Yes, there are shopping malls in Merida, more now than ever before. In Merida and in Mexico in general, malls have come to provide the modern social equivalent of plazas in years past…

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This week, there are vegetables being raised in Progreso, a Yucatecan in the Mexican sychronized swimming Olympics, more butterflies in Michoacan, triplets born at O’Horan Hospital and much more…

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Things are a little quiet this week, as many people are spending their weekends at the beach. Still there are multiple dance performances, a Maya music performance, a Kurosawa film and some wonderful trova concerts…

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Recent changes in the Mexican Constitution just underline some basic rights and limitations that we have as expatriates in a foreign country. This article briefly outlines some of those limitations…

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A Danish bakery in Merida run by a Danish master chef.

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After the big Shakira concert, Merida gets down to normal summer life… a lot of Merida’s population is out on the Yucatan Gulf Coast, enjoying the sun and sand and water. For those of us left in the city, there are trova concerts, dance performances, interesting movies and art exhibits…

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This week, there is news about Yucalpeten Marines, Rio Lagartos pet alligators, Korean-Yucatecans, a conference for indigenous herbal growers and practitioners, bamboo bicycles, and a drive in Valladolid to provide hearing aids for children who need them. Check it all out in our news this week…

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Dr. Stephen Fry gives us a third lesson in basics of the Mayan language… all the better to enjoy an afternoon celebration in the Yucatan countryside with your new Mayan-speaking friends…

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That’s what they call the United States, you know: Gringolandia. Here are some ruminations about our two countries, ten years after we officially became expatriates…

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This week, a number of fiestas continue, choral & trova performances in the centro, a week-long crafts fair in the Plaza Grande, Las Mayas Internacional (free!), multiple Noches Mexicanas, and of course… Shakira!

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This week, a place to get plants, dogs & cats at the Yucatan Gulf Coast, Alejandro Pinzon, world turkey production and the fabulous underwater museum off the coast of Isla Mujeres…

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For the second part of our two-part series on Taking the Bus in Merida, we cover everything from bus lines and fares to combis and collectivos, how to catch a bus, how to find your way home and many other important bus-related tidbits…

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The city shows off some lovely guitar music this week, as well as opera at Siglo XXI and the opening of a show at the MACAY. And Merida prepares for Shakira…

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Jill Benson, an expat who volunteers at Evolucion, tells a happy story (for once) of a street dog puppy who has been adopted…

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This week, the Health Brigade continues the fight it is winning against mosquito-borne diseases, Progreso gets a Freecycle, Mayan tourism goes into hyperdrive and paying taxes just got easier…

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