Tag: Progreso
Yucatán prepares to welcome its first cruise ship in over a...
To be allowed boarding, all crew members and passengers must provide negative COVID-19 test results, taken no more than 72 hours before departure.
Cruise travel expert Chillie Falls on the industry’s comeback and what...
Before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the cruise industry in the Yucatán peninsula had been experiencing continuous growth for well over a decade. In 2019, ports welcomed nearly 2,000 cruise ships, making it the region’s best season to date.
Progreso’s enormous pier turns 80 years old
Progreso’s maritime pier, the longest in the world, turned 80 last weekend.
Its port quiet for over a year, Progreso will welcome Carnival...
Progreso will be a rare port of call for Carnival in July.
Disney cruise ship on its way, but not with tourists
Yucatán announces the arrival of its first cruise ship in over a year.
But don't get too excited. The ship, Disney Wonder, will be docking...
Yucatán is expecting its largest tourist boom in over a year
Hotels in Yucatán are expecting to reach near 60% occupancy over the Easter holidays.
Even before the official start of the holiday season on March...
2021 Progreso Home Tour is in its final days, but impact...
Only a few days are left to enjoy a virtual tour of seven lovely homes along the coast of the Yucatán, and also support...
Boardwalk in Progreso to shut down over Easter holidays
State authorities said that Progreso's boardwalk will remain closed over the Semana Santa holiday to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The malecón will remain...
Frustrated foreigners in Yucatán wonder if they will ever get the...
The COVID-19 vaccination center in Progreso is reportedly turning away people who do not have a Mexican voter ID card.
Voter ID cards, known as...
Oldies, Swing and Blues at Crocodiles
Stepp on It performs live at Crocodiles. Music from the 1950s onward starting at 6 p.m. Friday, March 12. No cover.
Pemex pulls the plug on new waterfront park
Mexico’s state-owned oil company, Pemex, has canceled the construction of a new park in Progreso.
The new park was slated to be built on the...
Three dead turtles wash ashore in under a week
Three dead turtles have washed up on the northern coast of Yucatán in under a week.
All three animals were of a species called Hawksbill...
Yucatán’s beaches officially open to the public again Wednesday
Yucatán's beaches are set to reopen Wednesday after a two-week closure.
Health authorities decided to close all public beaches in Yucatán following a spike in...
Crocodiles craft and organic food market
Crocodiles Restaurant in Progreso hosts a craft and organic food market 9 a.m-noon Wednesdays.
Transgender candidate wants to be Progreso’s next mayor
The Party of the Democratic Revolution will nominate a trans woman as their candidate for Progreso's highest elected office.
“Naomi Arjona Rosas will run in...
Stepp On It at Crocodiles
Live music from Stepp On It every Wednesday at Crocodiles in Progreso, 6-9 p.m. No cover
Progreso beaches beckon more tourists, but police shoo them away
A family with two children, maskless and visiting Progreso's malecon, enjoyed Friday morning taking photos of the beach and enjoying the breeze.
Soon after, another...
As Yucatan waits for a tourism comeback, Progreso is given an...
With a prediction that Progreso could be the next big thing in Mexico, travel agents were given the 411 on a "sleepy, authentic" port...
Progreso pier shines blue to honor health-care workers in Yucatan
"You are our heroes," said Yucatan Gov. Mauricio Vila Dosal as he inaugurated a display of blue lights along the arches of Progreso's massive...
Officer slain in gang attack was fired from SSP for role...
The Progreso police officer assassinated during a knife attack was fired by state police in 2011 after he was charged with gang robbery in...
Hundreds lose jobs at Carnival, Progreso’s main source of cruise-ship dollars
Carnival Corp., the main cruise line to dock into Progreso, has announced hundreds of layoffs as the industry struggles to rebound.
Entering its third month...
Progreso policeman is slain in early-morning knife attack
Progreso, Yucatan — A municipal police officer died early Wednesday morning after being stabbed while working in his surveillance booth.
The attack occurred around 2 a.m....
Lightning strike burns palapa roof in Progreso
Lightning struck a house on the Uaymitún-Telchac Puerto highway in Progreso, causing its palapa roof to catch fire.
Friday evening's intense storm brought driving rain...
Restoration of historic Progreso Casino is funded and approved
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...
