2 Paseo monuments are about to be restored

2 Paseo monuments are about to be restored

The City Council announced plans to restore two Paseo de Montejo monuments that were vandalized by protestors nearly a year ago. Protective barriers were placed around monuments honoring Felipe Carrillo Puerto and Justo Sierra on Wednesday. The timing is curious. The next International Women’s Day is Wednesday. Last year’s march left statues, walls, and sidewalks…

Montejo monument vandalized as hundreds march for Women’s Day

An International Women’s Day march in Mérida highlighted growing issues of gender violence and inequality, ending with another monument covered with spray paint. The Monument to the Montejo, which has been under scrutiny, became the target of some protestors’ rage. The vandalism mirrored violence during the 2019 march, which focused its rage on a statue…

Residents of San Damian not happy with new gas line

Residents of San Damian not happy with new gas line

Residents of Mérida’s San Damian neighborhood gathered to protest the ongoing construction of a natural gas line running under their streets. Residents expressed concern that the natural gas running under their streets is dangerous and described the project as a ticking time bomb. Homeowners claim they were deceived into believing that the construction was for…

Medical students demand reform after 3 interns die in Mexico

Medical students demand reform after 3 interns die in Mexico

Medical students on Monday marched on Merida’s Paseo de Montejo to protest unsafe conditions. The protestors demanded answers for the deaths of three colleagues, among them Mariana Sánchez, who was murdered in rural Chiapas, where she interned. The protestors carried signs reading “do I have to die before the university does something?” and “Mom, sorry…

Marchers will demand tougher punishment for animal abuse

Marchers will demand tougher punishment for animal abuse

Civic groups and activists will join forces Sunday to publicly demand authorities get tougher with people found guilty of abusing animals. The march, which will be held under health safety measures, begins 8:30 a.m. at Parque de la Paz on Avenida Itzaes and will wind its way through Santiago to the Government Palace. Raúl Argáez,…

Cars cram Paseo to accuse AMLO of ‘Communist’ agenda

Cars cram Paseo to accuse AMLO of ‘Communist’ agenda

An estimated 1,000 cars formed a caravan from the state Congress to the Monumento a la Patria this morning to demand President Andrés Manuel Lopéz Obrador resign. The protest on the Paseo de Montejo is part of a national movement from the National AntiAMLO Front, or Frena. Organizers stayed in cars to avoid the spread…

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