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Beyond Bingo: The Enduring Legacy of Mexican Lotería
Mexican Lotería is not a complex game. Its modern form, a tabletop game of chance, functions much like Bingo. A cantor (caller) draws a card featuring an image and a name. Players cover the matching image on their tabla (board)…
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A 7-Year Rescue Mission Ends With a Major Award for Hotel SevillaThe win adds another chapter to an already-decorated year for the property and its owner, Mexico City-based Grupo Habita, which Hospitality Design named its 2026 Hotelier of the Year earlier this spring.
A corner property in Mérida’s historic center that sat in ruins for years has just claimed one of the hospitality world’s more competitive design awards. Hotel Sevilla took the Small Hotel prize at the 22nd annual HD Awards, presented by Hospitality Design magazine. The ceremony was held May 5 at Encore Resort at Wynn Las Vegas, as part of HD Expo + Conference. The category…
A Guide to Eating Your Way Through Oaxaca’s Markets
The markets of Oaxaca City are not designed for tourists. They are the city’s working kitchens and warehouses, places where the business of feeding…
Mexico’s Top Arts Medal Goes to Sculptor Gerda Gruber
A sculptor who left Vienna half a century ago and eventually found her artistic home in the Yucatán village of Cholul has received Mexico’s…
Chicharra Festival Celebrates 8 Years in Colorful Xcalachén
There is a neighborhood in the south of Mérida where the smell of fried pork has drawn people for more than 70 years. Xcalachén…
Conchas: A Guide to Mexico’s Best-Selling Pan Dulce
Conchas (Spanish for “shell”) is a traditional Mexican sweet bread known for its round shape and striped, seashell-like appearance. It consists of two parts:…
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Made in Yucatán: 100+ Years of Hot Sauce, Beer, Cookies and More
Yucatán has produced several well-known brands with long histories, many of which have been continuously…
Why Mexico’s Vocho, Once King of the Road, is Now a Collector’s Gem
Its not a fast car, nor a particularly safe one, but for over half a…
A Monterrey Travel Guide for Newbies: Top Attractions, Museums, and Food
After Mexico City and Cancun, Monterrey has the most flights of any other city in…
Teatro de la Rendija Invites You to Be Part of an Immersive Stage Experiment
Teatro de la Rendija has been pushing the boundaries of performance in Mérida for more…
Mérida Airport Launches Month-Long Book Swap Program
A new cultural program at Mérida’s international airport is giving travelers something to do besides…
Move Over, Guys — Piel de Barro Is Here to Play
For generations, the orquesta jaranera — the brass-and-percussion ensemble that drives Yucatán’s beloved traditional music…
Are You ‘American’? It Depends on Where You’re Standing
Call yourself “American” in Mexico, and most people will know exactly what you mean. Do…
Mexico’s Baseball Hall of Fame is a Must-Visit
In the heart of Monterrey’s Parque Fundidora, a massive terracotta building houses the country’s most…
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Beyond Rest, the Hammocks of Yucatán Weave Memories and Family Legacy
In Yucatán, the hammock is not simply a place to sleep. For many families, it…
Fernando Delgadillo, The Trovador Poet of Everyday Life
Fernando Delgadillo González emerged from the underground SEIMUS Collective in the late 1980s and built…
The Peón Contreras Theater: Deterioration, Delays, and Broken Promises
Nearly four and a half-years after a fire devastated the Peón Contreras, Mérida’s most iconic…
Tekax Celebrates a Versatile Green at its 2nd Annual Chaya Festival
A leafy green shrub that has nourished Maya communities for millennia is taking center stage…
How a 1951 Book Shaped the Way Mérida Grew
In 1951, a Yucatecan architect named Leopoldo Tommasi published a book in Mexico City called…
When One Governor Builds It and the Next Tears It Down
One of the more telling footnotes in Yucatán’s political history involves not a palace or…
Talking About Maya Trade as Social Force at Palacio Cantón
