The Yucatan is preparing for the onslaught of tourist and Chinese cars… all good. Meanwhile, the kids are taking charge of their future in Progreso and the fishermen are noticing fewer squid. Maybe the squid are just getting smarter…

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Give a hand to save a Paw!! The annual AFAD benefit fiesta! Just off Paseo Montejo near Friday’s… food, drink, raffles. Show your support! The map is here. Also, Christmas events start on Saturday…

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The week in Merida features a great show at the Peon Contreras on Thursday night, Jazzeando, featuring many of Merida’s most lauded musicians covering jazz classics. More singing, art openings and dancing all over town as the week continues…

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Website resources for people traveling through Tabasco, volunteer opportunities in Merida and a new terminal for the airport in Mexico City…

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Even though we live here, now and then we have to find accommodations for family or friends. Here’s your chance to vote on Merida’s best bed and breakfast…

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David Sierra has been a steady contributor to the art scene in Merida since he returned from New York and Chiapas in 1985. The Working Gringos sat down with him in his studio to find out more about him and to take a look around his world…

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The big news is that Starbucks opened in Merida this week… but of course, there are many other important things going on too. Like processions in the streets, graffiti on monuments and continuing support for Tabasco…

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There is so much going on in the Yucatan, we’re exhausted just writing it all down! Movies, dance recitals, musical performances of everything from symphonies to trova…

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This week marks the beginning of the annual Yucatan State Fair in Xmatkuil. Like any State Fair, this one has everything from livestock to cotton candy. Also, this week, the Symphony gets a harp and Merida gets a poker tournament…

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Mitch Keenan, the director of Mexico International, a leading real estate agency here in Merida, passes on eight useful tips for preparing your Yucatan house for sale…

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This week the news is full of the disaster in Tabasco. In addition, there is news from across the state in towns from Sisal to Tixkokob and a lot of places in between…

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The flooding in Tabasco has reached disastrous proportions, and the people of Tabasco are in almost complete isolation with very little high ground. Yucatan Living is continually updating ways you can help as we learn of them…

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Joanna Rosado has been an expat in Merida for over thirty years. She knows a lot about what it takes to live, work and thrive in the Yucatan…

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