Daily Archives: July 13, 2019

800 street vendors at Chichen Itza refuse to be relocated, make demands

Tourist revenue should go to impoverished communities, and more nearby land should be released from private ownership, indigenous vendors say.

Progreso’s new boardwalk strikes a festive note

Progreso, Yucatan — The port city inaugurated a new merry-go-round and all the other attractions in the Malecon Internacional, reviving the old, abandoned Playon....

Sargassum blob, larger than Cozumel approaching Cancun at height of summer season

Cancun, Quintana Roo — On one of the biggest summer weekends for the resort, a sargassum raft larger than the island of Cozumel can be...

Vigil at Merida consulate demands the U.S. ‘close the camps’

Merida, Yucatan — Dozens of protesters gathered on the sidewalk across from the U.S. Consulate with signs to protest conditions in immigrant detention facilities — or...

Saraperos puts brakes on Leones

Saltillo, Coahuila — The Leones' hot streak was cooled down at the beginning of a three-day series against the Saraperos de Saltillo on Friday....
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