Every December 28, Mexico celebrates Día de los Santos Inocentes—a tradition that transforms the country into a playground of deception. While the holiday technically commemorates the biblical massacre of innocents ordered by King Herod, modern celebrations have evolved into Mexico’s equivalent of April Fools’ Day, where pranks, hoaxes, and elaborate fabrications are not just accepted…
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s approval rating has dropped to the lowest score yet after a scandal involving his eldest son, according to a poll by El Financiero. AMLO saw his approval fall six points between January and February to 54% as his pro-austerity administration was rocked by the revelation that his son was renting a lavish…
Yucatán Magazine’s editor, Carlos Rosado van der Gracht, has another project over the next several days. He is consulting for a South Korean television series in which he appears as an authority in the culture. Rosado was hired to lead the crew through several of the Peninsula’s most culturally significant attractions and appear on camera…
We have been writing a version of this story for years and years. And here we go again: Yucatán’s capital city of Merida ranked as one of the top Mexican Cities in this year’s Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2021. That makes this the fifth time the city appears on the “Mexico’s Top City”…
The turmoil of the past year has made Mexico City cheaper. Mexico’s capital went from 21 to 23 in the latest Global Wealth and Lifestyle ranking, reflecting lower real estate prices. Mexico’s response to the coronavirus pandemic dented property values in Mexico while rising them in Asia, said an official from Julias Baer Group, which…
Analyzing international coverage of the protests in Mexico City for International Women’s Day, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador accused the media of “attacking his government” instead of reporting the violence of protesters. In particular, he criticized correspondents of The New York Times, The Guardian and Spain’s El País, whom he said are “representatives of the…
Fans of “Monica de Hocabá,” aka California native Monica Petrus, can follow her further adventures on HGTV. We first saw Petrus in a 2019 episode of “House Hunters International,” when she was portrayed choosing between two Mérida Centro homes and one more expansive property in distant Hocabá. Guess which one she chose. The HGTV episode…
A California-based magazine places Mérida at the top of a list of Mexican cities that foreigners should consider calling home. Entrepreneur magazine, in an article aimed at the growing number of remote workers, suggested five cities south of the border where location-independent professionals can safely continue their careers. Expensive, crowded tech hubs have been seeing…
A Doritos Mexico ad is lighting up the Internet with its sweet message of acceptance. The two-minute commercial released over the holidays is based on a true story and has been viewed more than 14 million times on YouTube. At the start of the commercial, university student Javier is traveling home for Christmas and calls…
Mérida has made it on another travel magazine’s list of great destinations. This time, it’s because we’re so friendly. Conde Nast Traveler puts Mérida at No. 3 — between No. 2’s Luang Prabang, Laos (“the ideal South Asian City”) and No. 4’s San Miguel de Allende, which G.I.’s turned into one of Mexico’s biggest expat…
Even amid a pandemic, travelers did not forget Merida when casting votes for the “Best Small City.” Conde Nast Traveler magazine ranked Merida No. 3 in its readers’ choice awards, right between Monte Carlo and Chiang Mai, Thailand. At No. 1 was another Mexican city — San Miguel de Allende. “The streets of Merida are bursting…
Fashionable social media influencers invited to visit Yucatan to promote tourism were ejected from the archaeological zone of Uxmal for not following basic safety protocols, INAH said. The National Institute of Anthropology and History said the Instagram and YouTube celebrities, whose millions of followers saw them cavorting amid the ruins, “flagrantly violated the established safety…
The first episode of “Ravi Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness,” which began streaming this week on HBO Max, flies viewers to Merida, Mexico, revealing a vibrant community of expat retirees. “Growing Old in Mexico,” the first show in the series, is all about retirement. The actor’s parents, Champa and Vasant Patel, are based in Charlotte, N.C….
Fox News is launching an international streaming service to reach expats from the United States, and it’s starting off Mexico next week. The right-wing news channel is counting on pro-Trump presenters such as Sean Hannity to draw subscriptions from American expatriates in an exceptional U.S. election year. The digital streaming service will launch in Mexico…
“House Hunters International” still appears to be finding story lines featuring property searches in Merida. Its 13th (by our count) Merida-based show aired Feb 12, with the camera’s lens trained on a Knoxville, Tenn., woman who decides to make a permanent move to Merida after traveling there for a root canal. “She quickly discovers that…
The American glam metal band Cinderella in 1987 recorded its Gypsy Road video in Yucatan, capturing several slices of daily life when life was simpler on the Peninsula.
Footage of American tourists in Cancun, struggling to handle Burger King’s new Mango Habanero burger, is the basis of a new TV ad campaign in Mexico. Clips of them gagging, gasping and sweating, even angrily tossing the burger into the trash bin, are humorously juxtaposed with locals nonchalantly munching on the spicy burger. Their profanity…
OK, so maybe Merida is a long shot to become Conde Nast Traveler’s “Best City in the World,” but here’s a consolation prize if we need it.
Yucatan’s “multi-hued capital,” Merida, “is also Mexico’s unsung cultural jewel,” according to a new post by Thrillist. The influential travel and entertainment site ranked Mexico’s most underrated destinations in a story headlined “Skip Cabo.” Fearlessly indulging in what she admitted was a travel-writing cliche, the Thrillest author called Merida one of Mexico’s “hidden gems.” Meagan…
In the context of the Freedom of Expression Day, journalists from Yucatan talked about organizing for better training and the long-shot goal of better pay. But what is a fair wage for someone whose vocation is calling them 24 hours a day? “In terms of social welfare and benefits, the issue is complicated. For those of…
Uplifting message: There are no borders in the sky.
“This crumbling and colorful city in the Yucatan is the soon-to-be hotspot for chic travelers in the know.” With that line, the prestigious Fodor’s travel guide put Merida on its 2019 Go List. Listed along with 51 other recommended travel destinations — from Bears Ear National Monument in Utah to Lagos, Nigeria — Merida explained…
Vancouver Sun restaurant columnist Mia Stainsby concluded a visit to Naples, Fla., with a hop over the Gulf of Mexico for some food.
“As a woman traveling alone, I hadn’t expected to feel as comfortable as I explored the city day and night on my late November trip,” says a travel writer in the Los Angeles Times.
That’s all for now
That’s all for now