Cozumel Opens Registration for Day of the Dead Catrina Costume Contest
Cozumel's parks foundation is accepting free entries for its 2026 Catrina characterization contest on Oct. 25, with cash prizes in…
Culture
Mexico to Restrict Cellphones Throughout the School Day Beginning in October
Mexico's Education Department announced a unanimous national agreement to regulate cellphone use in classrooms and will distribute 16 million mental…
Mexico Opens First IMSS-Bienestar Hospital Blending Traditional Midwives With Clinical Medicine
Mexico launched its first IMSS-Bienestar hospital integrating traditional midwives with clinical care in Guanajuato, focused on low-risk pregnancies and births.
Contemporary Maya Sculpture Installed in Sacalaca Cenote to Draw Community Tourism
A sculpture of a Maya figure was lowered into the Sacalaca cenote to draw community tourism to the rural Quintana…
Puerto Morelos Announces Mar de Almas Janal Pixan 2026 Day of the Dead Festival
Puerto Morelos will host the Mar de Almas Janal Pixan 2026 festival with boat processions, concerts and Day of the…
Tren Maya Finds Reshape Understanding of the Maya ‘Collapse’
Archaeological discoveries along the Tren Maya route are reshaping how researchers interpret the Maya "collapse," pointing to centuries of migration…
Cancún’s Teatro de la Ciudad Nears 75% Capacity Ahead of Second Anniversary
Cancún's municipal Teatro de la Ciudad averages 400 to 500 spectators per show as it approaches its second anniversary, its…
Explorers Document New Underwater Cave System South of Cozumel
Speleologists have mapped Cueva Popotitos, a flooded cave network south of Cozumel that reaches more than 10 meters deep and…
Activists Find Archaeological Remains at Playa del Carmen Hotel Site
Activists say a planned 200-room hotel at Punta Venado in Playa del Carmen threatens archaeological remains and protected species, urging…
Cueva Popotitos: New Underwater Cave System Found South of Cozumel
Cave divers documented Cueva Popotitos, a previously unrecorded flooded system south of Cozumel, with mostly fresh water and dense mineral…