Summer vacations no longer good, they have already “broken”, and cruise tourism is just an illusion, fewer and fewer passengers stay, most foreign tourists are taken to Mérida, archaeological zones and other destinations, few are staying in the port, said restaurateur William Castaldi on Thursday. “It is no longer like 10 years ago, when sales […]
This is the longest pier in the world, winner of a Guinness Record
This imposing pier rises above the waters of the Gulf of Mexico as a marvel of Mexican engineering Progreso is a beautiful port located in the state of Yucatan, it has achieved a remarkable achievement by being recognized as the largest pier in the world, by Guinness Records. This impressive pier extends over the waters […]
Southeast Mexico MotoCross Championship Race this weekend in Progreso, Yucatan
With the best riders from the Mexican southeast, the second date of the Southeast Motocross Championship will take place this coming weekend, at the Big Duna de Progreso track, as announced by its organizer, Paola Chávez Gallardo, director of the Motocross Yucatán club. The motorcyclists will face each other for the second time in the […]
Efforts are underway to protect and restore mangrove forests in the Yucatan
Restoring Mexico’s mangroves can shield shores, store carbon. On Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, efforts are underway to protect and restore mangrove forests, even as more are lost elsewhere. PROGRESO, YUCATAN (AP) — When a rotten egg smell rises from the mangrove swamps of southeast Mexico, something is going well. It means that this key coastal habitat […]
Disney cruise ship will arrive in Progreso, Yucatán next week
PROGRESO, YUCATAN (April 2, 2021).- The Integral Port Administration of Progreso made official the arrival of the cruise ship “Disney Wonder” to this port. As indicated, the ship is expected to arrive at the Yucatecan port on Monday, April 5th. The Disney Wonder will call for maintenance and interior remodeling work. The port community works […]
YUCATAN’S LONG-LIVED MARRIAGE COMES TO AN END: DON ELADIO CASANOVA DIES
PROGRESO, YUCATAN.- A heart attack took the life of Don Eladio Casanova Gómez this Saturday, December 19th, at age 102, but what death could not take away from him was the satisfaction of having celebrated 80 years of marriage to his beloved wife, Inés Martínez Pérez. The long-lived couple celebrated their oak weddings on December […]