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Mérida posts highest growth in Easter travel

The White City is growing in popularity among travelers on Easter break. Much more rapidly, in fact, than any other holiday destination in Mexico.

Easter holiday is big business at the beach

The Chamber of Commerce is predicting a busy Easter vacation period, especially along the Yucatán coast.

As Lent begins, watchdogs monitor seafood prices

Fish will cost up to 30 pesos more per kilogram, just as demand grows for Lent.

Fines await grinches who withheld Christmas bonuses

Companies that did not hand out Christmas bonuses last month face fines exceeding $400,000 pesos.

For Christmas at Caimede orphanage, songs and games

To the tune of Christmas carols, children and adolescents of the Caimede orphanage celebrated Christmas by dancing and exchanging messages of peace.

After tragedy, city reins in fireworks permits

In light of the tragedy at Tultepec's fireworks market, officials here are warning that vendors selling pyrotechnics will be monitored closely.

Candy sales down by half at sweet shops

Christmas means candy in Mexico, but downtown sweet shops are reporting a 50 percent decline in sales this season.

Mérida police crack down on holiday drunk driving

Mérida police are vowing zero tolerance for drunk driving this holiday season. And they have doubled their supply of breathalyzers to enforce the law.

Piñatas endure as a Christmastime tradition

The holidays have come, and with them are the traditional piñatas, whose origins are both Chinese and Mayan.

Women’s polo tourney benefits orphans at Christmas

The Copa de Chicas for Charity event made for a busy weekend at the Yucatán Polo Club.

‘Tis the season for the AANY craft fair

In time for the gift-giving season, the AANY's expansive crafts fair Arte a Mano returns to Avenida Itzáes.

Where to eat out for Thanksgiving in Yucatán 2016

Here again is our Thanksgiving roundup for anyone homesick for turkey and trimmings.

50,000 crowd the streets for Paseo de las Ánimas

Police estimate just over 50,000 people turned out for the city's Paseo de las Ánimas, many of them in costumes and face paint invoking Day of the Dead traditions.

In land of Hanal Pixán, kids still love Halloween

Two celebrations converge soon in Yucatán: The traditional Hanal Pixán, and the more commercial Halloween, and shopkeepers are ready for both.

Independence Day cleanup: 11 tons of garbage

If the amount of trash left behind is the measure of a successful celebration, then Mérida's official Independence Day ceremonies were a huge hit.

Pepe Aguilar to serenade Mérida for Independence Day

Grammy-winning ranchera singer Pepe Aguilar will join the public in celebrating Mexico’s Independence Day on the Plaza Grande this year.

Consumer spending up 10% at year’s end

Over 18 billion pesos were pumped into the local economy at the end of the year, up slightly more than 10 percent from 2014, doubling economists' forecasts.

Here’s where the DUI check points will be

In time for holiday revelry, police in Mérida are setting up 34 check points inside the city and its surroundings. Here's how the police will be deployed.

Liquor store owners ask for longer Sunday hours

With December being the most lucrative month for businesses that sell beer, wine and spirits, the city's Chamber of Commerce will ask the Ministry of Health to allow longer hours for Sunday sales.

2015 Thanksgiving dining guide

Updated: Being an expat often means giving up some of your favorite foods, but many restaurants here offer familiar tastes of home each Thanksgiving. Here is our 2015 dining guide.

Sweets on the streets as holidays near

An altar for Hanal Pixan needs sweets and flowers, and vendors are ready.

Get ready for ‘el grito’ on the Plaza Grande

Mexico celebrates its 205th year of independence on Wednesday, Sept. 16, but the occasion is celebrated tonight on the Plaza Grande.

Millions spent on Mother’s Day gifts

Good Mother's Day sales were reported by the Chamber of Commerce with businesses estimating a combined 1.5 million pesos in retail transactions throughout Yucatán state.

Holiday crowds spend over a billion pesos

Easter holidays in Yucatán poured 1.2 billion pesos into the economy, a 20 percent increase over last year, says the business group Kanak Servytur.
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