Last week, the tiny town of Xocén made headlines after a 100-foot-tall ceiba tree collapsed under its massive weight into a sinkhole. However, being located in Yucatán, it soon became apparent that this was not simply a sinkhole but a previously undiscovered cenote. Speleologists are just now beginning to explore the secrets of Xocén’s cenote…
Tickets in the direction to Campeche and Cancún are now on sale at the station in Valladolid,
Construction at Xibalba theme park on the outskirts of Valladolid has been completed for some time now. Yet there is no firm date for the park to finally open after a surprise inspection by federal authorities last year detected several problems. “The developers used dynamite to destroy walls between cenotes to create an artificial river…
Mexico’s international light festival, or FILUX, has set its sights on Yucatán once again.
A large fire that broke out Sunday morning continued to burn today despite the efforts of city and state fire departments. The tightly packed garbage dump is also releasing toxic fumes. “We would certainly welcome help from nature in the form of a good rain right about now,” an unidentified firefighter told Diario de Yucatán. …
Valladolid has long had the reputation of being Yucatán’s second city, though in terms of population it has long been dwarfed by municipalities on Mérida’s periphery, such as Kanasín.
Four months ago, a strong gust of wind and power surge damaged Valladolid’s video mapping show projectors.
Ten people, including at least one minor, were arrested in Valladolid for their involvement in organizing illegal cockfights.
Police asked motorists to be careful driving around the countless pilgrimages underway this weekend as the faithful carry out a time-honored Guadalupe-Reyes tradition. The Marion Sanctuary in Valladolid was one of several gathering spots in Yucatán where the faithful are gathering today. Antorchistas, or Guadalupano torch runners, are honoring a promise they made to the…
The town is well known for its beautifully adorned 17th-century church but is not frequented by many tourists.
In a press conference, he explained that the churches of San Servacio and The Candelaria are part of the tourist offer of the city, so it must be a priority to keep them in good condition.
For Tey Mariana Stiteler, the museum’s Director, MUREM is a project born from her love of Mexican culture and design.
Distilleries in Yucatán are not allowed to designate their blue agave beverage tequila, but in reality, it is tequila in all but name.
Failing to get help from Yucatán’s state government, the caretaker of Uayma’s former Santo Domingo de Guzmán convent directly petitioned Mexico’s president for aid. It worked. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced on national television that the former convent would be restored using resources belonging to the Mayan Train fund. “I found out the president…
Aside from a privately owned theme park already underway, Yucatán’s state government announced 1.5 billion pesos would be invested by 17 companies in various tourism, retail, restaurant and real estate projects. The announcement focused on the eastern side of Yucatán, toward Quintana Roo border. Gov. Mauricio Vila Dosal said they will generate more than 4,800…
Xibalba park will feature a circuit of eight cenotes connected by an artificial flowing river.
COVID-19 vaccines in Valladolid, Motul and Conkal are being administered even without prior appointments. It is unclear if this policy will apply to Yucatán’s larger cities such as Mérida. Other than medical professionals, only residents 65 and older in the three municipalities have received the COVID-19 vaccine in Yucatán. As vaccinations entered their third day,…
Saturday’s COVID-19 death was a first for the colonial city of Valladolid, said Mayor Enrique Ayora Sosa. The victim was a 68-year-old man who had been hospitalized and had obesity as a complicating condition. In the same city work has apparently begun on a temporary hospital, under an inflatable tent, that would accommodate coronavirus patients….
Valladolid has been known as a convenient overnight stop when touring someplace more famous, like Chichen Itza. Now it’s also the home of Museo de Ropa Etnica de Mexico (MUREM), which celebrates the country’s culture by way of its traditional clothing. A story about the museum was just published in The Washington Post, excellent exposure…
Work has resumed on the first modern performing arts theater in Yucatan to be built outside Merida.
Paulina Ortega and Clark Kent Koga met in the Philippines and live in Australia. But they chose Valladolid, Yucatan for their destination wedding.
Vancouver Sun restaurant columnist Mia Stainsby concluded a visit to Naples, Fla., with a hop over the Gulf of Mexico for some food.
After adding boho chic flair across the Yucatan, fashion model Nicolas Malleville and designer Francesca Bonato have left the Peninsula for Bora Bora.
An excuse to indulge in one of the region’s most succulent bean-filled snacks, the first-ever Valladolid Panucho Festival is Saturday, March 30.
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