Tag: merida
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Ría Lagartos: Where the Water Feeds Everything
Río Lagartos, Yucatán — March 14, 2026 Leer en español We left Mérida at 5:30 am, Sandra, Paola and I, in the dark. The night before I had bought three lattes and put them in the fridge — Café Habana is open 24 hours but has no parking, and driving three hours before dawn without…
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Parque La Plancha, Merida
Mérida, Yucatán — March 9, 2026 Leer en español We had a tip from Luis, from Yucatan Birding Tours: a Fork-tailed Flycatcher had been seen at Parque La Plancha, a large urban park in the middle of Mérida. That was reason enough to go. What we didn’t expect was the park itself. The Park Parque…
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Birding near Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Never Judge a Birding Spot by Its Cover: A Morning with Luis Trinchan in Mérida Mérida, Yucatán — March 2026 There’s a lesson I keep relearning in the field: the best wildlife encounters rarely come with scenic overlooks or interpretive signage. They come from people who know exactly where to look — and have the…
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