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With the projection of a short documentary and results of her field research, teacher Sandra Gayou Soto will present on Tuesday, March 11, at the Peninsular Center for Humanities and Social Sciences (Cephcis), the problems that ejidatarios (shareholders of common land) face in the face of large development projects in Yucatan. She will participate at […]
On Sunday, March 9, 2025, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum held a significant rally at the Zócalo in Mexico City. The event was organized to address recent developments in Mexico’s trade relationship with the United States. President Sheinbaum highlighted the importance of dialogue and mutual respect in resolving disputes, particularly regarding the U.S. tariffs imposed on […]
Mark Carney, soon to become Canada’s new prime minister, is a two-time central banker and crisis fighter about to face his biggest challenge of all: steering Canada through Donald Trump’s tariffs. The Liberals announced Carney as Justin Trudeau’s successor on Sunday after party members voted in a nominating contest. Trudeau resigned in January, facing low […]
A 70-year-old man suffered burns on his body when he tried to save his dogs from a fire that consumed his home, located on 63rd Street, between 120th and Zamná Avenue, in the Yucalpetén Subdivision. According to witnesses, the elderly man entered the house to rescue his pets but was trapped by the flames. Neighbors […]
A truck caught fire in the parking lot of the well-known Costco supermarket located in the north of Merida. On Friday, March 7th, a truck was consumed by fire in the parking lot of a well-known supermarket located on 60th Street in the Xcumpich neighborhood in the north of Merida. The incident occurred around 6 […]
This Sunday, March 9th, the day after the 8M march in Mérida, Mérida woke up to a peculiar scene, with the support of City Hall staff, the main streets were kept clean, but not free of the marks left by the protesters who demonstrated on International Women’s Day. The Yucatecan capital witnessed an imposing protest, […]
The Yucatán peninsula’s landscape is characterized by thousands of natural sinkholes known as cenotes, formed when the region’s limestone bedrock collapses to reveal underground freshwater pools. These remarkable geological features—estimated to number over 6,000—form an interconnected aquifer system that has sustained life in the region for millennia. To the Maya civilization, cenotes were not merely…
The State Government, through Semujeres, recognized the historical struggle of Mayan women, who have contributed to the social development of their communities. Mérida, Yucatán, (March 8, 2025).- With the Mayan ritual Xukulem, in Yaxhachén, municipality of Oxkutzcab, the ceremony of awarding the “U MUUK’ CH’I’IBALIL” recognition began, to three midwives, guardians of ancestral knowledge, who […]
Responding to increased reports of violence against women, on Saturday, several International Women’s Day 8M marches took place across Mexico, with the main demonstration in the country’s capital and numerous cities participating nationwide. In Yucatán, State of Mexico, Sonora, and other regions, thousands of women marched to commemorate International Women’s Day on March 8, demanding…
In her recent newsletter, Amy Jones, a native Texan now living in Yucatán, draws a powerful parallel between Texan pride and “Yucateco” identity. Her perspective offers insight into the current friction between locals and swaggering foreigners in Mérida — and she doesn’t mention politics or tariffs. “If you are in the U.S., you are probably…