☀️Your Week in Yucatán Today

Yucatán’s essential news and upcoming events—all in under 10 minutes.

🚨This Week's Top Stories:

• ⚠️ Kanasín Update: State Police clarify that recent violence in Kanasín is the result of private disputes, not a wider security threat. https://bit.ly/3PiigXA 

• 🇦🇪 Stranded in UAE: A Yucatecan comedian is facing a harrowing ordeal stranded in the Middle East amidst regional military conflict.

• 🏫 School Incident: A high school student was hospitalized after a two-story fall.

• Free municipal mental health centers: 

• https://merida.gob.mx/salud/salud_mental.php

• Make an appointment by calling Ayuntatel: 999 942 00 00 ext. 86900

• 24/7 mental health hotline: 800 108 8000

• 24/7 women’s emergency hotline: 800 455 7672

• National Línea de la Vida: 800 911 2000

• For referrals to English-speaking therapists, email us at [email protected]; your privacy is guaranteed.

• 🏙️ Metropolitan Zone: The formal creation of the Mérida Metropolitan Zone unites 13 municipalities to streamline public services across the region.

💜 8M MARCH FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

This Sunday, March 8, Mérida marches for equality and justice.

• When: 5:00 PM, starting at Parque de La Mejorada.

• Route: Concluding at the Monumento a la Patria on Paseo de Montejo.

• Traffic: Significant road closures expected on Calle 60 and surrounding areas. Safety Tips & Info

  
  

  🎭 Upcoming events:

• 🌊 Festival Renacer de la Costa: Join the fun in Sisal, Chicxulub, and El Cuyo to support local fishing families during the off-season. https://yucatantoday.com/en/events/festival-el-renacer-de-la-costa-yucateca  

• ☀️ Spring Equinox: Get ready for March 21! Discover the "descent of Kukulcán" and other Maya solar alignments at Dzibilchaltún and Oxkintok. https://yucatantoday.com/en/blog/equinox-and-solstice-in-yucatan 

• 🍽️ Yucatán Food Fest: Experience the best of gourmet México on March 19–20. EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT: Use code YTSIBARITA at checkout to save 33% on your tickets!

• Check out Club Sibarita on Facebook or Instagram, or visit their website: https://clubsibarita.mx 

🌱 This week, we talked about the *Roseate Spoonbill.* Read La Jornada Maya’s feature by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3PmeXP6 

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