El Monumento a la Patria is without a doubt one of Mérida’s most recognizable landmarks. Even visitors passing through the city for only a day, or even a few hours, likely stop by and visit this iconic monument.
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.
In Mexico, Reed is remembered as “that crazy gringo” who witnessed the Mexican Revolution and befriended Pancho Villa.
Many workers will get Monday off to celebrate the 111th anniversary of the outbreak of the Mexican revolution.
A replica of a prehispanic sculpture of a woman will replace Mexico City’s controversial Columbus statue.
Uayma is well known for its beautifully adorned 17th-century church and is not frequented by many tourists.
The work of Yucatán’s most celebrated muralist, Fernando Castro Pacheco (1918-2013), housed in Mérida’s Palacio de Gobierno, turned 50 on Independence Day.
Just over a decade ago, a statue of Francisco de Montejo, known as El Adelantado (the one that came first) and his son, Francisco de Montejo, el Mozo were erected on Mérida’s Remate, the starting point of Avenida Paseo de Montejo.
At some point in early 1520, Aztec emperor Moctezuma must have had a eureka moment and understood that the bearded guests he had kindly hosted for months in the best palaces of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, were not the gods he had been faithfully waiting for.
Mérida may be far away from the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, but Yucatán has its own storied history when it comes to film production. The story of cinema in Yucatán kicks off with the arrival of Edison’s kinetoscope to Mérida in 1897. The contraption became extremely popular and soon multitudes of curious people began…
Nearly 110 years after it was built, the public is invited to see inside one of Mérida’s palacial Casas Cámara, also known as the Casas Gemelas or Twin Houses. Montejo 495 Casa Museo, which is the house on the left if you are viewing them from the Paseo, is a giant time capsule containing vestiges…
Off the Yucatan coast, archaeologists identified the remains of a ship that carried Mayan people into virtual slavery in the 19th century, the first time such a ship has been found. The ship was found about 2 miles / 3.7 kilometers off the port of Sisal in about 22 feet / 7 meters of water,…
Progreso is planning to finally restore its historic casino. Not this one. This one. After 25 years of neglect, the once-grand social center of the port city will be rebuilt and dubbed Centro Social y Cultural Casino de Progreso, or Progreso Casino Social and Cultural Center, announced Mayor Julián Zacarías Curi. The iconic property, on…
Merida, Yucatan — El Pinar, one of the city’s most Instagrammed homes, might not become a reception hall after all. It will be up to whoever buys the pink 1915 French-style mansion, which is on the market for US$7 million. Listed on construyendoideas.com.mx, the three-story residence is on Calle 60 and surrounded by chain hotels, a…
Click here for With his B&B business on hold, a baker takesoff his shirt and makes English muffins Merida, Yucatan — Just like many of the businesses around them, the Centro Histórico’s most iconic theaters are idle. Not only are concerts and plays canceled. The theaters are missing out on the millions of pesos spent every…
One of Las Casas Cámara, better known as the Casas Gemelas (Twin Houses), can be yours for a cool US$18 million.
The Pasaje Picheta may reopen sometime this month after a reconstruction project that began in December 2017.
AMLO has demanded Spanish King Felipe VI and Pope Francis apologize for historical abuses of colonialism and the conquest of Mexico.
When deciding to build a brand new resort city from the ground up, the federal government just didn’t happen upon Cancun.
Since their arrival in Merida, Lebanese migrants saw trade as the way to forge their future in Yucatan, gradually establishing themselves in what is now the Historic Center, and its surroundings. Near a century and a half later, despite the arrival of international corporations, their presence is still felt here. Coming from poor villages, soon…
A priceless artifact, barely in public view, sits almost lost between overhangs and cables, embedded in the north wall of Santiago church.
[metaslider id=”41241″] MEXICO CITY — A plain, nondescript structure sat hidden in plain sight for hundreds of years behind street vendors and pedestrians. Now, experts have now concluded the building on Manzanares is the oldest house in Mexico City, and one of the oldest in all of North America. There are a few churches in…
The city’s oldest temple was also part of the city’s first hospital, and until 11 years ago, the home of the City Museum.
A tour of Avenida Colón, the backbone of the García Ginerés neighborhood.
That’s all for now
That’s all for now