Last chance to see the Yucatones for over a month, some wonderful foreign films at the CA68 Center and of course, wonderful live music events. The big event this week? Summer itself…

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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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This week, there is good news and bad news. The bad news first: the coast of Yucatan is experiencing a marea roja or red tide. What does this mean? Find out more here, and read the good news too!

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This week, Valladolid is named Honey Capital of the World and food prices on staples are frozen in Mexico. There’s also news about the red tide, hawksbill turtles, ecologically-minded children and more about tomatoes…

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Summer is heating up, and so are the summertime activities! Take a class to make alebrijes, listen to Beatles tunes at a Jazz club played by a string quartet, go to a festival in a pueblo outside of Merida and so much more!

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Lobster season has begun, Progreso is getting an ecological park, a new restaurant concept comes to Hunucma, someone is raising quail and rabbits here, and food prices are rising. There is a lot of news this week…

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This week, the Yucatones at a special event and Christopher Cross sings in concert, students march against desertification and music is everywhere… jazz, classical, trova and more. Also, Placido Domingo is coming to Chichen Itza…

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Read all about love in the Tercera Edad (Third Age), the return of Cuarteto Genesis, how salmonella affects tomatoes in the Yucatan and how you can learn Mandarin Chinese in the Yucatan…

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Events that look good to us this week: the classic movie Camille, the Symphony-bred quartet covering Beatles’ tunes and the exhibit and sale of hand-painted stones by two talented brothers from Oxkutzcab. We’re also considering signing up for those Mayan classes…

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Have you been looking for some creative folk art in the Yucatan? We thought so… so have we. Save your pesos for the next upcoming AANY show…

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A friend and fellow writer from Playa del Carmen recently visited the Jungle Place, a place where fellow extranjeros provide shelter and a new home for abused and neglected spider monkeys…

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This week, the beginning of hurricane season… and it’s off to a fine start! Welcome, Alma… I mean, Arthur! Also, read up on what Mexico is doing to avoid food insecurity…

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This week, the Symphony plays on Friday and Sunday, accompanied by modern dancers and also there are some great classic movies being shown…

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