Ancient Rock Art Discovery Halts Mexico City-Querétaro Train Route
Archaeologists discover 16 prehistoric rock paintings and carvings in Hidalgo, forcing rerouting of major train project.
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Archaeologists discover 16 prehistoric rock paintings and carvings in Hidalgo, forcing rerouting of major train project.
A $250 million solar park project has been approved for construction in Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo.
Yucatan authorities launch protection operation for sea turtle nesting season along 279 km of coastline.
Mayor Blanca Merari Tziu Muñoz supervised a recycling event in Puerto Morelos, collecting 1,570 kg of materials and vaccinating 38…
Celestún, Yucatan — Authorities in Yucatan have launched a large-scale coordinated operation in the El...
A fisherman was caught with 14 pink conch and a starfish, both protected species, during a patrol near Isla Mujeres.
Archaeologists found 153 muskets and a cannon from the 1840s in a cenote under a Valladolid convent, but unauthorized divers…
Isla Mujeres forms a committee to coordinate sea turtle protection efforts for the 2026 nesting season.
Tulum has collected over 1,300 tons of sargassum this year as it ramps up efforts to manage the seaweed influx.
Gonzalo Merediz resigns after 20 years leading Amigos de Sian Kaan, succeeded by Rocío Moreno.
Riviera Maya Environment News covers the environmental issues facing Quintana Roo’s unique ecosystems — from the Mesoamerican Reef and coastal mangroves to inland cenotes and the Sian Ka’an Biosphere. Our team monitors environmental authorities, research institutions, and conservation groups to bring you timely English-language coverage of sargassum influx and management, coral reef health and restoration, cenote and groundwater protection, wildlife conservation including sea turtles and whale sharks, and environmental policy decisions affecting the region.
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