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President Sheinbaum smiles from the podium of her morning press conference in Veracruz June 5

Sheinbaum promises ban on large-scale tourism developments in Mahahual: Friday’s mañanera...

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Sheinbaum also touched on the government's plans to manage protesting teachers in downtown CDMX, a development in the Ayotzinapa case and a new bridge planned for Coatzacoalcos.
habaneros

Yucatán Peninsula states create habanero council to protect the famous pepper

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The council will be responsible for guaranteeing the traceability, certification and quality of habanero, as well as promoting it in national and international markets.
Pride flag flying with blue sky in the background

Playa del Carmen waives fees for same-sex weddings and gender identity...

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The actions coincide with broader Pride Month activities in the region, including marches this Saturday in Cancún and Isla Mujeres, and June 28 in Playa del Carmen.
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Mennonites in Quintana Roo

Mexico’s Mennonites: A troubling pattern of deforestation

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Mennonites in Mexico, local Indigenous peoples and the government have increasingly come into conflict over Mennonite communities' agricultual practices involving illegal logging and deforestation.
Chichén Itzá

Chichén Itzá, Mexico’s top cultural attraction, reopens after 13-day closure

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The closure, due to an unresolved dispute between vendors, artisans and tour guides with authorities, kept some 9,000 would-be visitors out of the site each day.
Dozens of sargassum collection workers clean a large Playa del Carmen beach covered in sargassum seaweed

From Cancún to Mahahual, sargassum influx puts nearly 50% of Riviera Maya beaches on...

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The worst may still be coming: Forecasters expect sargassum arrivals to intensify in early June, overwhelming beaches and the crews tasked with cleaning them.
a watermelon smile

What to cook in June: Watermelon salad, salsa and avocado ice cream

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Summer is the time to prepare some of our seasonal favorites, ranging from watermelon salad to traditional Mexican salsa and avocado ice cream.
Beach view of Mahahual, Quintana Roo

Environmental groups celebrate cancellation of Royal Caribbean’s ‘Perfect Day Mexico’

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President Sheinbaum had ordered a fresh environmental review of the water park before the Environment Ministry officially cancelled it on Tuesday evening, largely in response to public backlash over the project's anticipated damage to the area's ecosystem.
site fof Perfcdt Day

Sheinbaum suspends work on Royal Caribbean’s ‘Perfect Day’ megaproject in Mahahual

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The "Perfect Day Mexico" project will bring 20,000 cruise ship passengers per day to a huge water park complex at a tiny fishing village aside the world's second-largest reef and threatened mangrove forests.
El Cruce

‘El Cruce’ swim to Isla Mujeres attracts over 1,600 swimmers from 21 countries

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The El Cruce distance swimming competition held off the coast of Cancún is considered by the World Open Water Swimming Association to be among the 10 best in the world.
A Yucatán cenote

Yucatán teams with World Wildlife Fund to launch US $20 million fund to protect...

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Given the name Herencia Maya (Maya Heritage), the conservation program is a joint government-NGO-private-institution effort for funding the rescue and revival of Yucatan's mangroves and waterways.
The former convent of San Miguel Arcángel in Maní

Take a trip down the Convent Route to see the best of Yucatán state

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Avoid the crowds of Mérida without missing out on cultural experiences with a trip along the Convent Route.
Sargassum accumulation, sargassum crisis

From nuisance to raw material: Solving the sargassum crisis

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As the sargassum crisis continues to worsen, a wave of new companies is working to turn the brown algae into sustainable products that can help the environment and local communities.