Where to find Thanksgiving dinner in and around Merida this year.
Melipona honey is unique for its flavor, medicinal value, antibiotic properties, nutritional value and cultural significance because of its sacred use in Mayan ceremonies and rituals.
Cost of living and other questions answered in the 2018 Expat Retirement Survey Results
The basics and some helpful links to start a new career...
Tennis is becoming more popular in Merida. Here an event which spreads the good news about Yucatan via tennis…
Dialing between a cell phone and a land line in Mexico gets confusing. Here's the instructions you need to call from anywhere to anywhere in Mexico.
When you are in a panic, but you don't know the language, finding the information you need can be a problem. Yucatan Living has a solution...
Worried about prejudice toward US citizens in the Yucatan?
Free Karma!
WD Barr gets us ready for Mexican baseball's opening day, coming soon!
Rumor has it that you can move to the Yucatan and live like a millionaire. As with most rumors, there is a kernel of truth to the lies... now updated for 2017!
WD Barr is an expat who writes for us about the unique pleasure that is Mexican baseball. Here's a quick rundown of the new managers this season...
US dollars donated to support deserving Yucatan young people go a long way, as these stories will attest...
A list of special events for Christmas and New Year's Eve in Merida...
Just two blocks from our home, the Yucatan tradition of Hanal Pixan (Day of the Dead) was brought out into the streets for all of us to share, enjoy and contribute to...
Reporter Jonathan Ruiz educates us about one of the US Corporations moving into the Yucatan...
Here are details about how to use the Job Board on Yucatan Living. Jobs Wanted or Jobs Offered!
Here are the places holding special meals and events for Christmas and NYE this year...
One woman's story about leaving London to teach in a small town on the Yucatan Peninsula...
Leones manager Wilfredo Rumero is playing to win...
The Mexican baseball playoffs have begun... read how the Leones and other Yucatan Peninsula teams measure up!
The CAPP program supports graduates of the Progreso Apoyo program who have earned the privilege of attending college in Yucatan. Here are a few of their stories...
The spotlight is on the manager of the Tigres of Quintana Roo, a former professional from the USA. Also, this week’s standings in the Mexican Baseball League…
Introducing a new outfielder this year for the Leones… an American born in Jacksonville, Florida. And the weekly stats…
There are so many races coming up in the next two months, we thought the events deserved their own page…
We learned recently that a small contingent has now established an Islamic community in Merida, bringing messages of peace and unity. We communicated with Dr. Waseem Sayed about this community and here is what we learned...
Here is vital information on two very important events coming up in the next two months. If you live in Merida or along the Yucatan Gulf Coast, or you are visiting during this time, you'll want to know about these...
Growing vegetables in Merida Yucatan has its pitfalls, many of which can be avoided by careful thought and planning. And now is the time to plant... so let's get started!
It is pretty difficult to find out where classes are happening in Merida if you don't read Spanish. Even if you do, often classes are not publicized well. We're doing our best to gather the information here... see what you think.
United Caribbean is close to making the ferry between Yucatan and the USA a reality. Those of us who travel back and forth, or move households to Yucatan, are very excited to hear about this...
The Yucatan Peninsula is home to more species of birds than you can imagine... and even more make it their winter home or stopover point. A local Yucatecan family has discovered many reasons to pursue birdwatching together...
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...
We just updated our grocery shopping article, including adding details suggested by readers. Shopping for groceries in Merida is still not the mindless but somehow comforting activity we used to take for granted back in California...
We just updated our grocery shopping article, including adding details suggested by readers. Shopping for groceries in Merida is still not the mindless but somehow comforting activity we used to take for granted back in California...
We just updated our grocery shopping article, including adding details suggested by readers. Shopping for groceries in Merida is still not the mindless but somehow comforting activity we used to take for granted back in California...
We just updated our grocery shopping article, including adding details suggested by readers. Shopping for groceries in Merida is still not the mindless but somehow comforting activity we used to take for granted back in California...
Do you live or will you be coming to Yucatan with children? Here's a page with information about activities, programs and places for kids in Merida and the surrounding Yucatan...
Our second article on rooftop gardening in Merida reports how things have gone over the last year, where to find seeds and what to look for, when to plant and what vegetables do best here in Merida...
Here's a rundown of the special dinners and events around town on Christmas and New Year's Eve. As we learn about more, we will add them here!
It's time for people to know what AFAD, the oldest dog shelter in Merida, is doing for all of us, here in Merida and along the Gulf Coast of Yucatan...
Every once in awhile, we like to take a stroll through Merida's oldest cemetery, located in the San Sebastian area between Calle 66 and Calle 81A. There's nothing like visiting a cemetery to give you a new appreciation for life...
Hurricanes are a fact of life in this part of the world. Five years after we first wrote this article, we reflect upon what has happened in the Yucatan and what we have all learned about hurricane preparedness...
Ever wonder what its like living on an island in a tourist town? Photographer Michael Lewis gives us his insight into what life is like living on Cozumel...
Growing fruits and especially vegetables in the unique Yucatan climate is not what we norteamericanos are used to. Robert Kimsey has created a unique and successful system, and now he's sharing it...
When visitors ask us where they can find the heart of the expat community in Merida, we tell them it's the Merida English Language Library, of course!
To counter the daily barrage of bad news that shows up on your computer screen, here's a story of inspiration, dedication and hope for the future of Yucatan and the world...
Abogado is the Spanish word for Lawyer. Before we moved to Mexico, we had spent enough time with American lawyers to last a lifetime, but here the lawyers are different...
To most of us, it is soccer. To most of the rest of the world, it is known as futbol. Just days remain before the start of the...