When Juan Pueblo shares his canvas with other artists, he thinks about how rappers work. “In rap, there is always collaboration between artists. If musicians can do it, why not painters?” says the effusive Mérida-born painter, whose full name is Juan Pablo Quintal García. “I’ve always wanted to be an artist, and I think, more…
In 2021, the Yucatán government issued a decree establishing, in Article 25 of the State Attorney General’s Law, that individuals registered in the Yucatán Registry of Delinquent Child Support Debtors will not be able to apply for or renew their driver’s license or access certain economic benefits granted by the Executive Branch. “A delinquent child […]
Contrary to what government officials may say, the residents of Campeche have a starkly different view of the city’s safety. Using official figures from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), it has been revealed that a significant portion of the population feels insecure about their surroundings. According to data gathered by INEGI in […]
A team of scientists has discovered two new crocodile species in Mexico, specifically on the island of Cozumel and the Banco Chinchorro atoll, located off the Yucatán Peninsula. This discovery, published in the journal “Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution,” challenges what was known about the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) and underscores the urgent need to protect […]
A tragic accident occurred around midnight on Tuesday under the Mérida Periférico bridge near Altabrisa, where a motorcyclist died, while his passenger was in critical condition. According to the report, the accident occurred when an Italika motorcycle, driven by Ángel “N,” collided with a Lincoln MKX pickup truck. Initially, it was reported that the 18-year-old […]
At one minute past midnight on Friday, eastern time, a US tariff exemption that has fuelled the rise of companies such as Shein and Temu, and stocked the wardrobes of millions of Americans with cheap fast fashion and other household goods, closed. As part of Donald Trump’s flurry of tariffs on China, the US is closing a […]
The Lacandon Maya (also called Hach Winik, meaning “true people” in their language) are an Indigenous group living in the rainforests of Chiapas, Mexico, primarily in the Lacandon Jungle (Selva Lacandona). They are one of the most isolated and culturally conservative Maya groups, having maintained their traditional ways of life, in an almost intact form,…