming from […]

Active mortar grenade found in a subdivision in Mérida

In the Chuburná de Hidalgo subdivision, a 60-millimeter active mortar grenade—a high-powered projectile—was reportedly found. This incident activated a strong security operation by personnel from the National Defense Secretariat (Sedena) with the support of the Public Security Secretariat (SSP) of Yucatán. During the early hours, neighbors from 13th Street x 20th of the mentioned colony […]

Merida Aerospace to Launch Rocket, Space Center in Mexico

With the goal of enhancing space education and exploration in Mexico, Merida Aerospace, a Florida-based aerospace company, has announced plans to establish a National Rocket and Space Center in the Yucatan Peninsula. The project, which draws inspiration from the US Space and Rocket Center in Alabama, seeks to position Mexico as a key actor in […]