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A video posted on social media showed a couple of tourists climbing up and down the Chichén Itzá pyramid, which is strictly prohibited. TikTok user @ericka_lupita, who shared the 14-second footage, reported that the incident took place on Sunday, January 5, 2025. In the video, two young men, presumably foreigners, are seen descending the construction […]
The Ateneo de Yucatán Museum of Contemporary Art (MACAY) finds itself at a crossroads, with government officials and local artists presenting contrasting visions for its future. Anna Goycoolea Artís, director of the INAH Yucatán Center, maintains that MACAY will be integrated into the planned Yucatán History Museum project. “We envision it as part of the…
Representatives of the Index fear the possible collection of tariffs starting on January 20, when Donald Trump assumes the presidency of the US. INDEX is a Private Organization that aims to represent the interests of Export Manufacturing Companies and Industries in the State of Yucatan. Although the export industry in Yucatan closed 2024 with positive […]
The unmistakable aroma of “green grass” alerted Municipal Police officers, who surprised four minors calmly smoking a “joint” on a bench in the central park around noon. The quartet, who had left school, was in the main square when they were approached by the agents after perceiving the characteristic smell. Upon searching, the police officers […]
While trying to install a television antenna to get a better signal, Balbino H., 61 years old, was electrocuted when the metal tube touched the high-voltage cables near the roof of his house. According to the report, the man climbed onto the roof of his house to install the television antenna but inadvertently touched the […]
A prominent Canadian politician shot back at U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s suggestion that the two countries should merge by suggesting that his nation could purchase two American border states instead. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, the leader of Canada’s most populous province since 2018, joked on Monday that Canada could instead purchase Alaska and Minnesota as […]
The constitutional reform initiative promoted by the Morena representative to declare animals as sentient beings and subjects of rights, Neyda Pat Dzul, may open the possibility of eradicating, even gradually, the so-called lasso tournaments in Yucatán, a spectacle recently established and includes a high rate of violence and animal cruelty. Animal protectors have demonstrated on […]
The Caribbean flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) has been one of the most representative symbols of Yucatán. This bird has not only reached a symbolic level within the local population but also has a strong cultural link, especially in the coastal areas of the state. Despite its historical presence, climate change and human activities are putting its […]
Mexico’s president has signaled to Donald Trump that she can also play the regional renaming game. Claudia Sheinbaum chided Trump on Wednesday for claiming her nation was run by drug cartels and proposing that the Gulf of Mexico—as it has been named since the 17th century—be renamed the “Gulf of America.” Sheinbaum brandished a massive map of North […]
Carlos León Alemán, in charge of the turtle camp at the Center for the Technological Study of the Sea (Cetmat) 17 Yucalpetén, had a surprise on Monday, January 6, when he rescued a nest of sea turtles of the hawksbill species on a beach near buildings under construction at facilities of said institution. The discovery […]