The Yucatan Times

22/01/2025

January 21st: International Hug Day 2025 https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2025/01/january-21st-international-hug-day-2025/

22/01/2025

In the first of the activities at FITUR 2025, which takes place in Madrid, Spain, the inauguration of the Maya Train stand was held, to publicize this means of transportation that connects with five states in the southeast of Mexico. The formal act took place after the inauguration of the Mexican pa...

22/01/2025

Yucatán began its outstanding participation in the International Tourism Fair (FITUR) 2025, consolidating itself as a global benchmark with its recent appointment as “Ibero-American Capital of Gastronomy 2025”.In the 45th edition of this prestigious event, the state delegation was accompanied b...

22/01/2025

Worldwide, pig farming is one of the main sources of animal protein. In 2012, commercial consumption of pork per capita in Yucatan was 28 kg. Currently, consumption of Creole pork has increased, especially in the “gourmet” market. For decades, the Mexican hairless pig (MHP) has been important in...

22/01/2025

The upper part of the Cathedral of Merida will receive maintenance to remove vegetation from the bell tower. The exterior of the Cathedral, specifically the upper part, will undergo maintenance works, before the celebrations of the Virgin of Candelaria, reported Francisco González Torres, head of r...

22/01/2025

Over the next 24 hours, partly cloudy to cloudy skies are expected, with a chance of isolated drizzle. Warm weather during the day and cool to mild at dawn. The cold air mass associated with cold front No. 24 will remain over the Yucatan peninsula, causing a warm environment during the day and cool....

22/01/2025

Amid Donald Trump's efforts to change the Gulf of Mexico's name, the President of Mexico is standing firm. After the 47th president signed an executive order declaring that the Gulf of Mexico be renamed the Gulf of America on Monday, Jan. 20, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters that f...

22/01/2025

More than 2,000 migrants from various countries began walking early Monday in southern Mexico hoping to reach the United States despite President Donald Trump’s threats of mass deportations and limiting asylum. Hours before Donald Trump assumed the presidency of the United States, migrants left in...

22/01/2025

In an executive order presented as "restoring names that honor American greatness," US President Donald Trump said he would rename the 617,800-square-mile Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America. "The Gulf will continue to play a pivotal role in shaping America's future and the global economy, and in reco...

22/01/2025

Families on 41st Street between 72 and 74, whose properties border the Ciénaga Oriente channel, have a new, dangerous neighbor: a crocodile about 2 meters long. However, residents of the area point out that they have already become accustomed to living with the saurian, which arrived to claim its s...

22/01/2025

Reported for the crime of attempted homicide, Jesús Antonio D. C., 53 years old, an event disc jockey, was arrested this Tuesday. Last Thursday, January 16, the events occurred on 26th Street along Avenida Alemán, in Mérida. Based on the complaint and the investigations, the individual attacked c...

22/01/2025

The inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States generated uncertainty in Yucatán, especially after the immediate signing of executive orders that will make effective several of his anticipated threats. And Yucatán has been one of the best-performing economies in Mexico in recent...

22/01/2025

If you are planning a trip to Israel, these are the new requirements

With the war's death toll nearing 46,000 people, Israel is facing widespread international criticism and ruptured diplomatic relations with countries such as Ireland and Turkey. There is currently no cease-fire in place, and there are still Israeli hostages being held. Amid this atmosphere, the Popu...

22/01/2025

The new president of the United States was quick to make changes to the federal administration and erase all traces of Joe Biden's government. Donald Trump's return to the presidency of the United States has been as controversial as expected, and not only because of the decrees related to migration,...

22/01/2025

On Monday, January 20th, a woman lost her life after being hit by a public transport bus, when she was driving a scooter on the Mérida Periférico. The fatal accident occurred a few meters from the base that the Public Security Secretariat (SSP) has under the bridge located at the exit to Valladoli...

21/01/2025

Four construction workers were injured when the roof they were finishing collapsed on a construction site located on 17th Street of the private Residencial Xcanatún, in the Mérida district of Xcanatún. The events occurred on Monday, January 20th, when eight builders were working on top of the con...

21/01/2025

A civilian managed to thwart an attempted robbery at the Multiplaza on block 219 in Cancun, by confronting two criminals who tried to rob him of the money he had just withdrawn from a BBVA branch. According to preliminary reports, the events occurred around 12:20 on Tuesday, January 21, when the vic...

21/01/2025

The municipal president of Cozumel, José Luis Chacón Méndez, has established an important agenda for the International Tourism Fair (FITUR) 2025 in which he will promote the natural beauty, history, and culture of this Magical Town. With innovative tourism promotion strategies, Cozumel will highl...