3+ hour, 51+ min ago  (699+ words) A lecture at M'rida's Palacio Cant'n this month will look at ancient Maya commerce not just as an economic system but as a web of social, cultural, and political relationships that shaped daily life across the region. The talk is…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1030+ words) Nearly seven decades after a plane crash silenced one of Mexico's most beloved voices, Pedro Infante continues to draw crowds. On April 15, cultural authorities, families, and citizen groups will gather in M'rida to honor the "Idol of Mexico" on the…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (729+ words) M'rida Mayor Cecilia Patr'n Laviada announced last week that the city has signed an agreement with the Universidad Nacional Aut'noma de M'xico " better known as the UNAM " to restore and modernize the planetarium's projection system. The project will directly involve…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (10+ words) Comparing Casino Regulation: Yucat'n (Mexico) vs. the United States'Yucat'n Magazine...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago  (542+ words) Dave O. Dodge has spent more than a decade living in M'rida's Centro Hist'rico, running a boutique bed-and-breakfast and writing fiction rooted in the New England he left behind. His latest novel returns to that territory " and to some of its…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (720+ words) In Yucat'n, where roughly 500, 000 Maya speakers live, literacy rates in Maya are near zero. According to Fidencio Brice'o Chel, Director of Museums and Historical Heritage at Yucat'n's Secretariat of Culture, the situation is most difficult in coastal areas, where socioeconomic…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (652+ words) Other significant sites include the Ex Convento de San Bernardino de Siena in Valladolid, where dramatic reenactments take place, and the yellow-ocher Convento de San Antonio de Padua in Izamal, which boasts the second-largest atrium in the world. Visitors can…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (910+ words) People move to M'rida for different reasons " a lifestyle shift, an investment opportunity, a slower pace of life " and yet the feeling is often the same. It just fits. But somewhere between inspiration and decision, things become more tangible. Details…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (928+ words) Yucat'n's Congress is moving to officially recognize the Hetzmek, an ancient Maya ritual commonly known as a "Maya baptism," as part of the state's intangible cultural heritage. Independent Deputy Rosana Couoh Chan, who speaks both Maya and Spanish during legislative…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (690+ words) For 30 years, the official record-keepers of M'rida's history were all men. That changed Wednesday. The M'rida city council voted unanimously to appoint Mar'a Teresa M'zquita M'ndez and Ileana Beatriz Lara Navarrete to the Consejo de Cronistas " the city's honorary Council…...