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“Juntos,” a dual exhibition by the creative team of Ebersole and Hughes, will explore identity, history and artistic reinvention through painting and photography. Picture it: It’s the summer of 1989, in the coastal town of Sitges, Spain. A 25-year-old Los Angeles native, clutching a copy of the provocative autobiography Tropic of Cancer. A creative urge takes…
On Saturday, March 1, 2025, a fire broke out at a gas station on International Avenue and 21st Street in the Manuel Crescencio Rejón neighborhood of Mérida, Yucatán. The incident, which caused a great scare among those present and considerable material damage, was attributed to the recklessness of a driver who used his cell phone […]
The Chichén Itzá Grand Museum commemorated its first anniversary with an academic and cultural program open to the public, highlighting its role in preserving the Mayan legacy. With a collection of more than 500 pieces, the site exhibits emblematic sculptures such as the red jaguar throne and various representations of Chac Mool. The activities began […]
Facing a deadline on Tuesday, March 4th, the government of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is once again mounting a full-court press to dissuade President Trump from implementing potentially devastating tariffs on Mexican exports to the United States, according to the Los Angeles Times. This week, she delivered a symbolic gift: the transfer to the United […]
Tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports are looming again. And that could quickly send car prices soaring, even for those assembled in the United States. That’s because the auto industry has spent decades operating as if all of North America is a single market, moving cars, parts, and vehicles freely across the borders of the […]
Apparently, the young woman suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that can develop after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. Ruth Medina, an employee of a café in Mérida who was attacked by a man of Catalan origin, said that she suffers from panic and anxiety because […]
Skype was first launched back in 2003, and Microsoft acquired it in 2011. A couple of years after that, it discontinued some of its in-house communication products like Windows Live Messenger, and then in 2015, the Redmond firm tried to integrate Skype into Windows 10. Of course, the Skype road was a bumpy one. That […]
The young woman received a call to lock herself up in the bathrooms of a shopping mall. The mother of a 17-year-old girl, who was extorted by phone, asked for help from officers of the Public Security Secretariat (SSP) of Yucatán who were patrolling the area and prevented the fraud. The woman said that a […]
Merida School teachers protested in front of the Congress of Yucatan and then demonstrated at the Periférico de Mérida, where they blocked traffic. A group of teachers from Yucatan led a protest in front of the State Congress, which moved to the Periférico de Mérida, completely blocking traffic on the side of the outer lane. […]
In a setting of vibrant colors, contagious rhythms, and overflowing joy, the Municipal President of Mérida, Cecilia Patrón Laviada, inaugurated the Mérida Amazon Carnival 2025 at the Xmatkuil fairgrounds, an emblematic event that, for the first time becomes a unique space to celebrate diversity, culture, and care for the environment. “For the first time, we […]