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Royal Resorts Weekly Videos – Week 08, 2012 at The Royal Sands

Fifth Isla Mujeres Whale Shark Festival to be Held in June

The dates for the annual Isla Mujeres Whale Shark Festival have been announced! This popular event that brings together marine biologists from all over the world, conservationists, visitors and local fishermen will take place on Isla Mujeres,…

National Geographic Writer Travels the Maya World

As global interest mounts in the Mayan calendar and one b’aktun or cycle draws to a close on December 21 and another cycle begins, National Geographic Traveler Magazine sent its Digital Nomad Editor at Large Andrew Evans to explore the Mexican…

Keeping Cancun’s Beaches Pristine

During February and March, work took place along Cancun’s shoreline to eliminate the sand “step” that has formed in some areas of the beach as a result of high winds.  Engineers from the Electricity Commission also took measurements as…

Cancun Flight News

Now a subsidiary of Southwest Airlines, Airtran will be offering new flights to Cancun from Denver and Austin during the spring and summer. The Denver service starts up on April 16 and will be daily until July 7, then operating four times a…

Cancun Airport, Best in Latin America, 3 Years in a Row

For the third year running, the International Airport Council (IAC) has rated Cancun Airport as the best airport in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Mexico Visitor Figures Increase in 2011

The Mexican Ministry of Tourism announced that the numbers of international visitors to the country in 2011 reached 22.67 million, up 2 percent on 2010 and 0.2 percent above the number registered in 2008, the previous best year. Important increases…

The History of Chocolate at the Eco Museo del Cacao

Planning to explore Uxmal and the Puuc Route in southern Yucatan? If you are a chocolate lover you may want to call in at a new museum called the Eco Museo del Cacao, which documents the history of chocolate, the origin of the cacao tree and…

A Valladolid Treasure: Casa de Los Venados

Valladolid has a collection of colonial churches, a sprawling convent and several peaceful squares perfect for wiling away the hours, but did you know that it also had a hidden treasure? Located at Calle 40, a short walk from the main square…