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Colonial Renovation in South Merida

Topic: Houses of Merida

South of the Plaza Grande are a growing number of renovated colonial homes. Episode Six of Houses of Merida takes you on a tour of one of them…

Visit to a Mayan Healer

Topic: Culture

On her latest trip to the Yucatan, Heather Rath found herself in the hut of a traditional Mayan healer, seeking relief from the stress of 21st Century living…

Pre-Season Baseball

Topic: Daily Life

Los Leones, Merida’s professional baseball team, played a pre-season game against their cross-peninsula rivals, the Campeche Piratas. It was a beautiful day…

House of the Butterflies

Topic: Destinations

You never know what you might find around the next bend. On the way from Valladolid to Tulum, it was La Casa de Las Mariposas that caught our eye…

Fiestas of the Yucatan

Topic: Destinations

Have a free weekend? Planning a trip here? Want to know what is going on out in the countryside? Here’s a list of all the fiestas of the year…

Snakes of the Yucatan

Topic: Yucatan Survivor

There are venomous snakes in the Yucatan, and even a few very poisonous ones. And there are a lot of snakes that are harmless and help keep down the rodent population… shouldn’t you know the difference?

Expatriates and Creativity

Topic: Editorial

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

Current News, Events & Art

Yucatan News: Yucatan Business Statistics

Topic: News
March 8, 2010
Spring Break has started but with fewer Americans and more nationals visitors, cel phone talking while driving soon to be outlawed in Yucatan, and Yucatan leads Mexico in business growth. Lots of good news this week...

Merida Events: Trova, Symphony & Films

Topic: Events
March 8, 2010
No fiestas this week, but some wonderful trova and dance performances, the Yucatan Symphony performs with a tip of their hat to Russia, and there are many interesting and hard-to-find movies being shown...

Art in Merida

Topic: Art
LAST UPDATED: February 25,2010: Don't miss Salvador Dali's works at the Olimpo, the talented Jose Luis Cuevas at MACAY and at the City Museum shows by Francisco Toledo and Alfredo Zalce. Be sure to visit the show by young talented artists at GAMM and some photographs of the Guerra's Archives at UADY

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.

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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...

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...

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...

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!

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...

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...