Check out the newly renovated Railroad Station that has found a second life as an art school. What a beautiful building! Just one of the myriad of cultural goodies available in the week ahead…

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Catriona Brown landed in Puerto Morelos with money in the bank and no specific plans. Five years later, she reflects back on the path to paradise…

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The Symphony Orchestra of the Yucatan is a fairly new addition to the cultural landscape of Merida. What it lacks in age, it more than makes up for in quality… and it just keeps getting better. Read more here…

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This week there are lots of great things going on, from the “Erotic Film Festival” to Tango, stepping through Chamber Music, Jazz, Silent Movies and much, much more!

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An excerpt from a new book about the Merida professional baseball team, the Leones, and their 2005 season. This particular chapter is about the food served in the stadium, but as with everything about baseball, it’s about so much more…

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Updates to the Events Calendar: New location and time for Cuarteto and UADY Choral Group celebrates it’s Fifth Year with a very special guest, both on Friday night…

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Many students travel to Merida for a “study abroad” program, usually to attend the Autonomous University of Yucatan, known here as UADY. We recently interviewed a student who tells us immersion in the local culture is a way to “learn by living”…

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A week filled with Larry Flynt, the Marx Brothers, Cuarteto Genesis, a performance by graduate guitar scholars, and the “Rocker Witches of Wallis!” Mercy! Where else in the world could all of that happen in the same sentence, much less in the same week?

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