Isla Mujeres Ports Reopen as Heavy Rain Targets Cancun
Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo — The Port Authority reopened minor navigation at the ports of...
Environment
Why Quintana Roo Is Checking Waters for Brain-Eating Amoeba
Quintana Roo, Mexico — Following the detection of the Naegleria fowleri amoeba in artificial lakes...
Baby Manatee Dies After Boat Strike in Río Hondo
A female calf less than a month old suffered a severe skull fracture. It is the first documented fatal boat…
Children’s Drawings on Climate Change Take Center Stage at Cancún Environmental Art Exhibition
A Cancún exhibition of children's drawings on climate change and ocean protection opens Saturday as part of the 14th Festival…
Maya Women in Mérida’s Outlying Communities Launch Stingless Beekeeping Projects
Twenty-eight Maya women from three Mérida comisarías received hives, boxes and tools to start stingless bee businesses, backed by City…
Cancún Readies 82 Official Shelters for 2026 Hurricane Season
Cancún has certified 82 temporary shelters for the 2026 hurricane season, including a pet-friendly site, while area hotels add 312…
Mayan Myth Play ‘Los Niños de la Lluvia’ Comes to Cancún in Free Staged Reading
Cancún's Municipal Theater Company will stage a free reading of Saúl Enríquez's Mayan-themed ecological fable on Oct. 20 at the…
Cancún to Host National Climate Change Colloquium Blending Art and Science
Cancún will host Mexico's 16th National Climate Change Colloquium from Oct. 17 to 27, pairing scientific talks with theater, film,…
Quintana Roo Beach Recovery Fund Tops 226 Million Pesos
Quintana Roo's beach recovery fund closed the second quarter with more than 226 million pesos, led by Cancún and Playa…
Mexican Researcher Builds Machine to Process 40 Tons of Sargassum per Hour, Aims to Bring It to Quintana Roo
Guillermo Pedro Rodríguez Ortiz says his Lamm dehydrator can process 40 tons of sargassum an hour; he wants to deploy…