Tag: INAH
Church in Temozón gets a much-needed restoration after powerful storm
Reconstruction of San Agustín Church in Temozón is nearly complete.
The 18th-century church collapsed in 2018 during an exceedingly heavy rainy season.
Weeks before its collapse,...
Strike may force Chichén Itzá to shut down again
Workers at Mexico's National Institute for Anthropology and History (INAH) are planning a weekend-long protest which intends to close down several archaeological sites across...
Court sides with 25 tour guides banned from Chichén Itzá
Yucatan’s third district court ruled in favor of 25 tour guides who had been repeatedly denied the ability to enter Chichén Itza for work.
The...
Tourist held after she illegally climbs Chichén Itzá pyramid
A tourist from Tijuana raised the ire of security personnel in Chichén Itzá when she ascended the famous Pyramid of Kukulkán.
According to security at...
New findings shed light on ancient Maya royal house
New research identifies inscriptions found at Chichen Itza as referring to individuals belonging to the royal house of Cocom, a common surname to this...
Invited to promote Yucatan, social media influencers kicked out of Uxmal
Fashionable social media influencers invited to visit Yucatan to promote tourism were ejected from the archaeological zone of Uxmal for not following basic safety...
Sunken Mayan slave ship found off Sisal coast
Off the Yucatan coast, archaeologists identified the remains of a ship that carried Mayan people into virtual slavery in the 19th century, the first...
Archaeology sites and museums in Yucatan opening soon
INAH announced a staggered reopening of Yucatan's archaeological zones and related museums.
The archaeological sites of Uxmal, Xcambó, Mayapán, Izamal and Ek Balam will open...
Most of Mexico’s archaeological sites reopening, but not Chichen Itza
Mexico's pre-Hispanic ruin sites have begun reopening to tourists for the first time since they were closed in March under coronavirus contingencies.
But not Chichen...
Looser rules for restaurants, alcohol sales to begin Sept. 1
Updated to add that the state government has confirmed the agreement.
After five months of economic lockdown, an agreement to allow restaurants to open later...
INAH halts renovations at the newly blue InterContinental
The former Presidente InterContinental Hotel on Avenida Colon in Merida was almost completely switched over from warm salmon-pink to a cool midnight blue when...
Palacio Cantón apologizes, promises reform, after dust-up with gay visitors
A peck on the cheek from one man to another drew the ire of an employee at the Museum of Anthropology in Mérida. Now,...
British Museum and Google open Maya collections to a wider, online...
The final stage of the British Museum's collaboration with Google Arts and Culture to digitize and disseminate the Ancient Maya collection of Alfred Maudslay...
‘Maya steamroller,’ which helped build ancient highways, is being restored
Restoration work has begun on a "Mayan steamroller" that helped pave pre-Hispanic mega highways more than 1,200 years ago.
After collector dies, Mayan archaeological treasures returned to public view
Some Mayan relics have been liberated from a man's private collection.
The pieces were incorporated into the Single System of Public Registry of Monuments and...
Looters are raiding treasures in the Mayan city of X’baatún
A Spanish archeologist is calling on authorities to protect a ancient Mayan city from looters, who have been making off with pre-Hispanic treasures.
Carmen Vareal...
INAH to approve 1,000 permits to Centro property owners in 2019
Merida, Yucatan — The Centro property boom is official. INAH, the historic-protection agency, said renovations have more than doubled since 2017.
The Institute of Anthropology...
Fortress wall surrounding ancient Mayan city of Uxmal is uncovered
Work begins to study and restore a 2-mile barrier that protected the elite.
Palacio Canton museum’s 60th anniversary is celebrated with photos
Merida, Yucatan — A photography exhibit celebrating the Palacio Canton's 60 years as a museum is miles away from the famed Paseo de Montejo...
Rainy season puts more of the Centro’s historic homes at risk
Merida, Yucatan — Hoping to avoid another rainy season that topples some of the Centro's crumbling mansions, the city is asking property owners to...
Dog rescue begins in Chichen Itza archeological zone
Stray dogs roaming Chichen Itza will be cared for under a state-nonprofit initiative.
Forgotten Centro museum has had no visitors since January
Merida, Yucatan — A museum in a prime Centro location has been virtually ignored by the public for months.
You can't blame the location. It's flanked...
‘Incredible’ find: A cave filled with relics beneath Chichen Itza
In what the lead archaeologist calls an "incredible" find, researchers have announced the existence of a cave filled with hundreds of artifacts beneath the Chichen Itza ruins.
Merida surveys old buildings, hoping to avoid tragedy like Progreso’s
After a newly renovated Progreso bar partially collapsed, killing three, Merida city officials are taking a harder look at its inventory of vulnerable properties.
The...