Trade routes, goods, and the merchants were bound up with politics, cosmology, and everyday ritual…
Pedro Infante: ‘Idol of Mexico’ 69 Years After Fatal Crash
Nearly seven decades after a plane crash silenced one of Mexico’s most beloved voices, Pedro…
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Things Are Looking Up for Mérida Planetarium at the Olimpo
For more than two decades, a domed room tucked inside the Centro Cultural Olimpo —…- Our Spoiler-Free Review of ‘La Oficina’ MexicoThis article does not contain plot spoilers for the first season of “La Oficina”, but if you want to go in with a complete clean slate, watch the first episode first.When the Amazon Series “La Oficina” was first announced, it was met with skepticism. After…
Mérida Author Brings Colonial New England to Life in 3rd Novel
(Updated to reflect new schedule) Dave O. Dodge has spent more than a decade living…- How Tiny Ucú Is Becoming the New Frontier for Developers in YucatánA 10-minute drive from Mérida’s Periférico, past the sprawling gated communities of Ciudad Caucel and large industrial parks, lies the tiny town of Ucú, which, as locals tell it, is in “the middle of a war for its survival”.On paper, Ucú is still a tiny rural town. It is a place of ejidos…
The Quietest Week in Mérida: Why Easter is the Perfect Time to Explore Your Own City
For many residents of Mérida, the approach of Semana Santa (Holy Week) often conjures images…
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Made in Yucatán: 100+ Years of Hot Sauce, Beer, Cookies and More
Yucatán has produced several well-known brands with long histories, many of which have been continuously…
Why Mexico’s Vocho, Once King of the Road, is Now a Collector’s Gem
Its not a fast car, nor a particularly safe one, but for over half a…
A Monterrey Travel Guide for Newbies: Top Attractions, Museums, and Food
After Mexico City and Cancun, Monterrey has the most flights of any other city in…
Teatro de la Rendija Invites You to Be Part of an Immersive Stage Experiment
Teatro de la Rendija has been pushing the boundaries of performance in Mérida for more…
Mérida Airport Launches Month-Long Book Swap Program
A new cultural program at Mérida’s international airport is giving travelers something to do besides…
Move Over, Guys — Piel de Barro Is Here to Play
For generations, the orquesta jaranera — the brass-and-percussion ensemble that drives Yucatán’s beloved traditional music…
Are You ‘American’? It Depends on Where You’re Standing
Call yourself “American” in Mexico, and most people will know exactly what you mean. Do…
Mexico’s Baseball Hall of Fame is a Must-Visit
In the heart of Monterrey’s Parque Fundidora, a massive terracotta building houses the country’s most…
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Beyond Rest, the Hammocks of Yucatán Weave Memories and Family Legacy
In Yucatán, the hammock is not simply a place to sleep. For many families, it…
Fernando Delgadillo, The Trovador Poet of Everyday Life
Fernando Delgadillo González emerged from the underground SEIMUS Collective in the late 1980s and built…
The Peón Contreras Theater: Deterioration, Delays, and Broken Promises
Nearly four and a half-years after a fire devastated the Peón Contreras, Mérida’s most iconic…
Tekax Celebrates a Versatile Green at its 2nd Annual Chaya Festival
A leafy green shrub that has nourished Maya communities for millennia is taking center stage…
How a 1951 Book Shaped the Way Mérida Grew
In 1951, a Yucatecan architect named Leopoldo Tommasi published a book in Mexico City called…
When One Governor Builds It and the Next Tears It Down
One of the more telling footnotes in Yucatán’s political history involves not a palace or…
Talking About Maya Trade as Social Force at Palacio Cantón
Trade routes, goods, and the merchants were bound up with politics, cosmology, and everyday ritual…
Pedro Infante: ‘Idol of Mexico’ 69 Years After Fatal Crash
Nearly seven decades after a plane crash silenced one of Mexico’s most beloved voices, Pedro…
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Things Are Looking Up for Mérida Planetarium at the Olimpo
For more than two decades, a domed room tucked inside the Centro Cultural Olimpo —…