Mexico has sued Google for updating its maps platforms, renaming the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America.” The name change followed an edict from President Trump and appears only for users in the United States. The body of water has been called the Gulf of Mexico for over 400 years. Recent polls, including one…
A massive fire broke out the morning of this Friday, May 9th, on a property in Merida’s Colonia México a neighborhood in the north of the city, causing tension among residents, who were evacuated by security personnel. At least two people were affected by smoke inhalation. The fire occurred in a two-story residence located on […]
Step outside in the middle of a UAE summer and it feels like walking into an oven. One of those industrial ones. Still, people don’t stop coming to Dubai or Abu Dhabi. And honestly? With the right spots, a bit of shade, and a few clever tricks, summer here can be surprisingly… bearable. Even fun….
For the third consecutive day, Municipal Police officers and their paramedics responded to a citizen report of an attack by stray dogs, the kind that “aren’t anyone’s pets.” On Thursday, May 7th, around 5 in the afternoon, Santiago Dzib Ku, a bricklayer by trade, was riding his bicycle home from work when, while traveling along […]
The reputation of one of Mexico’s most popular tourist destinations has taken a severe hit. Cancún tops the 2025 ranking of the world’s most disappointing tourist destinations, compiled by the international platform Radical Storage, a luggage storage specialist with a presence in more than 500 cities. The study is based on an analysis of 97,409 […]
The approaching weekend will see a radical change in the weather in Yucatán, as a cold front 42 is coming with everything,” warns meteorologist Juan Antonio Palma Solís, coordinator of Meteored México. The good news is that the extreme heat will give us a break for a few days, although precautions should be taken against […]
Xcalak is like a world unto its own. Even though it’s only an hour away from the hustle and bustle of Mahahual’s hordes of rowdy cruisegoers on daytrips, this tiny fishing village feels like the final frontier of Mexico’s Caribbean Riviera — because in a very real sense, it is.  The tiny community is roughly…
An alarming incident occurred on the seawall of the port of Río Lagartos, when a crocodile attacked a fisherman while he was washing his boat. Libardo Loría Cordero, known as “Chuno,” was surprised by the reptile and could not flee the scene. The fisherman’s screams of pain and despair alerted some young men who were […]