YUCATÁN PENINSULA
Riviera Maya regains its color as sargassum subsides
Slowly but surely, the Riviera Maya has begun to regain the clear turquoise waters that underpin much of its tourist appeal, following several months of massive sargassum arrivals along the Quintana Roo coast.
When Mexico bursts into bloom: A wildflower guide
MND contributor Bel Woodhouse takes us on a tour of Mexico’s spectacular wildflowers, from vibrant sunflowers and cosmos to delicate poppies.
Cancún airport’s international traffic drops 15% in August
The disappearance of Spirit Airlines took a chunk out of Cancún's passenger numbers, with high jet fuel prices and sargassum concerns contributing to the decline.
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Perfect Day Mexico wasn’t dead after all. Now its opponents are headed to the...
Despite news of its cancellation in May, Royal Caribbean's massive Perfect Day Mexico project in Mahahual is still planned, writes Tracy L. Barnett, and residents and environmental activists are still fighting it.
The Maya Train reports a ‘track-related incident.’ Was it another derailment?
Media reports indicate there was a partial derailment of the last car on the train just 50 meters outside the Campeche station, but there has been no official report confirming or denying it.
CFE restores power in Yucatán Peninsula after 7-hour blackout reportedly caused by vandalism
Monday’s blackout affected more than 10 million people in southeastern Mexico while also partially impacting the neighboring country of Belize.
Cenote hunters’ love for exploring the Yucatán Peninsula inspires new guidebook
Canadian cenote hunters David Palmer and Doris Demers have written a guidebook to the Yucatán Peninsula's most spectacular sinkholes, and have shared tips on visiting some of their favorites.
Activists rally to stop luxury project on Yucatán dunes
Yucatán activists are fighting a luxury beach development, warning it could harm fragile dunes, endangered species and local communities.
Meet Jacinto Canek, the Maya rebel who rose against Spanish rule in Yucatán
Nearly half a century before the Mexican War of Independence, Jacinto Canek led an anti-colonial Maya uprising against the Spanish in the state of Yucatán, writes Andrea Fischer.
A Danish firm’s US $510 million renewables project will boost Campeche’s clean energy supply
The Mexican government helped enable the solar energy-producing, -storing and -distributing project via investment through the public pension fund Profuturo and by guaranteeing customers through the CFE's marketing arm CFE Calificados.
Construction on 14-tower tourist project on Yucatán’s coast halted on environmental grounds
The work halt at the development site on duneland near Chuburná Puerto, 15 kilometers from the beach town of Progreso, is temporary at this point, as more legal proceedings are to follow.
Profepa clears 6 dolphins for relocation from shuttered Cancún dolphinarium
The move comes amid concerns about the health and safety of the animals, which remain under the care of Mexico’s environmental authority following the closure of the Dolphin Discovery dolphinarium in October 2025.
Sargassum seaweed levels begin to drop in Quintana Roo after record peak
This year's sargassum season has been one of Quintana Roo's worst on record, but the buildup is now beginning to decline, according to new figures.