Sand bags and sand traps: One full day of adventure in Campeche
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Sand bags and sand traps: One full day of adventure in Campeche

It all started at 3 a.m. in the darkness of the madrugada in Mérida.  The alarm blared, and for a moment, I questioned my life choices. But today was Spartan Race Day in Campeche, and I was ready. Well, as ready as anyone can be for running, climbing, crawling, and everything else they throw at…

Mexican teams compete for a chance at Pok ta Pok World Cup

Mexican teams compete for a chance at Pok ta Pok World Cup

A handful of teams from around the Yucatán Peninsula will compete this weekend to qualify for the 2023 Pok ta Pok World Cup. The matches in Dzibalché, Campeche include Yucatecan teams from San Pedro Chimay, Chapab, and Umán. The three-day Pok ta Pok World Cup starts Dec. 7 in Belize City. The location for the…

Harsh restrictions return in Campeche as COVID cases rise

Harsh restrictions return in Campeche as COVID cases rise

Mexico’s first state to reach the epidemiological green light, and later to open schools, has slipped backward on the road to recovery. Campeche announced a statewide suspension of various activities, new ehicle restrictions in certain areas, and a cap on alcohol sales. A notable increase in coronavirus cases and deaths compelled authorities to bring the…

Once luxurious homes in Campeche being used as drug dens

Once luxurious homes in Campeche being used as drug dens

Beach homes in Campeche’s Playa Palmeras are being robbed, vandalized, and turned into drug dens. The once luxury homes were part of a multi-million dollar housing development built by American investors. The abandoned residential and tourism complex sits on the coast along the Champotón – Sabancuy highway.  Dozens of homes were finished over 15 years…

Over 1,000 people in Campeche inoculated with fake COVID-19 vaccines

Over 1,000 people in Campeche inoculated with fake COVID-19 vaccines

More than 1,000 people in Campeche were inoculated with fake Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines, authorities said.  The vaccines were administered to workers at Grupo Karim’s, a textile factory in Campeche, police told local media. The owner of the factory, Mohamad Yusfuff Amdani — a Pakistani national — is said to have close ties to high-ranking political…

Campeche 1st state in Mexico allowed to resume normal activity

Campeche 1st state in Mexico allowed to resume normal activity

While Yucatan remains under a fairly restrictive “orange” level of coronavirus alert, neighboring Campeche was the first state in Mexico to be given a “green” light. Sparsely populated Campeche was allowed to return to normal social and economic activity due to the region’s decrease in COVID-19 infections, the federal Health Ministry said Friday. Earlier, Campeche…

Campeche is 1st state in Mexico to reach a coronavirus ‘yellow light’

Campeche is 1st state in Mexico to reach a coronavirus ‘yellow light’

Mexico’s Ministry of Health reported that for the first time since the pandemic began, one state has reached the “yellow light.” Yucatan’s neighboring state, Campeche, has been classified as a medium or moderate-risk area. While Yucatan is in “orange,” Campeche is a step ahead in the federal red-orange-yellow-green “traffic light” system of ranking health risks…

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