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![The influence of gangs and crime in the United States affects the Yucatecan towns](https://iamplaya.website/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-02-at-3.00.59-PM-1-E3JESw-400x300.jpeg)
Migration between Yucatán and the United States has been a determining factor in the development of many communities in the state. While the return of migrants has brought visible economic improvements, it has also raised concerns about the possible introduction of elements of the gang culture and organized crime that prevail in several American cities. […]
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After a man was lynched earlier this week in Tekit, Yucatán, moments of tension were experienced in the San Francisco neighborhood of Umán, when neighbors tried to beat a man suspected of hanging around the park in that area. According to testimonies, the individual was identified for allegedly having suspicious attitudes near a group of […]
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“People do not respect sentient beings and much less understand that we have destroyed the habitat of these species, which were there before us,” said rescuer and animal activist Elsa Arceo Medina upon the discovery of a dead ocelot in Caucel City. The animal was run over on 70th Avenue in Ciudad Caucel, near the […]
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In just three properties, the Mérida City Council has removed 167 tons of garbage recently. The waste was removed from three homes in Pacabtún, Mayapán, and Chenkú. Last day the 17th on 33rd Street between 48 and 50 in Pacabtún, according to the City Council, 90 tons were removed after neighbors reported that a person […]
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In the Esperanza neighborhood of Mérida, a peculiar four-legged “employee” has conquered the customers’ hearts of the “El Lapicero” stationery store. This is Queeny, a three-year-old mixed-breed dog who, with her charisma and enthusiasm, has become a social media sensation. Queeny’s story went viral after a video was posted on TikTok by Jaim Gritzewsky, known […]
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Next February 5 at 7:00 p.m. at the Black Box of the University of the Arts of Yucatán (UNAY), the Guitar Quartet will begin a series of presentations that seek to promote the visibility of the talent and creative quality of students, graduates, and teachers of the institution. The rector of UNAY, Architect. Domingo Rodríguez […]
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BIG CAT? I often see the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) referenced as a “big cat.” For years the term “big cats” typically referred to the subfamily of pantherines especially the lion, jaguar, tiger, and leopard. This subfamily also included the non-roaring snow leopard and clouded leopards. The second subfamily included small cats or felines and the […]
![Local legislator says the “Tekit Case” is a sign of the Yucatan system’s fragility](https://iamplaya.website/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Roger-Torres-Peniche-1024x614-ZZKAJD-400x300.jpeg)
“The tragic case of a lynching in Tekit shows the fragility of the security that is so widely praised in Yucatan”, said Roger Torres Peniche, coordinator of the PAN political party in the State Congress. In addition, he said, this should serve to reflect and work to protect this so-called Great Security System of the […]
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Tomatoes and Avocados will increase their prices in the U.S. The U.S. imported $38.5 billion in agricultural goods from Mexico in 2023, making it the top recipient of such products, U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed. Those imports include more than US$3 billion worth of fresh fruits and vegetables. Mexican imports account for a large share of […]
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Seeing how a batch of executive orders issued by President Donald Trump on the first day of his presidency effectively closed down the Mexican border for migrants headed to the United States, Ronald Alvarez had the sinking feeling that he and his family had just lost the race for salvation. Weeks earlier he had crossed […]