Alvaro Lara Pacheco becomes acting mayor, few months later Renán Barrera Concha wins the local election and he becomes the 34th mayor. 2014 – Mérida hosted the VI Summit of Association of Caribbean States, more than 25 Heads of State members came to the city. 2015 Mauricio Vila Dosal becomes the 35th mayor. Raul Castro, President of Cuba is received by President Enrique Peña Nieto in his first visit as President, to Mexico. Here he announced his retirement on 2018. 2018 María Dolores Fritz Sierra becomes the 36th mayor, as acting mayor in office. The 3rd presidential debate of the 2018 general elections is hosted at the Mayan Museum of Merida Renán Barrera Concha becomes the 37th mayor. First constitutionally re-elected after the 2015 constitutional reform. 2019 The city hosted the 17th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, receiving more than 30 of them. See also Mérida history List of municipal presidents of Mérida Yucatán history and References This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia. Bibliography in English (fulltext via OpenLibrary) in Spanish External links (includes Merida) Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Mérida, various dates Mérida, Yucatán Merida Merida