Tag: Centro Historico
City intervenes at 4 crumbling Centro homes
Merida, Yucatan — The director of urban development has identified four abandoned homes in the historic district that must be torn down before they...
On the market: Perfect combination of Old Merida, modern lifestyle
This is a true Old-Merida Colonial home that has just been renovated.
As Meridanos sleep in, the Centro is calm on a cool...
Normally hot and bustling, downtown Merida was cold and quiet for Christmas morning.
Meridanos tend to wake up late after a night of Christmas...
INAH to approve 1,000 permits to Centro property owners in 2019
Merida, Yucatan — The Centro property boom is official. INAH, the historic-protection agency, said renovations have more than doubled since 2017.
The Institute of Anthropology...
Noise laws are not being enforced, group tells Merida officials
Merida, Yucatan — Noise problems continue in several neighborhoods despite new regulations.
Residents met with Urban Development department officials Thursday morning to file a series...
Rainy season puts more of the Centro’s historic homes at risk
Merida, Yucatan — Hoping to avoid another rainy season that topples some of the Centro's crumbling mansions, the city is asking property owners to...
Proposed: Turn Calle 47 into a pedestrian-only zone
Another proposal to turn a busy Centro street into a pedestrian path has been floated, this one linking to a possible Mayan Train station.
Merida lost 35% of its historic buildings in the last decade
Merida, Yucatan — The city lost over a third of its historic buildings in the last 10 years, said Barbara Escamilla Ojeda, the new...
Water will be shut off for 120,000 customers overnight
Merida, Yucatan — Repairs to a water main leak will affect more houses than initially thought.
A complicated leak repair, overdue since 1998,...
Parts of Merida’s Centro are 38% foreign owned, says real estate...
Merida, Yucatan — According to a private real estate consultant, almost 50 percent of housing of very center of the Centro Historico is...
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.
Merida points the way to alternative theaters
The municipal cultural department has been installing directional signs pointing to places such as Red Alterna.
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...
Pokemon gamers keep the Centro safe from Pocket Monsters
Those 500-plus gamers on Calle 61 Saturday were on an important mission: catching Pocket Monsters.
Historic renovation permits will come more quickly, INAH says
Property owners trying to renovate historic homes are being promised a more streamlined approval process.
City official compares 3 groups of street vendors to ‘mafia’
Some of the strongest words from a city official in recent memory were directed at illegal street vendors Thursday.
How generations of Lebanese families have shaped the Centro
Since their arrival in Merida, Lebanese migrants saw trade as the way to forge their future in Yucatan, gradually establishing themselves in what is...
Santa gets pulled over, and photo goes viral
A newspaper photographer captured the moment a motorcycle-riding Santa was pulled over by a policeman.
City to open management office in Centro Historico
Merida, Yucatan — Within the first six months of 2019, the Centro Historico will be under the watch of a city-run Management Office.
That's the promise...
Saving Merida’s historic center is not so simple for city agency
The city's new administration has too small a staff to properly address the growing number of abandoned properties that pose a safety risk to neighbors and passersby.
Merida may expand streetscape beautification program
The city is considering increased staffing to expand the Programa de Rescate de Fachadas.
No injuries in rollover involving U.S. passenger and guide
A car was overturned at a busy Centro intersection when a U.S. passenger and his guide blew through a stop sign, Sipse reported.
Architectural Digest celebrates artist’s ‘vibrant dream house’ in Mérida
Cuban-American artist Jorge Pardo and his colorful Centro home are featured in Architectural Digest, one of the most respected shelter magazines in the U.S.
Academics criticize economic and social inequality in the Centro Histórico
Parks such as Santa Lucia's have been given over to tourists at the expense of locals.That's one conclusion discussed this week at a seminar exploring the impact of foreigners on Mexico's historic centers.
