This week:
- Law enforcement mobilized in Seyé following reports of gunshots, leading to the detainment of two people.
- The federal agency PROFEPA shut down the illegal construction of a motocross track in Chicxulub Pueblo.
- Video circulated on social media showing supermarket employees restraining a suspected shoplifter in Caucel.
- Three local students, including an inspiring 54-year-old, are headed to Romania to compete in a prestigious robotics competition.
- Local meteorologists are monitoring Tropical Cyclone Melissa, which is currently "trapped" and hard to track in the Caribbean
Also:
“Juan Balam” at the Xocen Indigenous Theater. Read about the play and the breathtaking venue itself, and find a link to the translated source material here: https://yuc.today/4oG7jfb
The Mayan Garrison of the 501st Legion is hosting Mérida’s first-ever Star Wars parade: https://bit.ly/4hw9vn8
Where to watch Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein:
In Mérida: https://cinessigloxxi.com/funcion/459
In Tekax: https://www.facebook.com/CineRecTekax/
Details on Mérida’s Festival of Souls: https://yuc.today/festival-souls
This week, we talked about the Montezuma oropendola. Read La Jornada Maya’s feature by clicking here: https://ow.ly/hi9q50XhCgn
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