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Merida bets on technology to boost tourism
The Visit Mérida Mx app and website offers tips for getting around, keeping cool and finding things to do.
The application also uses augmented reality...
Chichen Itza airport to relaunch?
Investors with Zenith Aero have announced plans to modernize and re-launch the Chichen Itza airport.
In an interview with A21MX, Fernando Rodríguez, legal counsel for...
Power grid fails for over 10m people across Mexico
Mexico's national energy commission, the CFE, confirmed a power outage which hit 13 states including Yucatán and Quintana Roo.
“On December 28th an error occurred...
Younger Manzanero calls his father’s COVID death a wake-up call
Juan Pablo Manzanero warns that his famous father's death is a lesson against lowering our guard against COVID-19.
Armando Manzanero, the famed Yucatan-born balladeer, died...
American Airlines brings 737 Max back on its MIA-LGA route
Mérida travelers taking American Airlines to New York, connecting in Miami, could be flying the infamous Boeing 737 Max on the second leg of...
Song legend Armando Manzanero, 85, dies after battle with COVID
Armando Manzanero Canché, the modern era's most acclaimed Yucatecan musician, died early today in Mexico City after battling COVID-19. Yucatán Gov. Mauricio Vila Dosal...
Santos Inocentes: Don’t believe anything for 24 hours
Readers who come across any sensational stories today should skip to the end.
A story today, on the normally reliable La Jornada Maya, is a...
Prepare for more cold weather in Yucatán, says meteorologist
Residents accustomed to Yucatán's heat huddled under blankets and some likely resorted to wearing socks and wool caps to keep warm overnight.
Warmer weather...
2 Mérida art venues reopen with a look at nature
The beauty of nature brings together the works of Agnelly Chávez, Ricardo Can and Kay Vilchis at the teatro José Peón Contreras and the...
Mexico’s ‘Internet for Everyone’ program reaches Yucatán
Yucatán state authorities have begun measuring Internet and cellphone coverage to prepare for a presidential program that aims to bring connectivity to everyone in...
Christmas in Yucatán: Baby it’s cold outside!
The local media is reporting "freezing" temperatures on Christmas Day. That really means it won't get above 71F / 22C.
Yucatán is also waking...
Mexico City nurse is first in Latin America to receive COVID vaccine
A 59-year-old intensive care nurse in Mexico City was the first person in Latin America to receive an approved coronavirus vaccine.
Maria Irene Ramirez got...
Manzanero intubated after 1 week in hospital with coronavirus
The 85-year-old Yucatecan composer Armando Manzanero was intubated in a Mexico City hospital, where he is being treated for COVID-19.
His wife Laura Elena Villa...
Despite pandemic, shoppers and vendors crowd the Historic Center
The influx of Christmas shoppers to the Historic Center continues to increase despite the coronavirus spread.
Street vendors have also returned to the sidewalks, further...
Volunteers in Yucatán participate in groundbreaking HIV vaccine trial
Among those taking part in a phase-three trial for a new HIV vaccine developed by Janssen Pharmaceuticals are dozens of volunteers in Yucatán.
This is...
For Yucatán, a relatively cold Christmas with wind and rain
For this Christmas Day, it's a meteorological stocking full of coal. Windy weather with rain is predicted, along with not-so-tropical temperatures.
A frontal system with...
AMLO: COVID vaccinations will be voluntary and for everyone
Clearing the way for foreign residents to get protected, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador declared the coronavirus "universal and free" and that taking the...
Mexico and US welcome UK flights despite new coronavirus strain
The London Gatwick-Cancun route and all other flights between the United Kingdom and Mexico are safe for now.
Mexico is still allowing flights from...
Casa St. Isabela: Remodeled and ready with all the amenities
In the heart of the La Ermita / San Sebastian neighborhoods, Casa St. Isabela sits on a quiet, residential street that is walking distance...
AMLO hands Tren Maya to army, touts its economic benefits
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is putting the Mexican army to work again.
AMLO says the army will run the Mayan Train project and...
United’s ‘Star Wars’ plane lands at Mérida airport
Fans of the "Star Wars" franchise may want to book a trip to Houston this morning.
United Airlines' regular Texas flight will be on...
Song legend Manzanero, 85, improving in battle with COVID-19
Mexican composer and Yucatecan singer Armando Manzanero, a bolero icon, is recovering satisfactorily after being hospitalized on Thursday with COVID-19, his press office reported...
Life is a breeze in Casa Turix, and it’s easy to see why
From top to bottom, this exquisite Santiago home has been built to the highest of standards and is fully equipped and furnished. But Casa...
Monument to Maya heritage would replace Montejo statues at the Remate
Just as monuments to Confederate figures are coming down in the United States, so should the statue depicting the Spanish conquerors who appear to...
