Dogs and cats in Mérida will soon need more than a collar and a name tag. The city plans to require owners to register their pets in a municipal database, with tiny microchips placed under the skin to link each animal to its owner. The registry is part of Mérida’s updated animal protection rules, the…

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Traffic is moving again on the federal highway between Tizimín and Río Lagartos after residents lifted a roadblock that cut off some of eastern Yucatán’s best-known coastal destinations…

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Planning a trip to Río Lagartos or Las Coloradas this weekend? Residents have blocked the main highway, asking for a wider, safer road. Here’s what we know and…

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For more than a decade, Miriam Esther Góngora Mul has helped bring babies into the world in Tzucacab. On Thursday, the state recognized her work, and that of…

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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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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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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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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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