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Cancún Airport Traffic Slips 5.9% as Visitax Complaints Grow

YDN Staff
November 1, 2026

Cancún International Airport is handling fewer travelers than it did a year ago, and one Quintana Roo columnist says the state should take a hard look at Acapulco before small problems become big ones. In a recent opinion piece, writer Joaquín Moreno argues that no tourist brand is untouchable. Cancún, the Riviera Maya, Tulum, and…

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American Wanted in Florida for Fraud Arrested in Mérida

YDN Staff
October 29, 2026

Mexican federal agents arrested a 68-year-old American in Mérida on Wednesday who is wanted in Florida on four outstanding warrants for fraud and identity theft. Several national news…

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Las Dunas Opponents Take Their Case to Profepa

YDN Staff
October 28, 2026

Salvemos las Dunas and environmental lawyers at Cemda have filed a formal complaint with Profepa, and they say the court order freezing Las Dunas remains firmly in place.…

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Yucatán’s Native Hanal Pixán Flower Is Getting Hard to Find

YDN Staff
October 27, 2026

For generations, the yellow-orange x’pujuc has been the flower of Hanal Pixán in Yucatán. A local plant seller says it is becoming hard to find — and that…

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Tulum Airport Offers Big Incentives to Win Back Airlines

YDN Staff
October 26, 2026

The Mexican government has announced plans to have Tulum’s new airport working at capacity within a year. Photo: Marlene Colli via Yucatán Magazine Mexico’s federal government says it…

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Man, 46, Bound and Set on Fire in Chelem; 1 Suspect Detained

YDN Staff
October 25, 2026

“Jerry” was tied up and then set on fire. Photo: SSP A 46-year-old man suffered severe burns over most of his body early Saturday after being tied up,…

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Sisal Residents Help Save Stranded Melon-Headed Whale

YDN Staff
October 24, 2026

Residents of Sisal did what most beachgoers would do when a small whale washed up on their shore: they tried to push it back out to sea. When…

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Storms Slow Yucatán’s Octopus Harvest as Season Nears End

YDN Staff
October 23, 2026

Yucatán’s octopus fleet has less than two months to bring in most of this year’s catch, and the weather is not helping. By the end of September, boats…

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Supreme Court Closes Last of 3 Yucatán Nativity Scene Cases

YDN Staff
October 22, 2026

Mexico’s Supreme Court has closed the last pending case over whether town halls in Yucatán may put nativity scenes in public buildings, without ever ruling on the core…

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30 Street Stalls Shrink to Uniform Size Outside Lucas de Gálvez

YDN Staff
October 20, 2026

Market vendors crowd the sidewalk outside mercado Lucas de Galvez in Mérida. File photo Street vendors outside Mérida’s busiest market have traded their sprawling setups for compact, matching…

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Young Communists Rally in Mérida’s Parque de Santiago

YDN Staff
October 19, 2026

A couple dozen young people carrying red flags gathered Sunday morning in Parque de Santiago, one of Mérida’s oldest neighborhood squares. They lined up in front of a…

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1 Dead, at Least 5 Hurt in Mérida-Motul Colectivo Crash

YDN Staff
October 17, 2026

A colectivo carrying 15 passengers struck a car at the Baca turnoff on the Mérida-Motul highway Saturday morning. The car’s 72-year-old driver died, and several riders were hospitalized.…

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Yucatán Tops 1.5 Million Overnight Visitors in 2026 as Tourism Keeps Climbing

YDN Staff
September 10, 2026

Yucatán’s capital city of Mérida anchors a Mexican state growing in popularity. Photo: Getty Yucatán has surpassed 1.5 million overnight visitors so far in 2026, state tourism officials…

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Yucatán’s Native Hanal Pixán Flower Is Getting Hard to Find

For generations, the yellow-orange x’pujuc has been the flower of Hanal Pixán in Yucatán. A local plant seller says it is becoming…

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Tulum Airport Offers Big Incentives to Win Back Airlines

The Mexican government has announced plans to have Tulum’s new airport working at capacity within a year. Photo: Marlene Colli via Yucatán…

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Man, 46, Bound and Set on Fire in Chelem; 1 Suspect Detained

“Jerry” was tied up and then set on fire. Photo: SSP A 46-year-old man suffered severe burns over most of his body…

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