Mexico bullfights continue, and crowds go wild on both sides of the issue

Mexico bullfights continue, and crowds go wild on both sides of the issue

In 2022, a district judge ruled bullfights could no longer be held in Mexico City. Advocates for its complete abolition felt the tide of history turning in their favor.  It was not just in Mexico City. By then, the states of Sonora, Guerrero, Coahuila, Sinaloa, and Quintana Roo had all passed bylaws or constitutional state…

The wait is over. Here’s where to find Evolución’s 2024 wall calendar
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The wait is over. Here’s where to find Evolución’s 2024 wall calendar

The perfect Christmas stocking stuffer and Thanksgiving hostess gift is back. The Evolución Animal 2024 wall calendar is picture-perfect, just $225 pesos/$15 USD/$20 CAD each. Each month has a charming animal portrait and is sponsored by a local business (we’re proud that Yucatán Magazine took the February page and the back cover). Evolución survives entirely…

New festival thrives 6 years after ban on animal torture

New festival thrives 6 years after ban on animal torture

A once-notorious village celebration has been cruelty-free for six years. At Citilcum, a village eight miles west of Izamal, the festival in honor of San Bartolomé has adjusted well to a ban on animal torture. Today the celebration offers activities suitable for the whole family. That’s after headlines around the world brought attention to the…

Over 400 dolphins in Mexican tourist spots to be set free

Dolphins at dozens of tourist attractions in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo are set to be freed. The decision has come as the result of federal legislation banning zoos and aquariums from exhibiting and offering interactions with wild animals.  The dolphins are to be released into the bay of Campeche where a federally enforced…

2-headed pig is a viral sensation in southeastern Yucatán

The birth of a two-headed pig is fodder for Yucatán’s latest viral news. In the southeastern Yucatecan municipality of Sacalum, Álvaro Chan Aban posted the images this week. The piglet practically fits in the palm of his hands. Its four eyes and snouts are well-defined, but speculation is that it won’t live very long sharing…

Lasso tournament ends in the death of another young vaquero

Lasso tournament ends in the death of another young vaquero

An illegal lasso tournament in the Kanasín community of San Antonio Tehuitz ended in tragedy Sunday when an 18-year-old vaquero slipped from his horse in the path of a charging bull. The cowboy, a local man whose identity was not announced, was gored in the Plaza de Toros El Retoño arena. A packed stadium erupted…

Lucky dogs: See the latest canine couture in a Mérida designer’s runway show

Lucky dogs: See the latest canine couture in a Mérida designer’s runway show

Swarovski diamonds and real pearls hit the dogwalk this weekend in a spectacular doggy fashion show, closing off a highly successful pet expo at the Yucatán Siglo XXI convention center. Mérida fashion designer Marcelo Lopez, creator of the Marcelo Chic line, paraded 24 individual custom-made outfits down the mascota runway on Sunday. Marcelo didn’t forget…

What is behind the growing number of dolphins washing up on Yucatán’s shores?

What is behind the growing number of dolphins washing up on Yucatán’s shores?

Wildlife authorities and biologists are showing concern over an increase in the number of beached dolphins found on Yucatán’s beaches.  Over the weekend, four deceased Spinner dolphins were found on beaches in Chelem and Chuburná, in the municipality of Progreso.  The dolphins were buried by environmental authorities who say they have no solid leads on…

Large boa gives a family in Tekax a big scare

Large boa gives a family in Tekax a big scare

Animal control was summoned to the yard of a family in Tekax’s San Francisco neighborhood. In the backyard of the home, the municipal workers found a large boa, measuring over a meter in length. The reptile was extracted from the family’s home by the animal control agents who seemed rather unfazed by the sight of…

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