To continue with the policy of order promoted by Mayor Cecilia Patrón Laviada, the City of Mérida, in conjunction with the Ministry of Public Security (SSP Yucatán), has removed just over 100 abandoned cars from various streets of the municipality. The above was revealed by Carmen González Martín, director of the Governor’s Office of the […]
Experts Warn Mérida Must Urgently Contain Its Real Estate Expansion
The Yucatecan capital is growing, but not in a compact or orderly way. In the last two decades, Mérida has experienced a phenomenon of metropolization, of expansion towards its peripheries, warn specialists from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). They indicate that the growth has occurred mainly through corridors to the north, in the direction of Puerto Progreso, Conkal, Motul, and Sisal, areas where […]
Merida real estate market part 2
Real Estate Market (2). The Coastal Zone of Yucatán. (2015–2026) 1) Price trends over the Last 10 years a) Oceanfront Lots (Price per Linear Meter of Beachfront) Along the Yucatán coast (Progreso, Chelem, Chicxulub, Telchac, San Crisanto, Sisal), oceanfront land is traditionally valued by linear meter of beachfront frontage, rather than by square meter. Over […]
Alleged real estate fraud leaves woman without a home or savings in Mérida
A young woman’s dream of buying a home ended abruptly when she allegedly fell into a fraud scheme related to the sale of houses in a subdivision of Chichí Suárez. According to his testimony, the case involves a person who presented himself as a representative of the housing development and would have affected dozens of people, leaving their savings at […]
“La Patrona” falls in Mérida: wife of the leader of a Cártel de Caborca cell in Chetumal; she is accused of multiple crimes
Gabriela Alejandra Argáez, 29, would also be linked to the massacre that occurred in Dzilam González Mérida, Yucatán. – The wife of a leader of the Caborca cartel in Chetumal was arrested in Mérida and is accused of dangerous attacks committed against a public servant, bribery, carrying weapons, and prohibited instruments. A Control Judge issued the order of […]
Merida real estate facing drastic changes, learn more
Real Estate Market in Mérida, Yucatán (2025–2026) This document is a personal analysis and opinion regarding the real estate market in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. It covers residential supply and pricing for middle-income housing (single-family homes and apartments), as well as private land availability and legal certainty for investment purposes. Overall Market Situation in Mérida Mérida […]
Alternative music figures will meet at the Mérida Beer Fest
MÉRIDA, Yuc., February 5, 2026.- The best of live music, craft beer, and gastronomy will meet at the Mérida Beer Fest to be held on April 17 and 18, at the Ba’axal Show Center. With this great presentation, the Mérida Beer Fest 2026 will consolidate itself as one of the most attractive events of the […]
Mérida was too small for us.” Their growth is analyzed at a conference
The city was too small for the rate of demographic growth that has been demonstrated, and its main challenges are resources: water, electricity, and roads, said Luis Alfonso Ramírez Carrillo, PhD in sociology, researcher at the Social Sciences Unit of the “Dr. Hideyo Noguchi” Regional Research Center of the Autonomous University of Yucatan. As we have seen, Mérida has a whole dynamic of urban growth that […]
Week of Art Yucatan 2026: This is how the pulse of the art week in Mérida was experienced
The first edition of the Week of Art Yucatán arrived in Mérida to host the art scene of the south of the country. For the first time, Yucatan experienced something that many of us felt necessary: an art week, WAY (Week of Art Yucatan). It arrived in Mérida as a collective exercise that brought together local artists […]
Growth Without a city? Urban expansion in Mérida
Mérida expands. It is enough to drive a few minutes in any direction to come across new subdivisions, private and developments that promise modernity and well-being. However, it is clear that growth does not always equate to building a better city. In the last two decades, the urban sprawl of Mérida has doubled, from just […]