At Mérida Teens Club, a Learning Studio Provides Alternative to Conventional School
“Call it a learning studio because in a studio, what do you do? You experiment, you play, right?” says Jenita Lawal.
Juan Batta: Mérida artist against the wall
For Juan Batta, art was always there. In fact, you could say it was there from the very beginning: in his genes. His parents met at La Esmeralda, one of the most prestigious art schools in Mexico City. They both went on to have careers as painters and visual artists, in the midst of…
Hennessy’s has a new mission: helping charities help others
Hennessy’s Irish Pub is what you would expect, with the classic wooden and golden finishes, the beer signs, the bottle wall at the bar. However, the arches, tall ceilings, and tiled floor of the old casona remind you that this is Yucatán, not Dublin. Oddly enough, both styles coexist seamlessly. “Probably the biggest export out…
Explore Yucatán’s rolling hills from atop Muna’s ‘mirador’
Yucatán is known for its flat topography. In fact, the name Mayab, what the natives called the territory before the Spanish arrived, literally means “flat.”
In Tetiz, a sunflower garden, and the love story behind it, is the main attraction
In the small Yucatecan town of Tetiz, a sunflower garden stands as a living testimony of the beauty that stems from promises fulfilled. Suut K’iin Lool, modern Mayan for “sunflower,” is the name of this eye-catching attraction, a project started by a young couple with a strong sense of entrepreneurship. The garden, however, wasn’t always…
In Merida’s Centro, a hidden gallery houses fascinating, made-in-Mexico art
A warehouse-like space guards the work of dozens of artists from all over the country.
Mérida’s new wave of creative Asian cuisine
Small family businesses make the world go round. And in Mérida, a new wave of family-run, Asian cuisine spots are on the rise. These places share the fact that they all blossomed during the pandemic and that they are owned by persistent and passionate entrepreneurs. We spoke to a few of them about their stories…
A Progreso beach is more popular now that the pigs have moved in
A simple concept is drawing more and more visitors to Pig Beach in Yucalpetén,
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