It is Mexico, but at the same time, it is an independent territory, and locals have decided not to grant access to anyone. Just over 200 communities on the border between Campeche and Yucatan have been locked up in their small settlements for two months. The rallying cry is that “nobody enter or leave.” Not…
A 49-year-old man living in Ciudad de Carmen became Campeche state’s first COVID-19 fatality, according to the state health secretariat. The unnamed victim had a history of travel to Villahermosa and Merida. The death was reported Monday at dawn and was one of two cases that required hospitalization. The other patient is being treated in…
Campeche — Shantal Tun Baeza, an artisan installed in the Parque Principal for the holiday season, said that recent sales rose by up to 80 percent. With the arrival of the cruise ships, more Europeans have arrived and sales have improved. European tourists are more interested in local handicrafts than Americans, she said. However, the…
Ciudad Campeche, Campeche — The capital’s Historic Center, with its colonial homes, public artwork and various restaurants and shops, has had a rough 10 years. While still a viable tourist attraction, Campeche’s Centro Historico has suffered the ravages of modernity and a seemingly unending economic crisis, leaving some properties vacant and stores struggling to remain…
Puente de la Unidad in Campeche, the second longest in Mexico and the fifth in Latin America, was inaugurated Monday.
Candelaria, Campeche — Noting that Mexico consumes more of the product than it grows, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador vowed to restore rice production in Campeche. The president’s visit to Candelaria, on the Guatemalan border, focused on agrarian issues. He also announced livestock credits, of allowing the farmers to purchase heifers and stallions on an…
The president of the Association of Hotels and Motels admitted that the tourist trade requires higher quality and better services, but quickly added that “we are not failing at all.”
When some Mennonite children of the Yucatán Peninsula became seriously ill, the tight-knit community opened its doors to strangers for help.
After finger-pointing from the U.S. a plantation in Mexico has passed inspection and has been certified to continue marketing its crops.
Prince Charles of Wales, who has been traveling through Mexico, arrived in Campeche yesterday to tour ancient Mayan sites and dance in the Zocalo.
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