Friday, April 25, 2025

MND_YUCATÁN PENINSULA

Two surgeons in scrubs and masks performing surgery in a dimly lit hospital operating room

Why I don’t hesitate to use Mexican hospitals

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Clean, modern and relatively cheap, Mexico's hospitals have all the technology and advanced services you'd expect back home, and English-speaking staff.
police vehicle and personnel.

Son held in custody after missing US woman’s body found in...

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The son of 71-year-old Linda Louise Johnston is being held in custody after authorities found her body in a vacant lot in Chicxulub Puerto, Yucatán, on Tuesday.
hurricane season in Campeche, Mexico

How many hurricanes are forecast for Mexico in 2025?

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The tropical cyclone season in Mexico is quickly approaching, and some coastal cities can expect storms as early as May 15.
Heat wave this week in Mexico

Cold front and heat wave collide, bringing high winds and hot temps

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Northern states will get hit with chilly winds of up to 30 km/hr this week, while Mexico's central and southern states should prepare to feel the heat.
Cozumel sign with cruise ship behind

Cozumel to receive over 80,000 cruise ship passengers this week

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Spring break tourists are helping the Caribbean island toward its goal of welcoming 5 million visitors this year.
cenote

Real estate developer Muúk Karant to unveil Mexico’s first museum in a cenote

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A planned residential development just outside the colonial city of Valladolid will include four natural underground pools, one with more than 300 cultural artifacts on display.
Tourists play on the sand and in the turquoise water of a Cancún beach, with small patches of sargassum seaweed visible between the umbrellas and beach towels

The Riviera Maya gears up for a seaweed-y Semana Santa

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Municipal workers removed 80 cubic meters of sargassum from Cancún's Playa del Delfines last week in preparation for the arrival of spring breakers and Semana Santa tourists.
A huge square masonry block is visible in an underground tunnel, as archaeologists excavate the ancient Teotihucán found in Guatemala

Teotihuacán altar found in Guatemala reveals the reach of Mexico City’s forebearers

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The founders of Teotihuacán — modern-day Mexico City — were even more powerful than previously thought.
passengers on the andenes

Maya Train celebrates its one-millionth passenger

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After welcoming the millionth passenger since the start of service, officials of the state-owned railroad are predicting 1.2 million riders in 2025.
Tourists at a beach in Acapulco, Mexico

Easter holiday expected to bring US $13.6B tourism boost to Mexico’s economy

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An estimated 14.7 million tourists are expected to travel to Mexico’s various destinations during the upcoming vacation period, which spans Saturday, April 12 to Sunday, April 27.

What’s on in the Riviera Maya in April

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Plunge into an ice bath, camp by a cenote or let loose on a party boat because the Riviera Maya offers nothing but an amazing time this month.
A clear-cut strip of land cuts through the jungle along the Maya Train route in Yucatán

Government promises restoration plan for Maya Train environmental damage

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Government officials said the track's builders will be responsible for funding a restoration effort that includes reforestation and improving natural migration corridors.
Police and security agents escort a handcuffed suspect onto a plane

Suspect arrested in case of Tulum security chief’s assassination

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The state attorney general said "El Rayo" acted on the instructions of a criminal leader from the northern state of Tamaulipas.