Día de Muertos or Janal Pixan: What’s the difference?
As the weeks continue to fly by, Yucatecos are eagerly awaiting the arrival of one of the region’s favorite holidays, Hanal Pixán — Yucatán’s version of Día de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.
How Japan took over Mexico’s imagination and media market
Despite the powerful cultural influence of American media in Mexico, another nation has held sway over Mexicans’ imaginations for generations—Japan. Japanese TV shows, mostly animated series known as anime, entered the Mexican market in the 1980s due primarily to the low costs of their broadcasting rights. The media landscape in the 1980s and early 1990s…
Amazonas de Yaxunah to Face Off Against the Jaguarcitas in Mérida
This Sunday the Amazonas de Yaxunah will face off against the Jaguarcitas of Yucatán’s State University.
5 Mexican Films to Get You Into the Christmas Spirit
Here in Mexico, we have our own holiday classics full of whimsy, magic, and corny jokes.
The hidden (and not-so-hidden) gems along the path of the Tren Maya
Today, we explore some of the highlights along the first three of the six train routes of the Tren Maya.
The colors, sounds, and rhythm of Mexican folk dance
Bright colors and flowing dresses are one of the features most often associated with traditional Mexican dance
In a stand against drugs and violence, Cancún restaurants ban music that promotes it
Narcocorridos draw from traditional Mexican folk music styles, such as the corrido and banda, but with storytelling lyrics that celebrate the exploits of drug traffickers.
The Dresden Codex, the great Maya book of the stars
The Dresden Codex is a Mayan book believed to be the oldest surviving book written in the Americas, dating to the 11th or 12th century.
Mérida’s gradual return to a full cultural schedule is complete
After more than two years of hiatus under pandemic protocols, Mérida en Domingo is back. The city’s main square is once again alive with food stalls, crafts, music and dancing every Sunday. More than that, the city’s daily cultural calendar has been restored after COVID precautions shut it all down in March 2020, officials announced….
Colorful hot-air balloon festival in Tahmek this weekend
The town of Tahmek is preparing to host its second-ever Festival del Globo Maya.
Mexico, The Most Surreal Country in the World
Surrealism is alive and well in Mexico, for good and for ill.
Explore Yucatán’s rolling hills from atop Muna’s ‘mirador’
Yucatán is known for its flat topography. In fact, the name Mayab, what the natives called the territory before the Spanish arrived, literally means “flat.”
The death-defying ancient ritual of Mexico’s dancing flyers
Despite what some visitors believe, the tradition of the dancing flyers practiced in several parts of Mexico is not merely a tourist attraction, but rather an ancient fertility ritual.
The sights, sounds, and flavors of vibrant Chinatown in CDMX
Mexico City’s Chinatown is crowded, frenzied, and chaotic — but in an oddly great sort of way.
The Varna Ballet company is set to wow Yucatán
The Varna Ballet company, based in Bulgaria, is touring Mexico for the first time.
Tradition and folklore of Yucatán on full display at Hoctún’s colorful cemetery
Cemeteries in Yucatán are known for color and tradition as much as they are about death.
It’s a wrap for new South Korean docuseries featuring Yucatán Magazine team
The new South Korean docuseries being filmed in Yucatán has finished rolling after almost two weeks of intense shoots.
After 4-month pause, Valladolid’s video mapping show is back
Four months ago, a strong gust of wind and power surge damaged Valladolid’s video mapping show projectors.
Free exhibition featuring the work of artist Marc Chagall on display in Mérida
Mérida’s Centro Cultural Olimpo will soon announce dates for an upcoming exhibit, featuring more than 70 works by the early modernist artist Marc Chagall.
The story of the “many Méridas”
Many people living in Mérida, Yucatán are vaguely aware that the city shares its name with other communities around the world. But the specifics surrounding how and why Yucatán’s capital got its name are unknown to most.
Mexico’s newest airport bathroom turns heads on social media
The new airport bathroom features images of Mexican pop culture, namely the likenesses of famous luchadores including El Santo and Blue Deamon.
Good and evil face-off through dance on Christmas Eve
Last Friday, on Christmas Eve, the small town of Dzitnup was the stage for one of Yucatán’s most unique holiday celebrations, the dance of “Abraham and Isaac”.
The history and significance of the noble Mexican piñata
The first recorded instance of piñatas in colonial Mexico dates to 1586 during a Christmas celebration hosted by Agustin monks in what is today Nezahualcóyotl, in Mexico State.
After kicking off the ‘Mayan ball game’ World Cup in Mérida, Belize takes the trophy
Mérida has kicked off an international Pok ta Pok tournament, also known as the “Mayan ball game” World Cup.
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