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Filmmaker from California Makes a Quarantine Film in Chelem, Yucatan

Filmmaker from California Makes a Quarantine Film in Chelem, Yucatan Vanessa Coleman is a local artist, gallerist & filmmaker from Oakland, California. After initial exhibitions of her work around the Bay Area and Brooklyn in 2005 then living at art cooperatives with prestigious artists in Oakland, She established Fort Gallery in San Francisco in 2007. […]

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Outdoor activites and water sports in Yucatan

Beach Bummin’ it in the Yucatecan Sun: Extreme Sports and Water Fun

Written by Stephanie Carmon Yucatecan summers are the best. People here really know how to take time to enjoy their surroundings. The beautiful gulf beaches are a mere 20-minute drive from Merida, and there are countless cenotes, caves, hidden lagoons, mangroves, wildlife; it truly is one of Mother Nature’s treasures. We are also lucky to

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Landscaping your Tropical Garden in Yucatan

Written by Nik Jameson You’ve found the perfect house and furnished it with the perfect style and you are enjoying the warm weather as you get used to your Yucatecan life. However, every time you go outside into your garden you burn under the sun and lament at the rocky yard and the sharp grasses of

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Yucatan Giving Outreach Community Members Doing Extraordinary Work In Merida

Written by Stephanie Carmon Since 2016 The Yucatan Giving Outreach A.C. has been providing the community with humanitarian services and goods. The idea was born out of a chance encounter with an elderly people’s home when founder Kim Davin stopped by to drop off some furniture that would have otherwise been tossed away. She was

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Yucatan’s Budding Gin Industry: Katun Gin

Written by Stephanie Carmon “When you drink Katun on the rocks it’s like drinking water from the cenote.” A couple of months ago, I showed up at Merida’s newest speakeasy. Some friends and I were told to come check it out so we headed down Calle 53 to go try and find it. We came

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Mid Citybeat Shopping Seven Great Finds For Stylish And Unique Gifts In Merida

Written by Stephanie Carmon We have been checking out some of our favorite shops and unique new gift ideas to let you know where to pick up classy and original gifts. Here we have come up with seven great finds for gift ideas in both Fashion & Design and Home & Garden. eo. Great Finds in

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A Look Into Holistic & Wellness Centers In Merida, Yucatan

Written by Stephanie Carmon This last month we explored holistic and wellness centers in Merida and its surroundings. Balancing mind, body and spirit has become more and more part of the mainstream consciousness and there are many excellent options here to help people along their quest to live a holistic lifestyle. Casa del Sol Wellness and

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Healthy Living Merida, Yucatan How Vero Molina Cured My Gastritis

Written by Stephanie Carmon This summer, I have been doing a “Steph Make-Over Summer”, which I think I will continue to do throughout the whole year because let’s face it—really every day we should be doing something to make ourselves over for better well-being. As part of my make-over, I contacted local nutritionist and healthy

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Foreign Insurance Accepted Hospitals In Merida

Foreign Insurance Accepted In Select Hospitals In Merida

Written by Stephanie Carmon The other day I stopped by Hospital Faro del Mayab, the newest specialty hospital in Merida. If you live in Merida, I am sure you have seen it on your way to the new shopping mall La Isla. It is a prominent multi-floor modern building and has been a point of

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Nepotists, Politicians, Driver´s License Dealers: Are We All Corrupcionarios?

Written by Stephanie Carmon Two weeks ago I went to a talk at the UADY by entrepreneur social advocate Alejandro Legorreta and el guapo actor/social advocate Diego Luna. I regularly read Legorreta´s articles about social advocacy here in Mexico, especially here in Merida, and was reading one of his articles about a book he has written in

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