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Report: Progreso bar, site of fatal accident, operated illegally
The collapsed wall lacked joists to support the weight of the concrete, according to reports.
Local glass company expands, will hire 3,000 new workers
Vidrios Millet showed off its new plant, one of the largest in Mexico, to a group of visitors that included Gov. Mauricio Vila Dosal.
AMLO: Prison island will become tourist paradise
Mexico's version of Alcatraz will become a tourist destination instead
Cantina manager held following deadly structural collapse in Progreso
State launches investigation as dead and injured are identified
Progreso cantina’s walls collapse, killing 3
A corner cantina's upstairs wall and overhang collapsed Sunday afternoon, reportedly killing three, including 6-year-old girl and possibly her mother.
Pokemon gamers keep the Centro safe from Pocket Monsters
Those 500-plus gamers on Calle 61 Saturday were on an important mission: catching Pocket Monsters.
A trip to tropical Merida by a woman traveling solo (and who prefers the...
"As a woman traveling alone, I hadn’t expected to feel as comfortable as I explored the city day and night on my late November trip," says a travel writer in the Los Angeles Times.
Grasping Mexico’s beautiful and bewildering street art
These are images that I could never imagine to find in the Netherlands, let alone in Dutch restaurants.
Tide recedes 100 meters, alarming early-risers at Progreso
The so-called vaciante marina, bringing the tideline far from its normal point, roused the curiosity and even fear among the public.
Curious scientists plan more drilling at Chicxulub crater site
Merida, Yucatan — Hungry for more clues to the earth's history and the demise of the dinosaurs, the leader of a previous expedition wants to...
Feds send millions to maintain Merida’s reputation for safety
The federal government gave with both hands when doling out security subsidies to the White City on Friday.
Penalties ramped up for harassment, road rage and public sex or urination
Harassing women in public can result in up to 36 hours behind bars, while road rage can garner fines up to 2,500 pesos, under new reforms.
U.S. Senator discovers traces of Yucatan in his roots
Cuban-American U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio learned about his Yucatecan lineage on a recent episode of the PBS program, “Finding Your Roots.”
The Florida politician's...
Mayan Train in Yucatan remains largely undefined
Although construction work has begun elsewhere, the Mayan Train in Yucatan remains largely undefined.
Same-sex marriages begin in Zacatecas capital
Marriage equality is a reality in Zacatecas City, said Mayor Ulises Mejía Haro.
5 threats to Lopez Obrador’s honeymoon
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador won by a landslide, and his popularity has grown even more since he took office on Dec. 1....
The best seat in Mexico: Sectionals with performance fabric
Many people prefer to purchase a sectional instead of a sofa for their home in Mexico.
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire season in rural Yucatan
The state coordination of Civil Protection in Yucatan (Procivy) is gearing up for fire season.
Rare black jaguar seized at Merida airport
Federal authorities took possession of an endangered jaguar that was being illegally transported in the international airport.
New air routes from Merida hint at new business opportunities
Four new routes will land in Yucatan by March, said the secretary of tourism promotion.
Latest ‘House Hunter’ in Yucatan is a Californian with a $50k budget
Not too long after airing the story of a family from North Carolina, here's another "House Hunters International" in Merida.
Mexican Grand Prix funding diverted to Mayan Train project
Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters that there would be no more federal funding for the Mexican Grand Prix beyond October.
New administrator chosen to run Merida English Library
Adriana Medina "brings experience and great energy to the library."
LGBT activist in Oaxaca found slain; promoted Zapotec ‘3rd gender’
Óscar Cazorla was a proponent of Zapotec muxe culture
