UPCOMING EVENTS
Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Izamal, August 15, Izamal
Amazing Mayan Discoveries in Tonina
Archaeologists studying the ancient Mayan city of Tonina near Ocosingo in Chiapas have released their latest findings. The city is twice as large as originally thought and they have identified several districts outside the royal palaces and…
Flamingo Conservation Group wins Mexican Ecology Award
Yucatan conservation group Niños y Crias A.C., has won the National Award for Ecological Merit 2015 for its 16 years of work with flamingos in Río Lagartos and Celestun.
Niños y Crias studies the flamingo colonies, monitors the health of…
New Theme Park for Mahahual
Visitors and cruise passengers to Mahahual on the Costa Maya will have a new theme park to enjoy this December. The Maya Park will have pools, a lazy river, nine different water slides, seven zip lines, a rope bridge, parachutes, a 24-meter-high…
Tourist Numbers on the Rise
In the first quarter of the year, Cancun welcomed 1,624,270 visitors, 5.8 percent up on the same period in 2014.
The countries showing the most significant growth rates in terms of numbers of visitors were:
Argentina 15%
Brazil 9%
Mexico 8%
Colombia…
Blue Flag for Cancun’s Beaches
Six of Cancun’s beautiful white beaches received Blue Flag certification in early July in recognition of the cleanliness of the sand, the quality and transparency of the water and the facilities offered for beachgoers. The international blue…
Flight News
Mexican carrier Interjet is offering two new daily flights from Cancun to Havana and Miami. In October, Sun Country Airlines will also begin flying from Fort Myers, Spirit will cover the Houston –Cancun route and on December 18, Delta will…
Cancun Airport Expansion
Good news for Cancun visitors, the renovation of Terminal 3 at Cancun International Airport will be finished this year and work will begin on a fourth terminal.
Terminal 4 is slated for completion in 2017 and will boost the airport’s passenger…
