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Killing of a beloved wild toucan enrages neighborhood
The killing of Tuqui, a toucan that became a celebrity in the Francisco de Montejo neighborhood, caused an uproar on social networks.
Commenters demand...
Recipe: Caldo tlalpeño, the Merida way
The managing editor of Salon, Joseph Neese, happens to be the grandson of a woman from Merida.
And that grandmother, Elena Narvaez Neese, is sharing...
Indigenous groups halt solar projects, but contractors persist
Indigenous residents of Cuncunul and Valladolid sued and won when they acted to prevent solar-energy farms from being built.
But JinkoSolar Investment Pte. Ltd., the...
No more direct flights from MID to U.S. as travel options dry up
Direct flights from Merida to the United States have vanished until at least June 4.
American Airlines' flights to Miami has been canceled until then,...
1-year-old infected as Yucatan enters ‘epidemic phase’
Yucatan found 42 new coronavirus infections Tuesday and announced four deaths as the state officially entered the "epidemic phase."
Among the new patients is a...
Fishermen on alert for the damaging winds of the ‘Cordonazo de la Santa Cruz’
It looks like even Cordonazo is in quarantine. Or maybe the meteorological phenomenon that seafarers dread every year is lost at sea.
But there's still...
Yucatan mayor pays street vendors to stay home
Espita Mayor Josué Castillo sent his city's produce vendors home, but not before buying up their entire inventory.
The street stalls and hand carts, many...
Yucatan risks losing more than 47,000 companies to the pandemic
The state's precarious economic situation is even worse than many thought, a study by the Yucatan Center for Competitiveness concludes.
More than 47,000 Yucatan businesses...
2 more COVID-19 patients in Yucatan die, new infections and hospitalizations drop
State health authorities reported Monday that 19 new coronavirus infections were detected, way down from 55 the day before.
Two new deaths were also reported....
Aeroméxico plan June awakening, but Interjet’s future is in doubt
Aeroméxico is reopening some international routes and increasing frequency to Asia, Europe, the United States, Canada and some Latin American countries in May and...
6 dead, a new daily record, in Yucatan’s COVID-19 battle
The most COVID-19 deaths in a 24-hour period were reported Sunday by Yucatan health officials.
Today also saw the most new coronavirus infections registered in...
Angry mob confronts expats from U.S. returning to beach home
Updated to include arrival of National Guard.
An Indiana couple in their late 60s, returning to their San Crisanto beach house from a family emergency,...
Police confiscate beer, liquor headed to Oxkutzcab
Two truck drivers were arrested at the Oxkutzcab-Mani checkpoint and charged with pallets of beer and liquor.
The police stop, meant to check travelers...
Merida wakes up to the smell of a pork processing plant on fire
Merida, Yucatan — The city center was choked Sunday morning by smoke and embers from a factory fire miles away.
"No wonder the dog is sneezing,"...
In 1 month, 41 COVID-19 deaths and no slowdown in new infections
Saturday's daily update on the coronavirus crisis in Yucatan included 43 new positive cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths.
No fewer than 42 new...
Broke and breaking quarantine, people line up at the pawn shop
Images of long lines in front a well-known pawn shop in the center of Mérida circulated through social networks Saturday.
The Yucatecans, who since the...
Police surprise Slow Food market vendors by shutting them down
Slow Food Yucatan, an open-air market that specializes in locally sourced provisions, was unexpectedly shut down this morning by state police and the health...
Quarantine photo contest captures the new reality of daily life in Merida
Merida, Yucatan — The municipal department of culture challenged residents to capture the quarantine with photography, and numerous stunning images came pouring in.
Twenty photographers won...
Santander bank cards falsely marked ‘stolen’ after system update goes awry
Santander customers are reporting the debit cards erroneously marked as stolen when they try to use them.
Cashiers are forced to withhold the bank cards,...
Infections accelerate further with 41 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours
Health authorities reported daily statistics that were about as grim as Thursday's.
New COVID-19 cases totaled 41, and four more patients died of their...
Quarantine means lonely deaths for some elderly in Yucatan
At least four elderly people in Yucatan have died alone in their homes since quarantines began.
Social distancing has meant fewer family visits, often...
Sea turtles are thriving on empty Yucatan beaches
The absence of vacationers and frolicking pleasure seekers has left Yucatan's beaches free and clear for hawksbill and white turtles this season.
The chelonian nesting...
Disinfecting your home in Mexico
Cleaning our homes has gone to a whole new level in 2020.
Now we not only do our regular cleaning, but it seems many of...
Man sets fire at Plaza Grande, incites looting
Merida, Yucatan — The state attorney general's office reported the arrest of a man, identified only as "Santiago AFL," for helping a group vandalize a...
