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Mexico’s 6th fastest-growing real estate market is Yucatan
In the last eight years, Yucatan state's real estate growth has averaged 2.5 percent annually.
DHL expands medical delivery service in Mexico
The service, which DHL launched in Mexico in July 2018, facilitates the delivery of Mexico-based patient samples to U.S. central labs in fewer than 24 hours.
Walmart strike looms across Mexico
Workers demand raises and sales commissions; no counter offer yet.
Noise laws by next week, says Merida mayor, echoing familiar promise
Long-promised noise regulations are coming to the Centro Historico next week, said Mayor Renán Barrera Concha.
Pitcher from Yucatan looks to break new ground in the Majors
Eduardo Vera already has rock-star status in Merida, and shows plenty of promise during Spring Training.
Tulum stopped being a media darling, and maybe that’s a good thing
If travelers back off for a time, new regulations will give the fragile resort time to reset.
Should Americans move abroad for health care?
It may not be the main reason people move abroad, but reduced medical expenses are a big reason expats from the U.S. are rising in number
NY Times revisits Merida, a work in progress
Why Yucatan's capital is seen as more than a place to retire
AMLO vows to restore rice production in Campeche
Candelaria, Campeche — Noting that Mexico consumes more of the product than it grows, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador vowed to restore rice production...
Cancun tourism drops for the 1st time in 7 years
Alarming headlines increase as travel promotion declines.
Understanding social class and hierarchy in Mexico
An expat from Europe figures out class distinctions in Mexico
5 questions for Hélène Demé Elzévir, star of ¡De Pelos! and confirmed globetrotter
While French expat Hélène Demé Elzévir prepares for her one-woman show at the Olimpo, the comic actress was nice enough to take some time to satisfy our curiosity.
Praise and backlash for indigenous actress Yalitza Aparicio
As Oscar night approaches, the 'Roma' star is dressed by Yucatecan designer David Salomón.
Choose your sofa first, and the rest of the decisions will follow
Don't be daunted when decorating your home in Mexico
Merida points the way to alternative theaters
The municipal cultural department has been installing directional signs pointing to places such as Red Alterna.
Yucatan stalls on legalizing gay marriage
So far, Yucatan is the only Mexican state in the Peninsula that has not approved marriage between people of the same sex.
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...
Mayan language could disappear in 30 years, researcher warns
One in three Yucatecans — about 575,700 people — speak Mayan. But Yucatan's mother tongue is not often enough handed down to the next generation.
In 1 week, 2 dozen cases of Chagas found in Yucatan
'Kissing bug' cases spike without warning
Nobel laureate world peace summit in Merida this fall
Global forum chose Merida despite competing bids from larger cities
Famous artist’s mural remains buried at Yucatan art school
The mural space belongs to all students, ESAY leader says; others feel an important mural is being suppressed
Massive book fair returns, bringing authors and readers together in Merida
The annual FILEY book fair will offer more than 1,200 literary activities when it begins March 16 at the Siglo XXI Convention Center.
When AMLO flies coach, travel headaches follow
Still a rock star to a hugh swath of the public, AMLO stops for photos with just about everyone at the airport. That makes security officers nervous.
Island penal colony is the last of its kind in the Americas
Mexico's infamous Isla Marias prison is the last island penal colony in a hemisphere once dotted with remote "Papillon"-like island jails.
The four Pacific islands...
