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Topic: Yucatan Survivor

We don’t like to think about it, but the truth is we’re going to die. And some of us might die far from home. Read ‘The Final Adios’, prepared by local expats, to be sure that you are prepared…

Topic: Art

Benjamin Ramirez is the epitome of a gentleman. But like many of the colonial homes in Merida, behind the stately facade lives an artistry of unexpected color and light…

Topic: Interviews

Jorge Sosa grew up in California and moved back to Mexico when he was a teenager with his family. We have rarely met someone who straddles the gap between the cultures of Mexico and the USA as nimbly as Jorge…

Topic: Destinations

On a quiet weekday during Easter week, the staff at Yucatan Living tried to eat lunch at Hacienda Temozon, but ended up at Hacienda Ochil, a sleepy little hacienda restaurant… or so we thought! See how Hacienda Ochil has grown…

Topic: Daily Life

We hate to admit it but we have actually passed up a ripe mango in the store because we were too lazy to get messy eating it. Today we learned a mango-eating style and we’ll never pass up a mango again…


Latest News and Events

Topic: News
May 5, 2008
News in the Yucatan this week ranges from how to prevent fires (yes, we do have them here) to information about Yucatecans of Korean heritage, and local women who raise tropical plants for sale. Also, a town hall meeting in Progreso about hurricanes...
Topic: Events
May 5, 2008
This week has one of the most important days of the year: Mother's Day! Also, some fascinating foreign films at the Olimpo and some great music at Jazzin' Merida all week... a perfect time to check it out, because the Symphony is off this week.
Topic: Art
LAST UPDATED: May 6 with new shows that are participating in the Jornada y Encuentros con la Imagen (Workshops and Meetings about the Image). Look for new shows at Galería La Luz, the City Museum, the Galería at the Peon Contreras, La Quilla, Casa Catherwood and Galeria Tataya. Still on, photography exhibit at Galeria Merida.

Most Emailed Articles

Topic: Editorial
Every once in awhile, something about being in Merida just wakes us up and makes us start pinching ourselves. Is this a dream? Where are we?
Topic: News
March 15, 2007
The most powerful gringo in the world has taken his secret service, barricades, fighter jets, helicopter gunships, sharp-shooters and aircraft carrier and gone home...
Topic: Interviews
Elizabeth Arnott came to the Yucatan to retire and relax, and has ended up as busy as ever, making music and teaching it. She loves her life in the city, but gets away when she can to her country home near some of the area's most beautiful cenotes...
Topic: Destinations
Have you been to the new Merida City Museum? Take a tour with us while we take a tour at the center of Merida's history. Then take our Merida history pop quiz...
Topic: Daily Life
When Emily and Sid visited Merida recently, they didn't plan any celebrations, but Merida and its people made other plans...