Liberty Networks, an internet infrastructure company serving Latin America and the Caribbean, has opened a new connection point in Mérida. This will provide faster speeds, better reliability, and easier connections to the United States for businesses in the region. The new point of presence (PoP) is part of Florida-based Liberty Networks’ ongoing investment in the…
If you order meals on a delivery app, you might be under the impression that a lot of new restaurants are popping up west of the Centro. But your MrBeast burger, Crunch pizza, and Avocalia avocado toast are actually coming from the same place. That’s because ghost kitchens, also called virtual kitchens, dark kitchens, and…
I’m listening to an absolutely chilling podcast from Alan Alda, who asked a chatbot to write a new scene for “M*A*S*H.” That gave me the idea to order up my own drama about the place where I live. I commanded the most-talked-about artificial intelligence chatbot to “write a play about expats in Yucatán.” It immediately started…
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Cozumel has long been one of the Yucatán Peninsula’s most famous tourist attractions. But this Caribbean island, best known for its beaches, diving, and cruise ships, is now promoting an “out of this world” attraction. The island’s Cha’an Ka’an planetarium has begun offering stargazing experiences at its site as well as on the far less…
A song by the late Yucatecan composer Armando Manzanero is set to be auctioned off as an NFT.
Over the past few days in Yucatán, a growing number of people are reporting having their WhatsApp accounts hacked.
Mérida´s municipal government is launching a new mobile phone application to tell the story of the city’s iconic Centro corner plaques.
Several communities and archaeological sites in Yucatán have launched projects to bring their attractions into the world of virtual reality.
Yucatán may be sitting atop significant lithium deposits, according to Sen. Napoleón Gómez Urrutia.
One could be forgiven for brushing off AI art as a fad, but sometimes these technologies deliver some very interesting results.
Mexico’s supreme court has slammed the brakes on the federal government’s plan to create a national cell phone registry.
The academy will be the first of its type in Latin America and is slated to begin operations in January 2022.
The new Mérida location is the fourth for the automaker in Mexico, which has two dealerships in Mexico City and another in Guadalajara.
The location of the launch facilities and control center has yet to be disclosed, but would be in a remote region, perhaps near the coast.
Archaeologists in Yucatán are using cutting-edge laser technology to discover the remains of long-lost ancient cities and settlements across Yucatán. Among the recent findings is a massive acropolis in the south of Yucatán dating to the 8th century BCE. The newly discovered site was described by archaeologists as a treasure trove of information regarding the…
Before the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, trovadores and tríos were ubiquitous in Mérida’s downtown parks and plazas. Now, to help Yucatán’s traditional musicians take part in a post-pandemic comeback, the state’s department of culture and the arts has launched an online directory. The catalog was announced to support local musicians and promote traditional trova…
Mexico’s National Transparency Institute (INAI) says a new law that requires new cell phone users to register with a national database is clearly unconstitutional. All seven INAI commissioners voted unanimously to take the case all the way to the Supreme Court. The law seeks to make it more difficult for criminals to acquire “burner phones”…
Mexico’s Senate has approved a new law that requires new cell phone users to register with a national database. The law intends to make it more difficult for criminals to acquire “burner phones” commonly used in telephone scams and other illicit activities. Other than personal identifiers such as names and addresses, the database will also…
Women in Mexico are building ties over the Internet to find safety. The network works by connecting women with each other across platforms such as WhatsApp and Facebook to share their locations. The central idea is that if a woman on the network were to run into a dangerous situation, she would notify her group…
SpaceX will launch a new Mexican satellite into Earth’s orbit after a collaboration that involved students from Atlacomulco’s Polytechnic University. The satellite, D2/AtlaCom-1, is expected to launch from the SpaceX control center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., in June. It was developed by NanoAvionics and DragonFly with the collaboration of the students. The principal function of…
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…
The Visit Mérida Mx app and website offers tips for getting around, keeping cool and finding things to do. The application also uses augmented reality technology to provide users with information about the city’s attractions such as parks, monuments as sites of historical interest. The first of these to be available within the application is the…
Yucatán state authorities have begun measuring Internet and cellphone coverage to prepare for a presidential program that aims to bring connectivity to everyone in Mexico by 2022. The Federal Electricity Commission announced an investment of 11 billion pesos (about US$550 million) for the “Internet para Todos” program. The CFE will install 200,000 free-internet access points…
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