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 […]
Just a few months into her tenure as municipal president of Izamal, Melisa Puga Rodríguez, a member of the Morena political party, has been criticized for her consistent absence from City Hall. The lack of visibility from the mayor has led to accusations that she is abandoning her duties and allowing her inner circle, including […]
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 […]
The son of the American woman found dead in Chicxulub Puerto, Yucatán, will remain in pretrial detention after being charged with alleged involvement in the femicide. The State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) resumed the hearing before the Third Control Judge of the First District, based in Progreso, where the evidence was assessed, and the judicial […]
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 […]
PANABÁ, YUCATAN—Municipal authorities presented the official program for the fair in honor of San Isidro Labrador, which will be held from the 6th to the 18th of this month, featuring a wide range of religious, traditional, bullfighting, musical, and livestock activities. During the press conference, led by Mayor Nicolás Luit Alcocer, the preparations and events […]
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,…
On the night of Wednesday, April 30, visitors to the beaches of Progreso, Telchac Puerto, and Celestún were surprised by a strange phenomenon: they saw the sea recede several meters. In videos and images circulating on social media, several people can be seen strolling within the area, apparently 20 meters away, which was the distance […]
The offices of the U.S. Consulate in Mérida on North 60th Street officially closed their doors to the public on April 30th, after 19 years and 5 months of serving the citizens of the Yucatán Peninsula. Beginning next Tuesday, April 6th, consular services of the United States government will be provided in its new building […]