Travel & Experiences
A visit to Bacalar, a secluded part of the Yucatan, yields fresh discoveries amid ancient Maya ruins where tourists are a rare breed.
Nov. 4, 2007
World & Nation
At least one U.S. oil worker and two Mexican crewmen were killed and nearly two dozen others were missing Monday after a barge that was shuttling them to offshore drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico sank as Hurricane Roxanne battered the coastline for the second time in a week, the Mexican navy said.
Oct. 17, 1995
THE BEST WAY From LAX, nonstop service to Cancún, one possible gateway, is available on Alaska and Mexicana, and connecting service (change of plane) is offered on Aeromexico, American, Continental and US Airways.
Sports
Except for Bret Saberhagen, it’s been tough going for Kansas City starters, but reliever Dan Quisenberry promises it won’t last.
June 29, 1987
As the Mexican elections near, gifts and glitz abound at rallies. But apathetic and reform- minded voters may need more to get excited.
July 5, 2003
Boats and seaweed littered the streets of this city hundreds of yards from shore Thursday after Hurricane Gilbert battered the Yucatan Peninsula and headed north along the Gulf of Mexico.
Sept. 16, 1988
Tiny figures fascinate in their depictions of life in the Yucatan. They were found on an island of the dead.
Nov. 16, 2008
Crews struggled Sunday to remove damaged platform equipment blocking the opening of an oil well that has burned out of control for four days in the Gulf of Mexico.
Oct. 27, 1986
A swarm of Africanized bees attacked an elderly man in the southeastern state of Campeche, and he died in the hospital a short time later from stings, the official news agency Notimex reported last week.
Dec. 16, 1990