Your Week in Yucatán Today: Yucatán’s local news (and upcoming events) in under 10 minutes.

This week:

• A major update regarding the killing of a 12-year-old girl in Izamal
• Civil Protection assured residents there is no risk after a week of small earthquakes near Ticul
• The government is giving Yucatecos extra time to stock up for holiday parties
• One of the year's most intense astronomical events, the Geminids Meteor Shower, is active and visible across Yucatán
• México celebrates the Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Friday, but that’s not the reason why banks were closed

Check out:

• The story of Our Lady of Guadalupe: https://yucatantoday.com/en/blog/virgin-guadalupe
• How Mérida celebrates the Virgin of Guadalupe: https://yucatantoday.com/en/blog/celebrations-of-the-virgin-of-guadalupe-in-merida
• The antorchistas (torch-bearers) in Yucatán: https://yucatantoday.com/en/blog/who-are-the-guadalupe-antorchistas

Looking for what to do in Yucatán these days?

The Orange Fair at Oxkutzcab, through December 21: https://yucatantoday.com/en/blog/oxkutzcab-orange-fair

Mérida’s free ice-rink, through January 7:https://yucatantoday.com/en/events/christmas-festival-merida-brilla

The Yucatán Symphony Orchestra’s Christmas Gala, free at Parque La Plancha on Sunday, December 14: https://yucatantoday.com/en/events/osy-christmas-symphonic-gala-la-plancha

The Mérida English Library Holiday Wine Tasting Experience on December 18: https://meridaenglishlibrary.com/register/p/wine-tasting

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This week, we talked about the lemon shark. Read La Jornada Maya’s feature by clicking here: https://bit.ly/4aMSWll

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Your Week in Yucatán Today: Only Yucatán’s local news (and upcoming events) in under 10 minutes.

This week:

- The tragic homicide of a 12-year-old girl in Izamal.

- A deer was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver near the Yucatán Country Club.

- A serious act of violence at a Mérida high school.

- A 30-centimeter machete was successfully removed from a teenager's skull.

- Several serious accidents this week highlight the need for extra vigilance during December traffic.

Looking for what to do in Yucatán these days?

• The perfect holiday gift awaits at the Yucatán Artists and Artisans Collective event. https://yucatantoday.com/en/events/caay-2025
• A free ice rink in Mérida is opening on December 7th.https://yucatantoday.com/en/events/christmas-festival-merida-brilla
• Manuel Mathar’s “La Estudiante de Praga” at Galería del Callejón del Teatro Peón Contreras. https://bit.ly/4oFyl5T
• Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida administration degree: https://bit.ly/3KmOjnp
• Chichén Itzá is celebrating the the 37th anniversary of its inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage site on December 9th. https://bit.ly/48QmnBD
• The Yucatán Symphony Orchestra’s Christmas Symphonic Gala: Palacio de la Música on Thursday, December 11th: sinfonicadeyucatan.com.mx/web/venta Auditorio Parque La Plancha on Sunday, December 14th: https://yucatantoday.com/en/events/christmas-symphony-gala

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This week, we talked about the boat-billed heron. Read La Jornada Maya’s feature by clicking here: https://bit.ly/44bNF2R

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Your week in Yucatán, Today is brought to you by Yucatán Today and La Jornada Maya.

⁠⁠Yucatán Today⁠⁠ is the Yucatán traveler’s companion; find our travel, culture, and food content at https://www.yucatantoday.com.

⁠⁠La Jornada Maya⁠⁠ is a print and digital newspaper with the most relevant information from the Yucatán Península, México, and the world. ⁠https://www.lajornadamaya.mx⁠

Check out our Spanish-language podcast, “Yucatán, Today!”⁠ ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0W9k8PIo9n5s07gDlKvcnZ⁠⁠

This week:

- The Yucatán Xmatkuil Fair set a record attendance last Sunday

- Yucatán celebrated the 115th Anniversary of the Mexican Revolution with parades in Mérida and other municipalities

- A dangerous car fire exploded outside a secondary school in Mérida

- An eight-vehicle collision on the Periférico Norte caused massive traffic chaos

Also:

The 6th Panucho Fair is happening this Saturday at Santa Isabel Park in La Ermita.

The 38th Yucatán World Cup hits Club Campestre from November 24th to 30th. https://copayucatan.mx/palcos-y-entradas/

The 4th Peninsular Soul Festival, Páayt’aan, is happening November 26th to the 30th. https://www.instagram.com/lacitaizamal/

Check out Yucatán Today’s roundup of Thanksgiving dinner options: https://bit.ly/3K6zDIS

Read about biix mes, the tradition of saying goodbye to our loved ones’ souls at the end of November: https://yuc.today/241007en

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This week, we talked about the clapper rail. Read La Jornada Maya’s feature by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3LTMzCv

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Your week in Yucatán, Today is brought to you by Yucatán Today and La Jornada Maya.

⁠⁠Yucatán Today⁠⁠ is the Yucatán traveler’s companion; find our travel, culture, and food content at https://www.yucatantoday.com.

⁠⁠La Jornada Maya⁠⁠ is a print and digital newspaper with the most relevant information from the Yucatán Península, México, and the world. ⁠https://www.lajornadamaya.mx⁠

Check out our Spanish-language podcast, “Yucatán, Today!”⁠ ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0W9k8PIo9n5s07gDlKvcnZ⁠⁠