Get ready for ‘el grito’ on the Plaza Grande
Mexico celebrates its 205th year of independence on Wednesday, Sept. 16, but the occasion is celebrated tonight on the Plaza Grande.
Mérida Cathedral tours halted
The inner workings of the Cathedral is off limits again, with tours been suspended until further notice, INAH has announced.
What’s under those red dresses? Tradition!
For the record, those women (and men) in red dresses tromping through the Centro last Saturday were upholding a venerable tradition.
Newsstand mars view of Cathedral
Stand in front of Mérida’s iconic Cathedral today and it’s hard to miss something partially blocking it: a big black newsstand.
Ancient Pok ta Pok game goes modern
The ancient Maya ball game, normally played as a reenactment for tourists, will get very real on Saturday.
In AD August, a Mérida ‘tropical paradise’
The August Architectural Digest highlights “an idiosyncratic tropical paradise” that was undertaken by two Los Angeles designers.
At The Diplomat, a slower pace for both owners and guests
Sara deRuiter and Neil Haapamaki brought a world of travel experience to Mérida when they built The Diplomat Boutique Hotel. We asked them a few questions.
Cantón renovation: A surprise in the attic
Restoration work at the Palacio Cantón has uncovered graffiti that represents a window into life in the 1940s, when the building was a school.
New restaurant invites your dog to dine
A young entrepreneur in Mérida is opening Peek Food Restaurant, with a special menu and dining room for dogs who accompany their owners.
Cool Itzimná casa by RR+L in AD Mexico
Mérida architects Salvador Reyes Ríos and Josefina Larraín blend California cool and Yucatan’s legacy in AD Mexico’s May 2015 edition.
New, larger Costco opens in Mérida’s north
A new, much more spacious $40 million Costco Wholesale club, probably the only one with a cenote attraction in the parking lot, opened Wednesday.
David Salomón’s runway under the Cathedral
Red carpet fashion designer David Salomón’s Fortuna Collection was strikingly contrasted with the massive Mérida Cathedral, during Saturday’s Noche Blanca.
Passport Magazine explores gay Mérida
Casa de Montejo Chichen Itza Mayan Pyramind Night View Valladolid By Lawrence Ferber Passport Magazine Come evenings, restaurant and bar La Fundación Mezcalería (465 Calle 56. www.facebook.com/iafundacion), in Mérida’s historic centro, is a hive of social activity, especially on weekends. It’s Friday night, just past midnight, and a line of mostly 20-30-somethings, quite a few…
UFO watchers organizing in Mérida
UFOs and Yucatán have always seemed to go together. One young man wants to organize a group to seek out flying saucers.
Prince Charles tours sites in Campeche
Prince Charles of Wales, who has been traveling through Mexico, arrived in Campeche yesterday to tour ancient Mayan sites and dance in the Zocalo.
Mérida bans circus animals
Mérida this week became the first in the southeast to ban circuses with animals, as well as staged fights with roosters or dogs.
56 Maya burial urns unearthed in Sitpach
Construction workers clearing land for a housing development east of Mérida’s ring road have found 56 Maya burial urns, and INAH is guarding the site.
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