December 12: Your Week in Yucatán, Today

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 IzamalCivil 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 YucatánMéxico celebrates the Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Friday, but that’s not the reason why banks were closedCheck 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-meridaThe antorchistas (torch-bearers) in Yucatán: https://yucatantoday.com/en/blog/who-are-the-guadalupe-antorchistasLooking for what to do in Yucatán these days?The Orange Fair at Oxkutzcab, through December 21: https://yucatantoday.com/en/blog/oxkutzcab-orange-fairMérida’s free ice-rink, through January 7:https://yucatantoday.com/en/events/christmas-festival-merida-brillaThe 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-planchaThe Mérida English Library Holiday Wine Tasting Experience on December 18: https://meridaenglishlibrary.com/register/p/wine-tasting* * * This week, we talked about the lemon shark. Read La Jornada Maya’s feature by clicking here: https://bit.ly/4aMSWll* * * 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