May Issue · Design
Six new chukum kitchens reshaping the Yucatán table
A new generation of Yucatecan chefs is building restaurants that look — and cook — like the place they sit. We visit six.
By Marisol Canul · May 18, 2026
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A morning in Valladolid
Coffee at the zócalo, the gardens at Hacienda San Lorenzo, lunch under the palapa.
Apr 18, 2026 · Elena Ruiz · 6 min
Design
On chukum and the slow plaster
Why a regional tree resin defines contemporary Yucatán architecture.
Apr 12, 2026 · Marisol Canul · 9 min
Hospitality
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Hospitality
Casa Conkal opens a chef's table on Thursdays
Six seats, one Yucatecan tasting menu, behind the bougainvillea.
May 12, 2026 · Diego Paz
Hospitality
Festival de la Selva returns to Tulum this fall
Three days of cocina del campo and the Selva sound system.
May 8, 2026 · Elena Ruiz
Hospitality
The mezcal week, by appointment
Ten distillers across Oaxaca and Mérida open their palenques in November.
May 2, 2026 · Marisol Canul
Hospitality
Hacienda Tixkokob hosts its first long table
Forty seats under the limestone arches. By inquiry only.
Apr 24, 2026 · Marisol Canul
Living
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Living
Inside a Tulum kitchen finished entirely in tzalam
After two years of drying the timber, the lid finally comes off.
May 14, 2026 · Marisol Canul
Living
The bookshelves at Casa Bacalar
How a private library makes it to lagoon-front in Bacalar.
May 6, 2026 · Diego Paz
Living
The matchstick pieces Maude Apatow keeps in CDMX
A Roma Norte loft, in long lines.
Apr 28, 2026 · Tomás Vega
Living
Audacious new visions: contemporary hacienda finishes
Four restorations, four different relationships with the past.
Apr 20, 2026 · Marisol Canul
Culture
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Culture
A private viewing for the Tamayo retrospective at MAM
Held at the Museo de Arte Moderno, Chapultepec, on a quiet Tuesday morning.
May 11, 2026 · Tomás Vega
Culture
The Cineteca Nacional turns out for the Cuarón centennial
A century of Cuarón and a season of restored prints in Coyoacán.
May 5, 2026 · Elena Ruiz
Culture
Marisol Escobar's vision for a 21st-century Yucatán
The Mérida Biennale opens with a survey of the region's sculptural turn.
Apr 29, 2026 · Marisol Canul
Design
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Design
Where you can take home an architect-designed casita
Three new modular casitas from regional studios.
May 16, 2026 · Marisol Canul
Design
Atelier Lúme and Casa Brisa offer five new interior packages
Plus Yoko Ono's participatory piece arrives at The Broad.
May 9, 2026 · Diego Paz
Design
How a Punta Mita power couple saved a modernist icon
Two architects rescue a midcentury house in Bahía de Banderas.
Apr 30, 2026 · Elena Ruiz
Design
Jonas Wood's home-court advantage, in Mérida
Plus David Salle's take on tile.
Apr 22, 2026 · Marisol Canul
Travel
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Revel in golden hour along the South Pacific of Nayarit
Discover the residential community and resort on the island's southern coast.
May 17, 2026 · Elena Ruiz · 12 min
Travel
Four Yucatán hotels in fashion-forward cities
Where the bag arrived before the building.
May 10, 2026 · Diego Paz
Travel
Hotel Esencia adds a sweet new chapter to Xpu Ha
After a quiet refurbish, the spa wing reopens with a coastal cellar.
May 1, 2026 · Diego Paz
Travel
The ultimate insider's guide to Valle de Guadalupe
Eight tasting palapas, two cellar dinners, one drive to do it all.
Apr 25, 2026 · Elena Ruiz
Food & Drink
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Food & Drink
Sonoma's apertivo debuts at Casa Conkal
A new Yucatecan college wine list, by candlelight.
May 15, 2026 · Marisol Canul
Food & Drink
Dining out: Diego Paz pours the perfect cup in CDMX
A walk-in counter, six seats, and one of the better mezcal lists in Roma.
May 7, 2026 · Diego Paz
Food & Drink
Six charming spots to toast the season in Mérida
Where the editors meet, eat, and stay until the city closes.
Apr 27, 2026 · Marisol Canul
Food & Drink
What makes the best paloma in México?
Three bartenders disagree, charmingly, in writing.
Apr 19, 2026 · Diego Paz
Wellness
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Wellness
Four Tulum wellness spots for targeted training and quiet recovery
Where Tulum's wellness scene is heading next.
May 13, 2026 · Marisol Canul
Wellness
Inside Marisa Tlán's Costa Rica wellness retreat
A new model for the post-pandemic five-day reset.
May 4, 2026 · Elena Ruiz
Wellness
Sonara: a Nordic sauna culture (and a Yucatecan rebirth)
Why a German engineer brought aufguss to the cenote line.
Apr 26, 2026 · Diego Paz
Wellness
Where Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt goes to unwind in Baja
A weeklong tour of the Cabo wellness map.
Apr 18, 2026 · Elena Ruiz
Celebrations
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Celebrations
Wedding news: the latest must-haves for the big day
What the editors took into their notes from last month's properties.
May 18, 2026 · Marisol Canul
Celebrations
A fresh feast at the eyes of the historic Dzununcán estate
An autumn wedding under chukum walls, in twelve courses.
May 11, 2026 · Marisol Canul
Celebrations
Alfresco Santa Bárbara: nuptials overlooking the Pacific
A Punta Mita ceremony in twelve photographs and one very long lunch.
May 3, 2026 · Elena Ruiz
Celebrations
Nuptials held under the pines, overlooking Zaca lake
A small Valle wedding, lit by candles set into cypress trunks.
Apr 23, 2026 · Diego Paz
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