ByCarlos Rosado van der Gracht August 27, 2025 August 27, 2025 With his kind eyes, white lab coat, stethoscope, and unmistakable mustache, Dr. Simi is a symbol of accessibility, affordability, and a ...

One of Mérida’s most beloved gathering spots will glow with new life this Saturday evening as Santa Lucía Park launches its first-ever video mapping show. The spectacle, titled “Luz, arte y tradición” ...

Mexico is home to 68 officially recognized Indigenous languages, spoken by nearly 7 million people, including Mayan and Náhuatl. Yet, despite their historical significance, many of these languages are ...

Mexico City is bursting with statues and monuments, from Abraham Lincoln to a monumental clock donated by the Turkish government. These monuments might seem random to the eyes of foreign visitors, but ...

The year 1761 was supposed to be like any other in colonial Yucatan. Spanish rule had been firmly established for over two centuries, and the Maya people seemed resigned to their fate as laborers on ...

The state-owned Mexicana de Aviación is struggling to maintain operations just over a year after its launch, facing financial difficulties, legal challenges, and operational setbacks. The airline ...

Cuban-American U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio learned about his Yucatecan lineage on a recent episode of the PBS program, “Finding Your Roots.” The Florida politician’s mother is “pure Native American,” ...

Yucatán's biggest annual fair has released the first names on its concert bill, and this year's lineup leans heavily on ...

Samin Nosrat and her photographer friend Rodrigo Ochoa enjoy market food in Mérida. Photo: Netflix Visiting Mérida and some rural villages, an up-and-coming celebrity chef demonstrates some of Yucatán ...

A contemporary retelling of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" that hands the story over to Ophelia closed out Mérida's 12th Teatro de la ...

Every Sept. 5, lawmakers at the Yucatán Congress mark International Indigenous Women's Day with speeches, some of them in ...

In the popular imagination of people around the world, Chichén Itzá has gone from being thought of as simply one of many Maya cities to nearly synonymous with Maya civilization itself. This is rather ...