It used to be hard to find an accurate map of many places in Mexico, especially the hinterlands of the Yucatan Peninsula. Nowadays, the Internet has changed all that. There are accurate maps of most of the inhabited places in Mexico, and a few fun things to do with maps as well…
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Getting ready to drive to the Yucatan? In the past, it was difficult to find an accurate map of almost anywhere in Mexico, especially the Yucatan Peninsula. The good news is that the Internet has finally changed all that! Now there are all kinds of maps at your fingertips…
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We all get our electricity here in Mexico from the same place: CFE. We recently learned something very important about how rates are calculated and we thought we would pass on our hard-earned information…
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Read here about 2007 Internet usage statistics in the Yucatan, 3D movies coming to a Cinepolis near you, a new Mexican program to help more citizens buy homes and much more…
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Summers are quiet in Merida, when most of the action is out at the beach. But for those of us still in town, there are some great Folklorico ballets, the yearly Tunich artesans faire and a few great old movies…
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Colonial homes in a tropical city like Merida are nothing like most of the homes we extranjeros are used to living in. We fall in love with these stately beauties… but then we have to take care of them. We have a lot to learn. Let’s start with what to look for at the very beginning with some tips from Jorge Sosa, the Handyman…
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Lots of interesting movies this week….from Italy, Spain, Finland and of course, the USA. Also some great trova performances and a new jazz group performing on Friday night. And at least three fiestas going on in the pueblos outside Merida….
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This week the Yucatan is getting some wind and rain from Tropical Storm Dolly. Chicxulub is getting a new museum and a new film is being made about modern-day Mayans and 2012…
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Extra! Extra! News on the Red Tide and the planned Extension of the Progreso Malecón! Read all about it here!
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What do Trio del Sureste, Spaghetti Westerns and Indiana Jones have in common? That’s right! They’re all here this week!
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From their original wooden front doors to their tall ceilings and tiled floors to their private bricked garden patios in the back, these are typical and charming Yucatecan homes.
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Classic cinema, art displays, classical music, live Jazz… you name it, we have it!
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Telephone carriers decide to open the space for number portability, also learn which town is about to get two brand new hospitals, and what do you get at a cookoff between Yucateco and Caribbean gastronomy students? Read all about it here!
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