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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