September 12: Your Week in Yucatán, Today

This week: > México’s national environmental agency permanently shut down a pig farm near Mérida> Yucatán's red tide emergency has officially ended> A newtourist information module is now available at La Plancha Park> Yucatán will participate in a nationwide disaster preparedness drill> The Mexican Navy flagship vessel Cuauhtémoc is set to visit Progreso just months after its Brooklyn Bridge collision> Yucatán students will get an extended holiday for Independence Day. Btw, if you're wondering what the Mexican Independence celebration entails and how you can join in the fun, check out the September 5th episode of Your Week in Yucatán Today.Also: Free classes at the San Sebastián church atrium every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 5 to 7 p.m."Viva México!" concert by Orquesta Típica Yukalpetén at the Palacio de la Música concert hall, Sunday, September 14th at 7 pm.Read the full story on the Transversales International performing arts or, if you’re an artist sign up for the workshops at their website. September is Mexico's independence month: this month’s special dishes from central México are pozole and chiles en nogada. Follow Yucatán Today on social media for more details on celebrations, special dinners, etc. This week, we talked about the bare-throated tiger heron. Read La Jornada Maya’s feature by clicking here.* * * 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 yucatantoday.com.⁠La Jornada Maya⁠ is a print and digital newspaper with the most relevant information from the Yucatán Península, México, and the world. Check out our Spanish-language podcast, “Yucatán, Today!” ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0W9k8PIo9n5s07gDlKvcnZ⁠