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A map of the Maya Train at a press conference

Maya Train freight service set to begin operations by end of...

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Construction on the freight network began in April and is currently at 5% completion, the general in charge of the project said.
A section of forest clear-cut

Mennonite groups facing criminal charges for illegal forest clearing in Yucatán...

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Authorities discovered some 2,600 hectares of destroyed forest during an operation in May and June.
Bacalar lagoon

Is Bacalar a foodie destination now?

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Bacalar's restaurant scene got a culinary upgrade in recent years, now featuring Michelin key-chefs and unforgettable lakeside dining.
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A man stands by an open suitcase in an airport revision area

Foreign national caught with over a million pesos of ketamine in Cancún airport

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Officials confiscated 2 kilograms of ketamine, a controlled substance in Mexico.
7 men and women standing on a stage

Bimbo announces US $2 billion investment in 7 Mexican states

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The Mexican breadmaker will be modernizing its factories, boosting its EV delivery system and making its product packaging more environmentally friendly.
men working in seaweed off the coast

Despite heroic clean-up efforts, sargassum keeps accumulating on Quintana Roo’s coast

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A stunning indication of the current crisis — as well as of the locals' heroism — took place in Isla Mujeres, where between Sunday night and Monday morning, 140 tonnes of the algae came ashore.
San Miguel skyline

San Miguel, Ensenada and more: These are the five new airports Mexico is planning...

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Details are emerging about government plans to build a series of new airports around the country.
Quintana Roo Governor Mara Lezama and Environment Minister Alicia Bárcena view screens monitoring sargassum on Mexico's Caribbean coast

New facility to transform Quintana Roo’s sargassum into biofuel

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It's called the Comprehensive Sargassum Sanitation and Circular Economy Center and it's the state's new attempt at a long-term solution to the tourism-threatening brown seaweed.
Carlos Torres standing to the left of two men in front of a chess board.

Shooting star: The story of Mexico’s first chess Grandmaster

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Eccentric but undoubtedly brilliant, Torre's meteoric rise and precipitous fall shocked the chess world during the early 20th century.
cruise ship offshore

Cruise ship tourists to Mexico are now paying a US $5 tax 

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The duty, collected in advance by the cruise companies, is a relatively light levy compared to the $42 tax originally planned by the Mexican government.
Señor Frog's Playa del Carmen location

After 25 years, the party’s over at Señor Frog’s in Playa del Carmen

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Demolition began last week after Quintana Roo authorities determined that the building that had housed Señor Frog’s was likely to collapse.
cleared strip of forest land

Profepa shuts down 7 properties after illegal operations destroy 2,600 hectares of forest

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In Campeche, Yucatán and Quintana Roo, Profepa found swaths of pristine forest that had been leveled for monoculture farming in areas where Mennonite populations have been expanding.

What’s on in Yucatán and the Riviera Maya in July?

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Swim, sweat, savor and get in touch with your spiritual side as we take a look at some of the coolest activities in the region this month.