Yucatan News
Mayors of Yucatán were denounced for diversions of public resources
The Superior Audit of the State of Yucatán (Asey) recently presented seven complaints against acting mayors and municipal treasurers of the municipalities of Maxcanú,...
National
Mexican migrants denounce network of ‘modern slaves’ in Canada
Recruiters take advantage of legal labor mobility schemes that exist between Mexico and Canada to hook victims.
Mexican migrants denounced this Sunday networks of alleged...
Despite Supreme Court ruling, AMLO declares national security protection for the Mayan Train Project
Mexico's president said on Thursday, May 18th, that the construction and operation of a tourist train project that could cost up to $20 billion...
Mexico will investigate the impact of genetically modified corn imports on the country’s tortillas
Mexican authorities announced on Monday, April 10th, a working group will investigate the impact of genetically modified (GM) corn imports on the country's tortillas,...
Economy
How much does an architect earn in Mérida, Yucatán?
Dedicating yourself to the field of architecture in Mérida is not an easy job, since you do not always have a good job or a good salary, despite being one of the best paid...
Mérida remains the second most expensive city
During the first quincenas of this month it was located at 7.52 percent
In the first quincena of this month, the National Consumer Price Index (INPC) in Mérida increased just 0.12 percent compared to the...
Business
Governor Mauricio Vila announces construction of a new Heineken plant in Kanasín, Yucatan
Attracted by the competitive advantages of Yucatán, important companies continue to choose the state to invest and bring jobs closer to Yucatecan families, such...
Foxconn: the world’s largest contract manufacturer expands factories in Mexico
WHEN IT COMES to tracing the geography of global supply chains, few companies provide a better map than Foxconn, the world’s largest contract manufacturer....
Real Estate
Entertainment
Mexican Wrestling shone in Mérida with “Amazonas y Titanes”
The Centro de Convenciones Yucatán Siglo XXI became the epicenter of the excitement and adrenaline of Mexican Wrestling, with the event "Amazonas y Titanes"...
Mérida’s Palace of Music shines in its candlelight tribute concerts
Candlelight fills the Palacio de la Música with candles with the best tributes to great milestones in music such as Queen or Coldplay -Check...
What do they call foreigners in Yucatan?
Identifying a person who comes from abroad is too easy and not only in Yucatan, but also in all of Mexico, that is why...
What’s It Really Like to Live in Mexico? – International Living
Imagine somebody asks you, “What’s it like to live in the United States of America?”
Your answer will be very different if you live in...
Expats Crime
Two French tourists were arrested in Yucatan for stealing a Chinese man’s iPhone
Valladolid, Yucatan (January 20, 2023).- A Chinese tourist was able to recover his cell phone and two French visitors were arrested for the theft of...
Travel
Mexico History
Archaeologists recently discovered ancient Maya structures hidden beneath the Yucatan jungle
More than 1,500 years ago, two sets of residential buildings were constructed in the jungle in Mexico.
Since then, archaeologists have worked to find the buildings to no avail — until now. Experts recently discovered the two structures hidden beneath layers of jungle foliage and...
Mexico Living
This is the curious case of the Mexican white supremacist mass shooter - and what he says about the United States of America.
When the gunman who perpetrated America's latest horrific mass shooting was named Mauricio Garcia, many jumped to conclusions.
There were immediate suggestions that the Hispanic name of the killer, who struck at a shopping mall in Allen, Texas,...
Heatlh
Cases of Dengue, Zika, and Chikungunya on the rise in Yucatan
Merida, Yucatan, September 18, 2023 - The State Government is continuing its efforts to prevent and combat the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, which transmits dengue, Zika, and chikungunya, in Merida and its rural areas, as well as in other municipalities in the state, and is...