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Progreso port expansion moves into key review phase

Progreso port expansion moves into key review phase

The second stage of the Progreso high-port expansion has entered federal environmental review, opening a new chapter in one of Yucatán’s most closely watched infrastructure projects. The review now before Semarnat covers the next major build-out after the first stage, which state officials have said is nearing completion. According to the project filing, this second...

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Mérida Fake Cancer Drug Case Triggers New Probe Call

Mérida Fake Cancer Drug Case Triggers New Probe Call

A suspected counterfeit cancer drug case at a Mérida public hospital has sparked calls for...

Yucatán HIV drug shortages raise treatment concerns

Yucatán HIV drug shortages raise treatment concerns

Patients and staff in Yucatán say HIV drug shortages at CAPASITS clinics are disrupting care...

Six detained after alleged forced eviction in Mérida's Las Américas

Six detained after alleged forced eviction in Mérida’s Las Américas

Six people were detained in Mérida after a woman said she and her daughters were...

Yucatán launches literacy push with 7,000-person goal

Yucatán launches literacy push with 7,000-person goal

Yucatán and INEA launched a 2026 literacy drive in Mérida aimed at teaching 7,000 adults...

Mérida Museum Plans Free Sunday Solar Viewing Event

Mérida Museum Plans Free Sunday Solar Viewing Event

A free Sunday event in Mérida will let visitors observe the Sun safely, learn about...

Mérida Rescues 40 Animals From Abandoned Property

Mérida Rescues 40 Animals From Abandoned Property

Mérida authorities rescued 40 animals from an abandoned property after a prior report, sending them...

Yucatán Tourism Project Shut Over Cenote and Jungle Damage

Yucatán Tourism Project Shut Over Cenote and Jungle Damage

Profepa shut a tourism project in Abalá after inspectors found damage to jungle and a...

Mérida Wins Direct Toronto Flights for Winter 2026

Air Canada will start seasonal nonstop Toronto service to Mérida on November 21, linking Yucatán...

Mérida moves to bring mototaxis under clearer rules

Mérida moves to bring mototaxis under clearer rules

Yucatán has launched a commission to regulate mototaxis in Mérida, targeting safer service, insurance, pricing...

Mérida drag Fashion Week ball celebrates local tradition

January 20, 2026

Mérida drag Fashion Week ball celebrates local tradition

A Mérida Fest event blended ballroom culture, Mexican fashion and drag at Parque de la...

Cancún home invasion arrest

September 24, 2025

Police follow the money to Mérida in Cancún home invasion arrest

Authorities made a Cancún home invasion arrest tied to a violent break-in in Supermanzana 314;...

Mérida Restaurant Week 2025

August 25, 2025

Mérida Restaurant Week 2025 dates and prices announced

Mérida will bring back its citywide Restaurant Week 2025 promo this fall. Organizers confirmed the...

Xmatkuil drag strip

August 25, 2025

Xmatkuil drag strip opens as Yucatán’s first official track

The Xmatkuil drag strip opens in Mérida as Yucatán’s first official venue for safe, regulated...

Mérida Verde program is reshaping the city’s canopy and civic culture

August 18, 2025

Mérida Verde program is reshaping the city’s canopy and civic culture

Mérida Verde program drives tree planting, heritage protections, and citizen action. More than 10,000 trees...

Yucatán sargassum biofertilizers

August 12, 2025

Yucatán sargassum biofertilizers plant opens at science park

A new plant at Yucatán’s science park says it can turn the Caribbean’s sargassum problem...

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