Mayan Train in Yucatan remains largely undefined
Although construction work has begun elsewhere, the Mayan Train in Yucatan remains largely undefined.
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire season in rural Yucatan
The state coordination of Civil Protection in Yucatan (Procivy) is gearing up for fire season.
Yucatan legislator sorry for reeling in catch during fishing ban
A state legislator has issued a lengthy apology after a photo showed her fishing during a ban.
Festival supports fishing villages during grouper ban
Grouper season is over, and a festival to support the fishing villages has begun.
Monarch butterfly population soars in Central Mexico
The population of monarch butterflies wintering in central Mexico is up 144 percent over last year, scientists say.
Flamingos in Celestún are in the pink
To the delight of tour guides there, pink flamingo are thriving at the Celestún Biosphere Reserve. Members of the cooperatives that operate tourist boats expressed astonishment at the number of birds that are forming their “lineas rosas,” or “pink lines.” Between January and April, according to the guides, it’s the best time to spot pink…
Progreso creates ecological police corps in battle against illegal dumping
The mayor on Monday will introduce a special squad to catch polluters.
A gradual goodbye to plastic bags and straws in Yucatan
Gov. Mauricio Vila this week signed a bill that enacts a gradual ban on plastic bags and straws in Yucatan.
Covering the sky, millions of locust arrive in Merida
After thousands of locust arrived at the beaches of Progreso and Sisal, now they are in the skies over the capital city.
Bidders on Mayan Train project face complicated questions
Bids on the project will have to propose the location of the stations, propose ways to run the line though populated areas, evaluate archaeological and environmental impact and propose logistics for the entire thing.
Eagle ray rescued from fishing net in Chelem
Chelem, Yucatan — SSP firefighters rescued a three-meter-long eagle ray, which was trapped in a fishing net. Fortunately, the impressive specimen returned healthy to the Gulf. Eagle rays are often mistakenly called stingrays, but that’s a misnomer. Rays lack a sting on their tail. The docile eagle ray is commonly seen cruising along sandy beaches in…
Steady progress on one end of La Plancha land as arts school expands
While the land set aside for a park remains barren, the old train station is expanding space for the arts school that it houses.
After indigenous ceremonies, Mayan Train work begins Monday
Palenque Mayor Carlos Morelos Rodríguez, together with various authorities, toured the grounds where work will begin Monday on the Mayan Train. Through a Facebook account, the local council shared images showing machinery and personnel, as well as authorities supervising the work. The fact that the train passes through land considered sacred has not gone unnoticed….
Resistance to solar projects bodes badly for fast-tracking Mayan Train
Indigenous communities are resisting rapid development of $1.1 billion of wind and solar panel farms. What does this mean for the Mayan Train project?
1,200 polluting buses need to be replaced, says state official
But only 200 to 300 are replaced every year, the official admitted.
Maya communities resist Mayan Train, slam new administration
Angered at not being consulted beforehand, various grass-roots organizations representing indigenous communities said they don’t want the Mayan Train to proceed.
Ban on plastic bags and straws in Mexico presented to lawmakers
A citizen initiative to ban single-use plastics in the country was formally presented to the Senate.
Federal help asked to stop construction in protected mangrove zone
Illegal construction in Chicxulub Puerto’s mangrove areas has the mayor asking for federal assistance to stop it.
Planet-mapping satellite captures the Yucatán Peninsula in all its glory
The satellite image of the day is a lush view of the Yucatán Peninsula, scanned by the European Space Agency’s Proba-V minisatellite
El Niño may prolong sargasso tides into next year
Contradicting predictions that sargassum will abate by December, the president of the Ocean Network in Mexico warned that the crisis will last into the beginning of 2019.
Yucatán’s ‘black gold’ nears extinction in frenzy for sea cucumbers
A frenzy for sea cucumbers, driven by demand in Asia, has brought their populations near collapse in the waters off the Yucatán Peninsula.
Judge temporarily shuts down Homún pig farm
A federal judge has issued a temporary injunction against a huge pig farm in the cenote zone, a victory for the protestors who have rallied against it for more than a year.
Fines top 3 million pesos for driving near sea turtle nesting area
The 14 offenders who were caught driving vehicles on a stretch of Progreso’s beach a year ago have been fined 3 million pesos, collectively, for putting sea turtles and their nesting areas at risk.
Agency retaliates against protestors, attempts to shut down 5 cenotes
While protesters staged a sit-in at the gates of a giant pig processing plant, two vans from an environmental agency arrived and closed five cenotes without explanation.
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