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Latest Articles

Topic: Destinations

Valladolid is a town famous for many things most of us have never heard about. For so long, it has been stuck halfway between two important cities (Merida and Cancun). Now that fact may become its claim to a well-deserved fame…

Topic: Editorial

Honestly, we have mixed feelings about it, but as Americans, we’ll be voting for President of the United States. If you are an American, we’re thinking maybe you should too…

Topic: Real Estate in Yucatan

Click here to read the last installment in the “Building Our House” series…the happy ending to the eight-part installment that follows the Working Gringos as they build a house in Merida, Yucatan…

Topic: Interviews

A lot of expats come here to retire, right? But more and more, we are meeting expats who aren’t even close to retirement. Gregory Hokenson is an example of a young man who has come to the Yucatan for the opportunity and the adventure…

Topic: Daily Life

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…


Latest News and Events

Topic: News
September 1, 2008
Last week, we were all on vacation. So two weeks worth of news includes Mexicans in the Olympics, lobsters, pitahayas, and unfortunate and deadly developments in the drug war unfolding right here in Merida...
Topic: Events
September 1, 2008
A schedule for the Symphony, some great indie films and Mexico's Independence Day, all coming up this week! Watch football Thursday night at Mercer Cigars: NY Giants play the Washington Redskins.
Topic: Art
LAST UPDATED: September 5th with a new show at Mercer Cigars, Merida's newest art venue. Also a new gallery in the Downtown area showing comtemporary art. New exhibits at Picheta Gallery and the MACAY. Still in time to visit the MACAY for at least three different world-class photo exhibits.
Topic: Events
For a quick look at ongoing events and classes which are held every week in Merida, check this page. New classes will be announced at the top of the page each week and on the regular Events page, and then added into the ongoing schedule. Check for new classes and activities.

Most Commented Articles

Topic: Yucatan Survivor
Finding a school for your English-speaking child in Merida is not easy if you don't speak Spanish. We've done some of the legwork for you...
Topic: Culture
After moving to Mexico, we were confronted with a whole new set of Spanish names, unusual nicknames and names you'll probably only find in Yucatan...
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: Events
June 11, 2006
The World Cup of Football (okay, soccer to some of you) has kicked off and everyone here is Mexican and rooting for the Mexican futbol team...
Topic: Yucatan Survivor
We promised to explain why you should not put paper in a Mexican toilet, and we’re not going to let you down...