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Yucatan Living’s Resource Guide

Topic: Editorial

Yucatan Living will be printing a high-quality Resource Guide in November 2012. This guide is intended to be a beautiful, photo-filled resource for all English-speaking residents of the Yucatan. Find out more…

Restaurant School in Merida

Topic: Food

Little did he know when he moved to Merida from Vancouver Canada that he would be teaching at a University here. Expatriate Greg Fryer tells us about a unique hospitality program in Merida that runs a restaurant…

Steve Creagh

Topic: Interviews

Come and meet Steve Creagh, expat who moved recently to Chelem from Vancouver, Canada and started a business with a Mexican partner…

Ferry Yucatan to Florida

Topic: Daily Life

A company that wants to revive the ferry between Florida and the Yucatan Peninsula is trying again to gather information. If you are interested, here is a questionnaire they would like you to answer…

Huaymar Apartment Vacation Rental

Topic: Vacation Rentals

A reasonably-priced three-bedroom, two-bath apartment on the beach in Telchac with a swimming pool…

Modern House in Izamal

Topic: For Sale in Yucatan

This modern colonial-style house is located in the lovely colonial city of Izamal, just forty minutes outside of Merida. Izamal is one of the specially designated “magic towns” of Mexico and is a growing hotspot for expats and Mexicans alike…

Job Wanted: Technical Customer Support

Topic: Jobs in Yucatan

Apple customer care engineer looking for technical or media work.

Protecting Electrical Appliances in the Tropics

Topic: Yucatan Survivor

Many of us encounter more trouble than we’re used to taking care of everything from computers to microwave ovens living in the Yucatan. Ants, lightning and fluctuating power can cause havoc with seemingly simple appliances. Here’s how to guard against damage…

Current News, Events & Art

Yucatan News: Memorial Day and Cacti

Topic: News
May 28, 2012
News this week includes a brief moment to acknowledge Memorial Day, information about Projecto Itzaes, a medical partnership with Michigan, literary games and young entrepreneus projects. Read on...

Merida Events: Onions and Eugene Onegin

Topic: Events
May 28, 2012
This week, the end of the Dance Festival, an important gastronomic event to honor and preserve the Ixil onion, the opera screening of Eugene Onegin, Rockfest! and more...

The Angus Corner

Topic: Merida Restaurants
Burgers and Hot Dogs in Merida North                                                                                                                                                                    

Art in Merida

Topic: Art
Check out what Merida has to offer with the growing number of galleries showing artists from around Mexico and the rest of the world. There is art here for every taste and every pocketbook.

Introducing Yucatan Expatriate Services

Topic: Editorial
Anyone moving to another country needs advice on everything from how to pay their bills to how to structure their new business. We have some very important people we'd like you to meet...

Merida Ongoing Events

Topic: Events
Check our new ongoing events page for a quick look at ongoing events which are held every week in Merida.

Sterilizing Dogs and Cats in Merida

Topic: Animals in the Yucatan
The City of Merida and local volunteers are helping to sterilize animals in south Merida this weekend. Read how this came about, what will be happening and how you can participate...now, or in the future.

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Haciendas in the Yucatan

Topic: Destinations
One of our favorite things to do with guests on a day trip is to take a tour of some of the local haciendas. Just one more thing we love about living in Yucatan...

Love those floors!

Topic: Art , Real Estate in Yucatan
One of the first things we noticed about properties for sale here in Merida was the floors. No kidding. Because many of the floors, even in the most humble of stores or homes, are covered with beautiful mosaico tiles...

Buying Furniture in Merida

Topic: Yucatan Survivor
Shopping for furniture to fill up that beautiful new home you are buying or renovating in Merida? Here's an update on the lowdown on some of the best places to buy furniture in Merida and what to keep in mind when you are buying...

Valladolid, Sultaness of the East

Topic: Destinations
Valladolid is a town famous for many things most of us have never heard about. For so long, it has been stuck halfway between two important cities (Merida and Cancun). Now that fact may become its claim to a well-deserved fame...

Dentists in Merida

Topic: Health
Every local expatriate we know loves their local Merida dentist. Here is an updated account of dentistry in Merida, some clues as to why it is so good, what to expect from a dentist here, and the curious connection between dentistry and traditional Yucatecan clothing...

Schools in Merida

Topic: Yucatan Survivor
Finding a school for your English-speaking child in Merida is not easy if you don't speak Spanish. We've done some of the legwork for you...

Three Bedroom Vacation Rental in Merida

Topic: Vacation Rentals
Casa Tarus is a colorful 3 bedroom vacation home built around a charming garden in an unbeatable Merida location... why stay at a hotel when you can have your own home for the same price?