Boston’s Pizza, Sushi Roll Hit by Campeche Restaurant Strike
More than 40 unionized workers at three Campeche restaurant chains — Boston’s Pizza, La Parroquia de Veracruz and Sushi Roll — walked off the job Friday after months of failed contract talks with their employer, Operadora TYZA. The strike, formally…
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Boston’s Pizza, Sushi Roll Hit by Campeche Restaurant Strike
More than 40 unionized workers at three Campeche restaurant chains — Boston’s Pizza, La Parroquia de Veracruz and Sushi Roll — walked off the…
The Return of the Bison to Mexico’s Chihuahua Desert
A species lost for over a century is once again shaping northern Mexico’s landscape. The American bison, a species that once roamed across vast…
Mérida Monument Cleanup Drags On, No End in Sight
Six months after 8M protests left the Monumento a la Patria covered in paint, crews are still cleaning it up — and there’s still…
Teotihuacán Museum Returns With the Americas’ Oldest Rubber Ball
After nearly 20 years closed, the Teotihuacán museum has reopened its doors, offering visitors a completely renovated experience at Mexico’s most visited archaeological site. …
Lifestyle
Flores, Guatemala: Mérida’s Direct Flight to Tikal’s Doorstep
Mérida will regain a direct flight to Flores, Guatemala, starting Nov. 3, when TAG Airlines…
Restaurants Have Disappeared from Parque Santa Lucía
As recently as fifteen years ago, the L-shaped colonnade at sleepy Parque Santa Lucía contained…
3 Artists Confirmed for 2026 Xmatkuil Fair Concerts
Yucatán’s biggest annual fair has released the first names on its concert bill, and this…
Sacred Cenote Becomes a Water Polo Court at Yokdzonot
The cenote in Yokdzonot, a small Maya community about an hour and a half east…
When One Governor Builds It and the Next Tears It Down
One of the more telling footnotes in Yucatán’s political history involves not a palace or a prison, but a pair of columns that stood at the northern edge of Mérida for barely a decade — long enough to be photographed,…
Culture
Bedsheets Hold Memory at Museo de la Ciudad de Mérida
Bedsheets are usually associated with rest and privacy, but in a new exhibit at the…
A Night of Fun and Lucha Libre at the Arena Mexico
To attend a Friday evening of lucha libre at Arena Mexico is to participate in…
Yucatán Debates Heritage Status for the Venerable Guayabera
Artisans from Tekit and Kimbilá traveled to the Yucatán Congress this week to back a…
Dr. Simi: From a Single Pharmacy to A Healthcare Revolution
The story of the Dr. Simi empire began in 1997 when Victor Gonzalez Torres founded…
Atetelco: The Heart of Teotihuacan’s Military Elite
Few archaeological sites offer as clear a window into the specialized functions of Teotihuacan’s ruling class as the residential compound of Atetelco. Located just a few kilometers west of the pyramids of the Sun and Moon, this carefully planned complex…
Archaeology
Chichén Itzá Lost 200,000 Visitors This Year. But Why?
Chichén Itzá remains Mexico’s most-visited archaeological site, but 2026 has broken a pattern that held…
Tren Maya Dig in Progreso Uncovers Unknown Maya Site
Archaeologists working ahead of Tren Maya Cargo construction near Progreso’s Terminal Multimodal have uncovered a…
Yucatán Launches English Course for Chichén Itzá Guides
Yucatán’s tourism office has opened an English course for tour guides working at Chichén Itzá,…
3 Mérida Parks Where the Maya Once Lived
Mérida’s best-known Maya sites sit outside the city — Chichén Itzá, the pyramids of Izamal,…
Federal Agency Shuts Down Excavation on Yucatán Dunes
Federal environmental inspectors have sealed off a stretch of dunes in Chabihau, a small fishing port on Yucatán’s north coast, after social media posts showed heavy machinery digging up sand along the shoreline. Mexico’s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources,…
Nature
Saharan Dust Cloud Settles Over Yucatán This Week
Look up this week, and the sky over Yucatán may look a little different. Civil…
Federal Agency Shuts Down Excavation on Yucatán Dunes
Federal environmental inspectors have sealed off a stretch of dunes in Chabihau, a small fishing…
99 Acres of Ejido Land Sold Illegally Near Mérida
Authorities at the Cuxtal Ecological Reserve are warning would-be buyers about a wave of online…
Celestún: Beyond the Famous Pink Flamingo
The Celestún Biosphere Reserve is a popular destination to get a close-up view of its…
Joann Andrews, Environmental Pioneer in Yucatán, Dies at 96
Joann Andrews, founder of Pronatura Península de Yucatán and a leading force in conservation across the Yucatán Peninsula for more than four decades, died Sunday in Mérida. She was 96. Andrews arrived in Yucatán in 1964 after marrying archaeologist E…
People
From Mérida to Manhattan: A Yucatecan Actor Finds His Stage in New York
A kid from Mérida who grew up watching American movies decided, at 17, that New…
Mexico’s Top Arts Medal Goes to Sculptor Gerda Gruber
A sculptor who left Vienna half a century ago and eventually found her artistic home…
Mérida Painter and Writer Enrique Trava Díaz Dies at 69
Enrique de Jesús Trava Díaz, a painter and writer known for his contributions to the…
Joanna’s 50-Year Journey of Love and Life in Yucatán
Fifty years ago, what began as a work assignment became a life-defining decision. In January…
Why Certification Matters in Yucatán Real Estate
People move to Mérida for different reasons — a lifestyle shift, an investment opportunity, a slower pace of life — and yet the feeling is often the same. It just fits. But somewhere between inspiration and decision, things become more…
REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE
Casa Serena: An Architect’s Personal Vision On the Market at Cabo Norte
A contemporary residence represents something rare in luxury real estate: a home designed by an…
Opinion: Mérida Housing Boom Must Spread to the SouthYucatán is Mexico’s hottest real estate destination, but it can’t keep growing unless we expand our focus beyond the north, expert says
Mérida’s booming real estate market needs to break free from its northern focus, according to…
Residential development would transform Tepakán, a tiny village in rural Yucatán
A significant residential development project is under consideration for the small municipality of Tepakán, Yucatan,…
Airbnb advice: 5 things hosts removed from their rentals
Previously, we asked people for some expert Airbnb advice. The question was about income-property essentials…
Mérida Gets Its First Super-Cheap Capsule Hotel
Mérida now has a place to stay that skips the usual hotel room altogether. Kapsul Express bills itself as the only capsule hotel in Mérida. Instead of a standard room, guests book a private sleeping pod, a format that started…
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LODGING
A 7-Year Rescue Mission Ends With a Major Award for Hotel SevillaThe win adds another chapter to an already-decorated year for the property and its owner, Mexico City-based Grupo Habita, which Hospitality Design named its 2026 Hotelier of the Year earlier this spring.
A corner property in Mérida’s historic center that sat in ruins for years has just…
The Magic Formula That Made Grupo Habita Mexico’s Top Hotelier of 2026
Mexico City-based Grupo Habita, which recently unveiled its long-awaited Hotel Sevilla property in Mérida, is…
Luxury & Elegance at the Best 5-Star Hotels in Mérida
Whether you prefer colonial mansions or something altogether newer and more modern, the best 5-star…
Enjoy Authentic Old Mexico @ These Historic Luxury Hotels in Mérida
Travelers are turning to accommodations that offer authentic Ycatan experiences. Find out more with these…