Monthly Archives: March 2019
Butterflies abound in mountainous Mexican winter habitat
The overall population of monarch butterflies wintering in central Mexico was up 144 percent over the previous year.
At most, only 22 vaquita porpoises remain off Baja
Every night, 22 volunteers search for hidden fishing nets that kill vaquitas.
Parts of Merida’s Centro are 38% foreign owned, says real estate expert
Merida, Yucatan — According to a private real estate consultant, almost 50 percent of housing of very center of the Centro Historico is...
MEL expansion: INAH permit is approved and the pot is growing
The INAH permit is in hand and fundraising efforts have paid off at the Merida English Library
Mexico to ‘speed up’ Mayan Train, despite protests and doubts
Zapatistas have taken anti-Mayan-Train protests to Mexico City. Photo: Getty
Mexico is going full-steam ahead with the new rail network that crosses into the heartland...
‘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.
Friends and family rally for heart attack victim facing huge hospital bills
A GoFundMe page gets him halfway there; artists donate work for fundraiser to raise even more money for an American facing huge medical bills.
Movistar pushes the last of its 2G customers to the 21st century, starting in...
If your smartphone is still on the old 2G network, prepare for a switchover, especially if you're in Merida.
Repairs promised at crumbling, leaking, rusting Lucas de Galvez market
Merida, Yucatan — It's not just that the ceiling fell in on a jewelry repair shop last week. It's not so much the smells,...
Maine professor follows his flock to Yucatan for some winter bird watching
A college professor and his wife escaped Maine's polar vortex to meet feathered friends at Rio Lagartos
The secret to saving money and stress furnishing your 2nd home in Mexico
The most convenient way to furnish a home abroad is with a furniture package. Furniture packages are a turn-key approach.
Saying hola and adios in Mexico, and getting it right
Sometimes it becomes all blurry when you face cultural situations that can be completely different in another country. Especially when they happen on a...
