Monthly Archives: February 2019
Mexican Grand Prix funding diverted to Mayan Train project
Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters that there would be no more federal funding for the Mexican Grand Prix beyond October.
New administrator chosen to run Merida English Library
Adriana Medina "brings experience and great energy to the library."
LGBT activist in Oaxaca found slain; promoted Zapotec ‘3rd gender’
Óscar Cazorla was a proponent of Zapotec muxe culture
AMLO’s approval rating higher than ever at 86%
A new poll finds that Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is enjoying a his strongest approval ratings since taking office Dec. 1.
Merida, home of more and more foreigners and out-of-staters
Yucatan's population of non-Yucatecans will top 70,000 people by 2020.
Tour bus literally gives passengers a taste of Merida
An inventive Yucatecan is offering both sight-seeing and food sampling at the same time.
With new museum, Merida will be the City of Light
The Museo de la Luz will celebrate the scientific phenomena at La Plancha.
Fashionably late: 7 ways ‘yes’ means ‘no’ in Mexico
Official appointments and business meetings are on time, but informal settings are a different thing.
Rafael Nadal set to open his Tennis Centre near Cancun
Ahead of the Acapulco 500, Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal will begin his Mexican journey on the opposite coast, just north of Cancun.
A decade of passion: SoHo celebrates 10 years
Since opening its doors in 2009, SoHo has been an art gallery and cultural center for the community and for artists, from both Mexico and abroad.
Spilled drink delays vacationers’ trip to Cancun
A beverage accidentally spilled over electronic equipment in the flight deck forced a Cancun-bound jet in Europe into an emergency U-turn.
Five people were treated...
Mayan Train gets funding that would have gone to ProMexico
The federal government will pay its share of the Mayan Train with money saved by shutting 46 ProMexico offices around the world.
Huge headliner Juanes returns for Merida’s ‘Nuevo Carnaval’
International pop star Juanes, who rocked Merida Fest in 2011, returns for the "Nuevo Carnaval" this year.
Vegan convenience store offers economical options
Merida's first vegan convenience store, Solara, opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday at Casa del Sol.
Progreso lists improvements for both tourists and foreign residents
Progreso, Yucatan — Improvements to the port city's tourist zone are in the works.
The artisan fair on Calle 80 will be revived and a...
Yucatan legislator sorry for reeling in catch during fishing ban
A state legislator has issued a lengthy apology after a photo showed her fishing during a ban.
State regulators take note of teens’ Chuber app
After a pair of teenagers developed an app for passengers to hail a mototaxi, the state has stepped in to regulate it.
UADY wins grant for clinical same-sex health study
Researchers at UADY are getting ready to conduct a health study of women who have sex with women.
Here’s your chance to snap up a successful B&B in Merida
Step into this spectacular five-bed, five-bath colonial property and behold its impeccable construction and design.
Historic renovation permits will come more quickly, INAH says
Property owners trying to renovate historic homes are being promised a more streamlined approval process.
Don’t be tempted by cheap sofas that look good in the showroom
Consumers are stuck after they bought a sofa based on its look rather than its construction.
Chicxulub meteor contains rare cancer-fighting metal, British researchers say
The meteor that left the Chicxulub Crater might have wiped out the dinosaurs, but could contain a cancer-curing cancer, reports a British news agency.
President’s reforestation plan aims to restore cacao and coffee production
Fruit and timber trees will be planted on nearly 1.5 million acres in Mexico's south.
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's ambitious forestry program, announced...
Festival supports fishing villages during grouper ban
Grouper season is over, and a festival to support the fishing villages has begun.
