Monthly Archives: May 2019
Yucatan farmers suffer under drought, heat and government austerity
Compounded by the heat, the drought in Yucatan has been devastating to farmers.
Newspaper photographer’s exhibit follows stints in Merida and Mideast
Merida, Yucatan — Former La Jornada photojournalist Rodrigo Díaz Guzmán spread his wings, but has returned to Yucatan for his first-ever exhibition.
Díaz's flight...
Thousands of shelters ready for Yucatan’s 2019 hurricane season
Merida, Yucatan — More than 3,000 hurricane shelters have been prepared as the stormy season approaches on June 1.
The state has been setting up...
Merida to crack down on vandals who cut down trees
Higher fines to match 2015 sanction against Prolongacion car dealership.
How to plant a tree on the streets of Merida
Restoring the concrete jungle to one that's leafy and green takes some strategy.
Residents block CFE truck, force worker to restore neighborhood’s power
Brownouts and blackouts are overwhelming Mexico's electric utility, and customers are losing patience.
Heat devastates some of Yucatan’s most important crops
Market sellers at Lucas de Gálvez are charging much more for Yucatan mainstays like habanero peppers and sour oranges.
Yucatan absorbs more and more residents from other parts of Mexico
The number of out-of-staters living in Yucatan has risen 73.3 percent since 2000, according to a government survey.
Puerto Morelos tries to trap sargassum, which nearly drowns a tourist
Thousands of feet of plastic barriers prevent tons of sargassum from reaching the beach.
As temperatures rise, state and city double tree-planting goal
Merida's forestry and other environmental contingencies will be ramped up and re-thought.
That's the plan at the Secretariat of Sustainable Development (SDS) in light of...
Merida blogger, the ‘Hippie in Heels,’ dies unexpectedly
Rachel Jones, the "Hippie In Heels" travel blogger who last year moved from India to Merida, has died.
The sad news was shared by...
Volunteers roll up sleeves, keep dream of a park alive at La Plancha
Groups of neighbors and members of several civil groups with picks, shovels, rakes, hoes and machetes on Saturday attacked the weeds and garbage at La Plancha.
Nextel loses class-action lawsuit for overcharging, poor service
Profeco, which accused the local unit of U.S. telecommunications giant AT&T of undue charges and poor service. The court agreed.
Every possible solution to the sargassum crisis has an environmental downside
Collecting the seaweed-like algae at sea or on land risks fish and turtles.
Sargassum crisis could wash away tourist income by 30%
The sargassum crisis could cost the Riviera Maya up to 30 percent of its tourist trade, according to a presidential commission.
Yucatan named among the best places in Mexico for real estate investment
Realty World Mexico has placed Merida as fourth nationally in new-home investment, with some 7,816 units sold during 2018.
Merida recorded residential real...
Interview: Meet the chef who rescued David Sterling’s posthumously published ‘Mercados’
The epic book, “Mercados," Chef David Sterling's posthumous followup to 2013's also-exhaustive “Yucatán” cookbook/travelogue, couldn't have been completed without the efforts of his colleague, Chef Mario Canul.
An Izamal market stall recipe: ‘Empanaditas’ de San Jose
David Sterling's followup to "Yucatan" explores all of Mexico, but starts in Yucatan's famous magic town, Izamal. Here is one interesting dish, which isn't...
Navy to take charge in sargassum crisis along Riviera Maya
Sargassum has returned to the Riviera Maya shores, and in-house resources are being tapped to combat it.
President Andres Manuel López Obrador said there is no...
Yucatan wind farms will power M&Ms and Skittles production
The new wind farm in Dzilam de Bravo is selling some of its energy to some candy factories that make some of the world's favorite sweets.
Valle hits early grand slam as Yucatan beats Dos Laredos
A grand slam and a three-run home run lifted Merida's "beasts" to victory.
Volunteers make Progreso Apoyo Program an official nonprofit children’s charity
The Progreso Apoyo Program is a reality and ready to help children in the community.
Minnesota veteran who died at Cancun resort may have fallen from balcony, friend says
Cancun, Quintana Roo — The friend of a Minnesota man who died Sunday while on vacation in Mexico now says it's possible his injuries...
Mexico about to announce tax deal with tech platforms
Mexico, which has one of the lousiest tax-collection rates around, is rolling out a deal with tech platforms.
Deputy Finance Minister Arturo Herrera did...
