Diario reports ‘unprecedented’ land grab on the Yucatán coast

Diario reports ‘unprecedented’ land grab on the Yucatán coast

Several politicians illegally seized at least 10,594 linear meters of beach in Dzilam de Bravo and Celestún in 2016, Diario de Yucatán reported. The newspaper characterized the crime as the “largest real estate fraud known so far in Yucatán.” A legislator and two former mayors, as well as other officials linked to a previous state…

Villagers are restoring Yucatán’s mangrove forests, one seedling at a time

Villagers are restoring Yucatán’s mangrove forests, one seedling at a time

While world leaders met and discussed the climate crisis at a United Nations conference in Scotland, one front in the battle to save the planet’s mangroves is thousands of miles away in Yucatán. Decades ago, mangroves lined the shores of Yucatán, but today there are only thin green bands of trees beside the sea interrupted…

Looking to improve economy, Dzilam de Bravo revamps its boardwalk

Looking to improve economy, Dzilam de Bravo revamps its boardwalk

In a small ceremony, Yucatán Gov. Mauricio Vila Dorsal talked up his administration’s revamping of the boardwalk in Dzilam de Bravo. Improvements to the boardwalk include new LED lighting, palm trees, benches, park equipment and repairs to much of the existing infrastructure. The revitalization effort also saw an improvement to 1.8 kilometers of roads in…

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