Municipal utility crews have scraped up 29,680 pieces of gum.
The gum came from 17.1 kilometers of sidewalks on calles 54, 58, 60 and 62, north to south from 47 to 69.
3,486 square meters of sidewalks surrounding the Plaza Grande were power washed.
1,080 square meters of sidewalk on Calle 62 from 61 to 59 were also power washed.
Fresh paint was applied to the Plaza Grande (twice) and Parque San Juan (once).
200 examples of graffiti were erased along calles 58, 60 and 62 from 47 to 69; on 56 from 47 to 51, on 58 from 47 to 53; and on 61 from 63 and 65 of 68 to 54.
2,259 stickers that were moved on calles 58, 60 and 62.
2.4 million pesos has been set aside for this project.
The U.S. dollar climbed to about MX$18.25 in early trading Monday. That extends a three-week run that has left the Mexican peso at its weakest level in nearly a year. Monday’s gain was small, about half a percent. But it adds to a sharp reversal. In early September, the peso traded steadily below 17 per…
The artificial lake at Parque La Plancha, one of the urban park’s main draws, is showing signs of neglect. During a recent visit, a reporter found the water murky and green. Leaves and other debris from nearby trees had piled up in several spots. Food wrappers and plastic containers floated on the surface, apparently tossed…
For about seven years, residents of Mérida’s colonia Jesús Carranza have watched abandoned houses on their streets turn into hideouts. Now they say the problem has gotten too big to ignore. Neighbors describe break-ins at homes and businesses, stolen wiring and fixtures, and physical attacks. They link much of it to a group of roughly…
Yucatán police made quick work of arresting four people within hours of Friday morning’s shooting of a man whom Quintana Roo authorities have called a criminal leader in Cancún. Yucatán’s Public Security Secretariat, known as the SSP, said the suspects were two men and two women. Investigators began tracking them as soon as the attack…
Costco is planning a second store in Yucatán, according to the state’s top economic official. Yucatán Secretary of Economy and Labor Ermilo Barrera Novelo said negotiations with the U.S. warehouse retailer are well underway. He said the state government is helping the company finalize the project in the near future. Neither Barrera Novelo nor Costco…
A man identified by Quintana Roo authorities as a drug-trade figure in Cancún was shot and wounded Friday morning outside a home in Montes de Amé, a residential subdivision in north Mérida. The attack happened around 11 a.m. on Calle 32 between 79 and 81. The man had stepped out of his house to get…
