The Mexico Daily Post newsroom received a letter from a reader who requested to remain anonymous warning fellow expats and travelers about a certain individual who has been spotted around the city of Mérida, Yucatán, harassing and trying to scam foreign people. I have a little warning. This guy in the pictures goes around Centro […]
Discover the Hidden Maya Treasures of Mérida
Mérida is not only the capital of Yucatán, but also a gateway to some of the most magnificent Maya cities in Mesoamerica, such as Chichén Itzá, Uxmal, and Ek-Balam. But did you know that Mérida itself is also a treasure trove of archaeological sites, both large and small, that reveal the rich and complex history […]
City council will promote that Merida enters the network of intelligent tourist destinations
To use the new technological tools dedicated to tourism promotion, Mayor Alejandro Ruz Castro held working tables with international organizations to lay the foundations for Mérida’s entry into the network of tourist destinations that are offered internationally, with the aim of strengthening the economic development of the service sector. Within the framework of the International […]
Hotel de Vochos in Mexico, where is it?
There is an eco-friendly hotel in the Southeast of Mexico with “rooms” made of Beetle cars where you can spend the night. Although cars and hotels may not have much in common, there are some accommodations that merge both worlds in interesting ways. From a hotel with car-themed rooms to experiences on racetracks. However, an […]
Mérida present at the International Tourism Fair in Madrid
The municipal president Alejandro Ruz Castro will lead a work tour within the framework of FITUR from January 23 to 26 to promote the cultural, gastronomic and historical richness of the city With the aim of continuing to strengthen Mérida as an attractive tourist destination within the Yucatan Peninsula and to draw strategic alliances for […]
Mexico’s Yucatan tourist train sinks pilings into relic-filled limestone caves, activists show
Photos of a government project’s steel and cement columns piercing through the roofs of fragile limestone caves on the Yucatan peninsula have been released by activists in Mexico. The caves, along with sinkhole lakes and underground rivers on Mexico’s Caribbean coast, are not only environmentally delicate, but also contain some of the oldest human remains […]
New Natural Protected Area off the coast of Yucatan
Discover the riches that the Bajos del Norte National Park protects On January 9, the Bajos del Norte National Park was declared a Natural Protected Area in the Official Gazette of the Federation. This Park is located 140 kilometers off the coast of Yucatan, and together with the Arrecife Alacranes National Park, it will contribute […]
The arrival of tourists to Yucatan increases
It is very likely that many national tourists seeing that Acapulco was not available have opted for Merida Although the number of cruises decreased compared to 2022, the end of this year was higher than the number of tourists who arrived by air to Yucatan, reported the director of Regional Airports of Grupo ASUR, Héctor […]
Yucatan expects to receive more than 325 thousand cruise passengers during 2024
A total of 260,968 cruise passengers were received during 2023 at the Port of Progreso in Yucatan, a figure that represents an increase of 3.4 percent compared to the number of passengers received during 2022 when 252,224 passengers were received. According to data released by the Ministry of Tourism Development (Sefotur) of the government of […]
More than a thousand Meridans in danger by natural gas pipelines: Renán Barrera authorized the work
The mayor of Mérida, Renán Barrera Concha, authorized the installation of natural gas pipelines in the streets of the city, putting at risk the lives of more than a thousand residents of the neighborhoods of San Antonio Cinta, San Antonio Xluch and San José Tecoh. The residents denounced that the company Gas Natural del Noroeste […]