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 […]
Using Banks, Credit Cards & ATMs in Mexico
There’s a whole new generation of credit card skimmers at Walmart et al that are surprisingly good… Can you spot the fake… from the real one? …. Because the thieves have to snap the skimmer mask over to the real credit card reader, the fake ~skimmer~ is a little wider, and a little taller. […]
Detained in Yucatán for extortion and threats to a merchant from Quintana Roo
A man accused of extorting and threatening a merchant from Quintana Roo was arrested in Mérida by agents of the State Investigation Police (PEI) of the Ministry of Public Security (SSP). The detainee is identified as J.A.C.C., alias “El Chino”, who allegedly demanded money from the victim in exchange for not harming him or his […]
Mexico finds the “greatest archaeological treasure” in decades due to works on the Mayan Train
The discovery highlights the complexity of the urban systems of communication and commerce that developed in the Maya area of Mesoamerica, which covers Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and El Salvador. The Mexican government found “the greatest archaeological treasure” of the last decades during the construction works of the Maya Train, in the southeast of the […]
They rescue two dolphins stranded on the beaches of Yucatan
Telchac Puerto, Yucatán.- This Monday, residents of this port managed to return to the sea two dolphins that had stranded. Through social networks, the environmentalist, Carlos Santana Arjona, initially turned to social networks requesting support from Profepa. However, the residents of Telchac Puerto soon gathered at the site of the stranding, who managed to rescue […]
Mérida, one of the best destinations in the world to visit in 2024
Yucatán stands out in the list of the 24 best places in the world to visit by CNN Travel, as its capital is recommended as an ideal destination along with other parts of the world such as South Korea, Morocco, Singapore, among others. Mérida, Yucatán, January 5, 2024.- Yucatán positions itself as an attractive tourist […]