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Expatriates and Creativity

Topic: Editorial

What do Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemingway, Paul Gauguin and the Working Gringos have in common? Read more…

Two Mature Dogs Ready to Love

Topic: Adopt A Pet

A happy ending for one of the puppies featured on this website, and two more dogs that are ready to give back to you as much love as you can handle…

Two Dogs and Four Cats in Search of Love

Topic: Adopt A Pet

Two of the cutest puppies we’ve ever seen, and four lovely kittens…

From the Archives: El Juli in Yucatan

Topic: Video

On January 31st, 2010, the famous bullfighter, “El Juli” made a triumphant return to Mexico, exactly eight years after we first saw him in Motul and took this video…

Symphony of Yucatan – 2010 Season

Topic: Culture

Here’s the schedule for the Yucatan Symphony Orchestra for the Spring of 2010.

Candelaria Fiesta in Valladolid

Topic: Culture

Every year for 12 days the city of Valladolid, Yucatan honors its holy patron the Virgen de la Candelaria. Be ready for cowboy boots, crockery, prize winning bulls, barbeque and carnival games…

School of Authentic Journalism

Topic: Interviews

This week, the School of Authentic Journalism is being held in various places on the Yucatan Peninsula. If you see reporters with microphones and videos on the streets of Merida or Playa del Carmen, this is who they are and what they’re doing…

Current News, Events & Art

Yucatan News: Credit Cards and Lionfish

Topic: News
February 8, 2010
More about lionfish, the possible banning of Twitter in Mexico, an interesting blog story, the upcoming Maya Classic Car Rally and much more...

Events: It’s Time for Carnival!

Topic: Events
February 8, 2010
Carnival begins in earnest this week and goes til the middle of next week. Make your plans accordingly but do not miss Merida's biggest party!!

Art in Merida

Topic: Art
LAST UPDATED: January 22,2010: Opening this weekend a great show of Salvador Dali's work at the Olimpo. Also new shows at the MACAY including the talented Jose Luis Cuevas and at the City Museum shows by Francisco Toledo and Alfredo Zalce. Don't miss the show by young talented artists at GAMM. Still on a bevy of Cuban artists at Soho Gallery.

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 and Classes

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

Most Commented Articles

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...

Grocery Shopping in Merida

Topic: Daily Life
Shopping for groceries in Merida, even after four years, is not the mindless but somehow comforting activity we used to take for granted back in California...

Soccer Games on a Sunday Afternoon

Topic: Events
June 11, 2006
The World Cup of Football (okay, soccer to some of you) has kicked off and everyone here is Mexican and rooting for the Mexican futbol team...

Driving in Yucatan

Topic: Yucatan Survivor
Many readers who plan to visit the Yucatan ask us about our driving experiences here. It’s not uncommon to read cautions from official websites and popular travel guides, or to hear rather negative anecdotal experiences that make it sound as if Mexico eats road warriors alive...

Be It Ever So Humble…

Topic: Houses of Merida
In response to multiple requests, this episode features a small, owner-designed and decorated home. Enjoy!

Doug Tanoury, Poet

Topic: Art
Something about the Yucatan and Merida awakens the poet in many of us. Imagine what it does for someone like Doug Tanoury, an actual, real-life poet...

Placas

Topic: Yucatan Survivor
Nothing we say will ever prepare you for the unique experience of doing what it takes to get Yucatan license plates on your gringo automobile...