Spiders and Howlers: Yucatán’s Charming Species of New World Monkeys
Other than human beings, Yucatán is home to two species of primates, these being howler and spider monkeys.
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New trails and better views of Xlapak’s amazing architecture
Xlapak has long been considered the “lesser” of all the Maya Puuc sites open to the public. Much of this has to do with the fact that for a long time, only a single restored structure was accessible to visitors. But thanks to recent improvements to the site’s infrastructure, new trails have been carved through…
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Earthquakes in Yucatán? Someone’s Always Checking
With recent news of a powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck Mexico, shaking buildings in the capital and sending people running out into the street, one might wonder about Yucatan’s history with such a natural disaster.
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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.”
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Don’t look now, but the Black Witch moth is lurking quietly in your house
Why are we always startled when the Black Witch moth makes its yearly return? These oversized visitors come with the territory, and their reputation precedes them. Their Mayan name is x-mahan-nah, which means “house-borrower,” “habit of borrowing houses,” or “may I borrow your house?” But today, they’re perhaps a tad unfairly dubbed the mariposa de la…
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Cenote Suytun beckons lovers of nature and social media alike
All about the magnificent Suytun Centoe on the outskirts of Valladolid.
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Tour Yucatán: Join us for 5 exciting days full of natural beauty and archaeology
We have decided that the time is right to launch our very first Yucatán Magazine tour.
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Spring has sprung bright pink in Yucatán
Blues, yellows, purples, and reds suddenly seem to be everywhere, as the intense sunshine beats down upon the heat-loving flora of the Yucatán, contrasting with the Peninsula’s clear blue skies.
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Good news for Yucatán’s sea turtles
Sea turtles continue to be endangered in Yucatán, but a new study suggests that their numbers are beginning to recover.
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Yucatán’s amazing animals, from the solitary jaguar to the misunderstood opossum
Though the exact number of animal species on the Yucatán Peninsula is hard to nail down, even conservative estimates place the number in the thousands.
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Mexico’s Isla Holbox struggles with piles of tourists’ garbage
Local officials feel that the tiny resort island has reached capacity and any further development would be catastrophic.
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Meteorite shower to be visible in Yucatán’s sky mid-April
During the second half of April, a prolonged meteor shower will be visible in Yucatán’s night sky. It will be visible in Yucatán from April 16 to 30, but will reach its greatest intensity on Thursday, April 22. That’s when skygazers can expect to see a meteorite every four minutes on average, or about 15 an…
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A halo around the sun gets Meridanos looking skyward
Yet another phenomenon has arrived, and again, it’s not an omen that signals the end of the world. The ring around the sun, which was noticed by hundreds of Meridanos shortly before noon, went viral on social media. It is a solar halo, a circle around the sun, which is rare but not unheard of….
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Trumpets in heaven? Mystery sounds from above rattle Merida before dawn
Merida, Yucatan — Has the shutdown made the world so quiet under the coronavirus lockdown, we’re hearing things? Or are we just hearing things more clearly? This morning before sunrise, several people in Merida posted videos of strange humming sounds coming apparently from the sky. While some compared the eerie sounds to the seven trumpets that…
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Hunab, a green nonprofit started by a little girl, flourishes after 2 decades
There’s a new newspaper in town and it’s practicing green, not yellow, jouralism.
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Cold front brings damaging winds from the north
Strong winds up to 100 kph damaged three tanks at an unfinished fuel terminal, stranded a boat, destroyed a canvas roof in a park and knocked out electricity
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After 300 days of shooting, BBC series celebrates ‘Wild Mexico’
From Mexico, television usually projects its gastronomy, its pre-Columbian glory and its colonial history. Less frequent are any mentions of Mexico’s natural settings. That changes with an upcoming BBC production.
That’s all for now
That’s all for now