A defiant, colorful gay pride march in Mérida
With the slogan “We are not just feathers and sequins” — but also lots of feathers and sequins — more than 500 participants gathered and marched in an LGBTQ-pride celebration on Saturday.
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U.S. educators build ‘Bridges to Yucatán’
A group of 11 educators and two directors from the Center for Latin American Studies of the University of Pittsburgh have an adventure in store on the Yucatán Peninsula.
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President in Mérida for adult education program
President Enrique Peña Nieto addressed 10,000 Yucatecan adults on Thursday who earned educational certificates after dropping out of school in their youth.
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Presidential visit comes with security annoyances
With the president’s visit, strong security is being deployed today around the Siglo XXI Convention Center, and it’s not easy to deal with.
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Dramatic, high-tech touch for Galerías mall expansion
A fanciful flying mast with skylights will crown an expansion at Liverpool’s mall this fall.
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Heightened security on ADO buses
A prominent bus line has installed more video cameras on buses and terminals as the summer travel season approaches.
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Uber threatens to leave Mérida
An amendment to the state law that regulates transportation has Uber threatening to leave town.
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Young designer wins Mérida logo contest
A 25-year-old designer from the municipality of Tixkokob won the city logo contest in advance of Mérida’s Cultural Capital celebration.
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Boardwalk to bring tourists to El Cuyo
A boardwalk and pier will be built in the port of El Cuyo, Tizimin, as part of a government project to promote tourism at the Biosphere Reserve of Ria Lagartos.
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Senior citizen dancers are hometown heroes
The senior citizen folkloric ballet troupe of Mérida won first prize in a national competition last month. Back from Tlaxcala, the women were given a hero’s welcome by the mayor.
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First non-Pemex gas station arrives
La Gas, a new service-station franchise, began operations Monday with gas stations in Merida and Campeche.
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Wood-fire flame to dim at Rescoldos
Rescoldos, the beloved wood-fire pizzeria and mediterranean bistro, serves its last moussaka on Saturday, July 2.
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Mérida welcomed into WTC inner circle
Another modernistic project is in the works, and this one has a globally famous name and the intention of cementing Mérida’s place in international business.
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Rain brings relief, but also warnings
Much-anticipated rain is back, and by tomorrow it may become more intense, bringing with it lightning and strong winds with gusts up to 55 mph.
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With more flights, cheaper fares predicted
If Southwest gets approval to add all these flights to Mexico, the impact on tourism and the economy would be significant, analysts say.
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Mayan observatory even more ingenious than we thought
The ancient Maya were even more sophisticated in their star-gazing that we have previously thought.
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Is Trump to blame for peso’s fall?
Mexico’s peso can’t seem to catch a break. Has Donald Trump’s proposals and rhetoric played a role?
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Pipa and Gorgo, lovestruck hippos at the zoo
In 12 years, a pair of hippos at the Parque Zoológico del Centenario has fathered six or seven pups, but now Mom is being given a break from motherhood.
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Bishop visits Anglican worshipers in Mérida
A new protestant mission-church in Mérida welcomed their bishop on Sunday, and announced their presence in the dominant local newspaper.
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Tax on Uber drivers proposed
State government representatives met this morning to discuss taxing and regulating Uber drivers in Mérida.
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Increasingly, MID airport not just for tourists
More and better options for tourism and business is riding along with the additional flights that have been steadily building on Mérida’s twin runways.
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Where did Maya come from? A new theory
An anthropologist has found evidence that challenges established theories about the Maya civilization’s connection with the Olmec culture. The truth may be more complicated than researchers thought.
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Botella Verde trading park for poolside
This is Botella Verde’s last weekend at Parque Santa Lucia, but by mid-June, they will re-emerge in a quieter setting.
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Mexico gas price reform head of schedule
Mexico’s first non-Pemex gas stations will open in Mexico this July, although none in Yucatán have yet been announced.
That’s all for now
That’s all for now