The street vendors that had taken spots along the road leading to Cabo Norte and the La Isla shopping mall have been uprooted. City enforcement teams cleared the illegal street vendors in northern Mérida on Saturday, marking the latest effort to regulate commercial activity in public spaces. The operation took place on Calle 24 in…
After a year’s absence, food vendors have returned to Mérida en Domingo. Mérida en Domingo is the Plaza Grande’s weekly open-air event complete with performances for children, regional dancers, and now once again, lots of food. Before the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, dozens of vendors sold snacks including fried plantains, tacos and marquesitas to…
Espita Mayor Josué Castillo sent his city’s produce vendors home, but not before buying up their entire inventory. The street stalls and hand carts, many run by elderly people, were shut down for coronavirus health precautions. Castillo asked them to protect themselves from the Covid-19. But he didn’t want to leave them economically high and…
A mototaxi driver stole all eight boxes of produce that 75-year-old Doña Candelaria Carrillo had planned to sell in Uman, officials there said. “Candita,” as she is known, boarded a motorcycle taxi with eight boxes of fruits and vegetables she grew to sell at the market. But the driver made off with the inventory, which…
Merida, Yucatan — For some people, staying home and quarantining is not an option. José Maldonado Dzib and Michelle Ruiz Rodríguez, two street vendors who earn their livings on the corner of avenidas Jacinto Canek and Itzáes, are among them. Maldonado Dzib, who sells bags of limes and oranges, commented that due to the COVID-19…
Vendors from along the malecon have already achieved some measure of victory while announcing the formation of a new group to protect their interests.
Some of the strongest words from a city official in recent memory were directed at illegal street vendors Thursday.
After the city evicted several unlicensed street merchants from the heart of the Merida market area, an organization that represents the vendors negotiated a new deal with municipal officials.
Street vendors are advertising on social media to attract customers, and police have developed a task force to stop them.
The Chamber has proposed reviving La Pepita, an unfinished market space built 15 years ago.
Mayor Mauricio Vila has gone public with his plea to investigate the “chiapanecas” who approach tourists with textiles for sale.
An elaborate effort to bring street vendors indoors has proven to be a flop, but politicians have asked the current administration not to give up on it.
The number of sidewalk vendors in the city center has fallen by 70 percent, and organized flea markets are said to be the reason.
That’s all for now
That’s all for now