Say adios to the wildly popular, horribly unsafe Tsuru
The Nissan Tsuru, which north of the border is the Sentra, ends its run here after over two decades.
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50,000 crowd the streets for Paseo de las Ánimas
Police estimate just over 50,000 people turned out for the city’s Paseo de las Ánimas, many of them in costumes and face paint invoking Day of the Dead traditions.
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Weekend Mexico City-Mérida flights sold out
This weekend’s Hanal Pixán activities have stimulated air travel from the nation’s capital. So much so that flights to Mérida from Mexico City have sold out through Sunday.
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Lonely Planet ranks Mérida among world’s best cities
Lonely Planet’s list of the world’s must-see travel destinations puts Mérida among cities such as Los Angeles and Seoul.
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Cremations in Mérida up as cemetery space dwindles
Cremation rates have nearly doubled in one year as cemetery space has become increasingly rare in Mérida.
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FIGY: New cultural fest is more than hot air
Colorful balloons will drift over the nascent Autodromo Yucatán race course this January as part of an four-day cultural festival intended to be an annual event.
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White City Ball dazzles, provides for those in need
The White City Ball went off without a hitch as party goers danced the night away at Villa Verde for a good cause.
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Stained glass shines in this Showcase showstopper
The Palomeque family compound is the grand dame of Fundacíon BAI’s Showcase of Homes this year. A talk with the 80-year-old owner, whose father built it.
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Mérida named Latin America’s convention capital
The business magazine Convenciones de Latinoamérica has named Mérida the 2016 best destination for conventions and workshops.
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Miami-Mérida flights coming a week early
American Airlines’ new Miami-Mérida route is coming earlier than expected.
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Mexico’s ‘Black Friday’ is back: Buen Fin 2016
Mark your calendar for bargains. Some 11,500 shops in Mérida will offer deep discounts for Buen Fin, the kickoff to the holiday shopping season.
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Korean, Taiwan smartphones may be made in Yucatán
Korean and Taiwanese tech companies are negotiating to build an assembly plant in Yucatán, taking advantage of Progreso’s port connectivity with the U.S. and Cuban markets.
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Centro maintenance program begins in earnest
A public-private program called “Lifelong Maintenance of the Historical Center” was officially kicked off yesterday at Parque Saint Lucia.
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First ‘norte’ of the season this weekend
The north coast of the Yucatán Peninsula will be hit with the first norte of the 2016-2017 season.
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Mérida Fest 2017: Open call for artists, musicians
With a purse of 5 million pesos, 1 million more than last year, the City Council on Monday began an open call for musicians, film makers and visual artists to take part in Mérida Fest 2017.
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Time to vote for Mérida’s gourmet destinations
Remember last year when Mérida beat out some major front runners in Food and Travel’s top gourmet destination readers’ poll? It’s time to vote again.
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Zika: Pregnant women stricken; travelers play it safe
Yucatán state ranks fifth in confirmed Zika cases this year, with 70 new cases confirmed in the last week. Most are pregnant women undergoing routine testing for the virus.
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In land of Hanal Pixán, kids still love Halloween
Two celebrations converge soon in Yucatán: The traditional Hanal Pixán, and the more commercial Halloween, and shopkeepers are ready for both.
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Mall: City built it, but shoppers won’t come
An elaborate effort to bring street vendors indoors has proven to be a flop, but politicians have asked the current administration not to give up on it.
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Progreso will have Latin America’s largest shipyard
Already home to the world’s longest pier, Progreso is on track to have Latin America’s largest shipyard.
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Paseo de las Ánimas will be high point of festival
The Paseo de las Ánimas procession, kicking off the Day of the Dead, returns on Friday, Oct. 28, bringing tens of thousands of people to the street.
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Scientists thrilled at Chicxulub crater study findings
Months after drilling into the Chicxulub “dinosaur crater” site off Progreso, scientists have obtained remarkable new insights, with more to come.
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Turn your clocks back 1 hour before bed on Oct. 29
Yucatán and most of Mexico is reminded to set their clocks back one hour before heading to bed on Saturday, Oct. 29.
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1,200 artists, dancers, singers, lecturers at 2016 FIC Maya
The fifth edition of the The International Festival of Mayan Culture, also called FIC Maya, begins Oct. 13 and runs until Oct. 23.
That’s all for now
That’s all for now