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Discover Merida’s history by night

Are you planning a visit to Merida, the historic state capital of the Yucatan? If you are, don’t miss the colorful video mapping projections in the main square in the evenings. First up is Casa de Montejo, the 16th-century residence of the…
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Cozumel, sacred island of the Maya and dive paradise

Set sail from Playa del Carmen and a short boat ride across the turquoise and indigo waters of the Caribbean takes you to Cozumel, Mexico’s largest inhabited island. In ancient times it was the sacred island of the Maya but nowadays it is…
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Seaweed landings in the Caribbean

It is natural for seaweed to wash up on the beach from season to season, after storms and in the summer heat. However, this summer larger quantities of two species of seaweed known as Gulfweed or Sargassum (Sargassum natans and Sargassum fluitans)…
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Mexico welcomes even more visitors in 2018

The Mexican Tourism Board recently announced that in March, Mexico welcomed four million international visitors, 14.6 percent more than the same month in 2017. From January to March, the number of Canadian visitors to Mexico rose 17.4 percent…
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The world’s best city to visit, and it’s in Mexico

For the second year running, the readers of Travel & Leisure magazine have voted San Miguel de Allende, Mexico’s colonial jewel and UNESCO World Heritage Site, as the Best City in the World to visit. Another Mexican city, Oaxaca, also…
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Events in Cancun, Riviera Maya and Yucatan

Here's our regular roundup of upcoming events in Cancun, Riviera Maya and Yucatan. Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Izamal, August 15, Izamal Masses, processions, traditional dances and music in Izamal, a historic town in the Yucatan famous for…
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Mayan discoveries in southern Quintana Roo

Mexican archaeologists studying the ancient Mayan cities of Dzibanche, Kinichna, Tutil and Ichkabal in southern Quintana Roo have identified a network of sacbes or highways that once linked the sites. This discovery was made possible by the…
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News about jaguar conservation in Mexico

At an international conference on the jaguar and other tropical felines found in the Americas held in Cancun, June 8 -15 and attended by representatives of 20 countries, Mexico shared some important information about the country’s population…
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Cancun flight news

Here is the latest Cancun flight news, Canadian airline Sunwing has announced weekly flights from Val-d’Or, Quebec to Cancun for the winter season, operating from December 11 to April 16, 2019. In more airline news, Southwest Airlines inaugurated…
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New ways to earn Royal Resorts Rewards

We have some exciting news for you about the Royal Resorts Rewards loyalty program: it now offers you even more ways to earn Rewards. Starting June 27, you can now earn Rewards when you book eligible stays and products through the Royal Resorts…