Bits & Pieces – March 2024

A little this & that from the media.

• Counterfeit bills are circulating in Yucatán 

https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2024/02/counterfeit-bills-are-circulating-in-yucatan/

• Environmentalist surveying Mexico’s Maya Train warns of damage to ancient caves https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/environmentalist-surveying-mexicos-maya-train-warns-damage-ancient-caves-2024-02-07/

• Judge Halts Construction of Mayan Train Section 5 https://mexicobusiness.news/infrastructure/news/judge-halts-construction-mayan-train-section-5

• AMLO will inaugurate Section 5 of the Maya Train prior to electoral campaigns 

https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2024/02/amlo-will-inaugurate-section-5-of-the-maya-train-prior-to-electoral-campaigns/

• Dolphin Shows Continue to Operate Across Mexico Despite Ban

https://yucatanmagazine.com/dolphin-shows-continue-to-operate-across-mexico-despite-ban/

• JetBlue will fly directly to Tulum from JFK 

https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2024/02/jetblue-will-fly-directly-to-tulum-from-jfk/

• 7 top spots for wine tourism in Mexico in 2024   https://mexiconewsdaily.com/travel/7-top-spots-for-wine-tourism-in-mexico-in-2024/

• Mobile Data and How Excessive Ads Are Costing You Money https://expertsonsecurity.com/

• Got 1 min     https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/got-1-min-4-mexican-beaches-among-lonely-planets-world-best/

• Confusion Around Maya Train Operations Continues For Cancun Tourists

https://thecancunsun.com/confusion-around-maya-train-operations-continues-for-cancun-tourists/

• CDMX’s National Museum of Anthropology is Among the Best in the World

https://yucatanmagazine.com/cdmxs-national-museum-of-anthropology-is-among-the-best-in-the-world/

• Mexico’s Secretary of Foreign Affairs launches Tent Mexico job coalition for migrants and refugees    https://riviera-maya-news.com/mexicos-secretary-of-foreign-affairs-launches-tent-mexico-job-coalition-for-migrants-and-refugees/2024.html 

•Tulum shines as an Ecoluxury ‘Gay Friendly’ destination at Fitur LGBT+ 2024    https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2024/01/tulum-shines-as-an-ecoluxury-gay-friendly-destination-at-fitur-lgbt-2024/

• Is Lip Balm Making My Chapped Lips Worse? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/30/well/live/chapped-lip-balm.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

• What you need to know about dermal fillers in Mexico  https://mexiconewsdaily.com/wellness/what-you-need-to-know-about-dermal-fillers-in-mexico/

•Long Awaited Chichen Itza Museum To Open Before The End Of The Month 

https://thecancunsun.com/long-awaited-chichen-itza-museum-to-open-before-the-end-of-the-month/

• State Ministry meets with U.S. to promote Costa Maya sugarcane use for ethanol production 

https://riviera-maya-news.com/state-ministry-meets-with-u-s-to-promote-costa-maya-sugarcane-use-for-ethanol-production/2024.html

• Amazonas de Yaxunah to Face Off Against the Jaguarcitas in Mérida

https://yucatanmagazine.com/amazonas-de-yaxunah-to-face-off-against-the-jaguarcitas-in-merida/

• Cancun captures almost half of the Foreign Tourism that visits Mexico 

https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2024/02/cancun-captures-almost-half-of-the-foreign-tourism-that-visits-mexico/