In two years, 100 meters of beach disappeared along a kilometer on the eastern side of the Progreso’s traditional boardwalk. “The sea took away a wide coastal strip, damaged foundations of summer properties, or forced the closure of a beach club restaurant located on 54th Street”, explains Pedro Pablo Silveira Cervera, a well-known promoter of […]
Comet 2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan Atlas) will be visible in the Yucatan Peninsula at dusk today, said Yucatecan astronomer Eddie Ariel Salazar Gamboa, warning that it will be observed as long as atmospheric conditions allow it. He clarified that the car will be seen for about two hours and will be in the constellation of Virgo, […]
As part of the program “Mayor at Your School”, Cecilia Patron visits high school students that belong to the Unidad Académica de Bachillerato con Interacción Comunitaria (UABIC) precisely to trigger that Interaction and consider their proposals as part of the Municipal Development Plan. In this new way of governing, young people will be part of […]
The performances range from ‘Dracula’ to the ‘Nutcracker’ The Ballet Moderno Yucatán company, part of the Per Lei Danza school, presented its fall-winter 2024 season program in Mérida. There will be three performances in which there will be works for the whole family and for those over 12 years old. It will begin with a […]
Mexico City’s new left-wing mayor took office on Saturday, October 5th, with a pledge to defend women’s rights, tackle water shortages, and address gentrification in the capital, home to more than nine million people. Clara Brugada, a member of President Claudia Sheinbaum’s ruling Morena party, was elected in June to what is one of the […]
Milton is an ‘unusual’ storm that poses a massive surge threat for Florida’s west coast. Some models show a possible Category 5 storm. Tropical Storm Milton is expected to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane that will hit Florida’s Gulf Coast late Tuesday, bringing potentially “life-threatening” storm surge, destructive winds, and flooding rainfall to a […]
The diver has been missing for more than 24 hours since he entered the Dzombakal cenote; firefighters and diving teams are carrying out rescue work until they find him. A professional diver disappeared when he entered to explore a Dzombakal cenote in Yucatan, he has been missing for 24 hours according to the first reports […]
Tropical depression number 14 in the Gulf of Mexico has evolved rapidly and is now tropical storm “Milton.” In anticipation of its arrival, the states of Veracruz, Yucatan, and Quintana Roo have activated the blue alert (minimal danger), inviting the population to take precautions against possible effects. According to the National Hurricane Center, “Milton” has […]
We are pleased to announce three upcoming tours guided by Carlos Rosado van der Gracht for this fall/winter season. The experiences range from excursions to uncover Mérida’s ancient past to daytrips to the most underrated sites in Yucatán; as well as an adventure to Mexico City where we will dive into some of the most…
Thousands of protesters took to the streets in major cities around the world on Saturday demanding an end to bloodshed in Gaza and the wider Middle East ahead of the first anniversary of the deadly Hamas attack on Israel. About 40,000 pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through central London, while thousands gathered in Paris, Rome, Manila, Cape […]