This week there are a few cooking events, a major muralist opens a show, three days of cycling events, a guest conductor with the symphony and riverdancing! All that, and the start of hurricane season too…
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Next weekend, Merida will be holding several cycling competitions in order to promote the sport in the Yucatan. Miles of flat roads sounds like good riding to us…
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While you are busy deciding between the various music, film and theatre offerings in Merida this week, be sure to take a look around you at the beautiful trees…
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Why live a life of quiet desperation when you can live an exciting, colorful and noisy life of desperation?..
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Where do you go in Merida to find old doors, statues, wrought iron and other lovely things to add that special touch to your colonial home? Well, we’ve made a list…
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There’s always more to do in Merida than time to do it and this week is no exception, with music, photography, opera, dance and even elections for local candidates, including the governor of Yucatan…
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You’ll probably notice it if you’ve been here more than a week or two: stone is used in almost every house in Yucatan. We visit the popular stone carving town north of Merida to see why…
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This week, film and opera events take center stage in Merida. The Jose Peon Contreras Theatre once again is filled with the sound of arias as Madame Butterfly comes to town…
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If you’ve been missing the great cuisine of the big city, here’s your chance. Rene Redzepi, the up and coming chef of Noma in Copenhagen, is coming to cook in Merida…
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Join the Working Gringos on their continuing saga (or is it now an epic?) about the ups and downs of building a house in Yucatan…
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