OktoberFest weekend expects 4,000 visitors
Yucatán Magazine has the inside scoop on living here. Sign up to get our top headlines delivered to your inbox every week.
Read More
Tulum’s outlandish growth comes at a grave environmental cost
While 20 years ago, Tulum was still “a hidden paradise with only a few beachfront boutique hotels and houses,” today it’s “crammed with more than a hundred hotels and restaurants.”
10 incredible facts about Yucatán
We love Yucatán, and you love Yucatán. But if your friends are like ours, some of them need a simple list to understand what drives our passion for this peninsula. Here it is.
Several of Yucatán’s Archaeological Sites Lack Toilets, Electricity For Now
If you plan to explore Yucatán’s Puuc region in the near term, better bring along some toilet paper.
Mayan Train moves ahead as project engineers are selected
The National Tourism Development Fund (Fonatur) awarded Senermex the job of carrying out the Mayan Train project’s basic engineering studies. The consortium previously won the national tender to undertake the Mexico City-Toluca train’s underlying engineering studies. Senermex will be paid nearly 300 million pesos / US$15.5 million for the work. The task involves creating cartographic,…
Billions spent on freight rail improvements
Trains will be carrying more cargo more quickly after work is complete next year.
‘Hecho en Yucatan’ virtual store racks up real sales for local merchants
Two months after the launch of the “Hecho en Yucatan” online store, Mercado Libre has completed more than 250 transactions around the country. The online store is sending Yucatecan foods, fashions and crafts all around Mexico. Local suppliers are big and small. Dondé brand crackers and cookies, guayaberas, bags and footwear are available at the…