We recently stumbled upon a website by local residents of Uman, a city on the southern outskirts of Merida. One of the features of this Spanish-language website is interviews with people born in Uman who live outside of the Yucatan…

Want to help the stray dogs & cats of the Yucatan, but don’t know where to start? Introducing YAPA, a new English-speaking resource group dedicated to helping the Yucatan organizations that are helping the animals. Here’s info about the first meeting!

Warden Messages provide news, advisories and other information from the United States Consular in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. In this message, be advised of a rise in dengue fever, the need to make appointments and several job openings on the Peninsula…

Two black and white puppies are at just the right age for adoption. But if you are looking for a grown dog (they are so much easier, and so grateful!), we have two beauties to choose from…

One of the first gringo homes that we know of that was built south of the zocalo, this spacious and luxurious home and gardens provide a perfect backdrop for la buena vida in Merida…

If you can do what you do anywhere in the world, Merida is a good place to do it. Ovi, a freelance commercial artist works out of his home…

A first hand account of how easy it was and was not to renew her FM3 visa, by Lorna Gail, a Merida veteran expat…