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A Tour of the Senses

A Tour of the Senses

ShareIt employs all five senses simultaneously or one by one. It brings out the inner child and reconnects you with nature.  It is the sense adventure tour at re Hacienda Tres Rios Nature Park and Spa in the Riviera Maya. Taste, touch, smell, sight and sound are engaged as Mr. Gerardo Carrera Saucedo and the [...]

BP Oil Spill Travels North

BP Oil Spill Travels North

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The word oil is found in the word spoil and that is exactly what happened to the Gulf of Mexico. It’s tainted, tarnished, and spoiled. The damage has been done and will continue for years or maybe even centuries. Everyone is scrambling for concrete answers but the reality is that until time runs its course, [...]

Riviera Maya Airport

Riviera Maya Airport

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It is coming, the newest Mexican airport in the Riviera Maya, and there is no stopping it. Years in the making and originally put on hold due to the global economic crisis, the airport will be located just outside of Tulum. Now with an improvement in the economy, strong interest of private-sector investors, and the [...]

2012: Interpreting the Day of Doom

2012: Interpreting the Day of Doom

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Theories of December, 21, 2012, are varied and flying around the globe faster than the speed of light. The ancient Mayas have caused quite a stir with their prophecy of an end of an era and interpretation of the indigenous insight is not at all agreed upon. What will it be? Will the planet Nibiru [...]

Tax Back Mexico

Tax Back Mexico

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Mexican President Inspires Vacation Package Discounts

Mexican President Inspires Vacation Package Discounts

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During the annual Tianguis Tourism Fair in Acapulco, Mexican president Felipe Calderon Hinojosa and Secretary of Tourism, Gloria Guevara called on the country´s tourism industry to promote travel to the country. The second most popular international luxury destination and fourth in ecotourism, tourism is Mexico´s third largest source of revenue, accounting for 13.3 percent of [...]

40th Anniversary of Cancun

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Today is Cancun´s 40th birthday! And still the youngest city in the entire country…
The history of Kaank’uun (“nest of viper snakes” in Maya), Mexico’s most important tourist destination now a days, originated in the late 1960’s, being a desolate island inhabited by a small group of Mayan fishermen. In the 1970’s the Mexican Government decides to build [...]

Spanish and Mayan Language Tips on Your Cancun and Riviera Maya Vacation

Spanish and Mayan Language Tips on Your Cancun and Riviera Maya Vacation

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If you haven’t taken a vacation yet to Cancun or the Riviera Maya in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, you’re in for a few fun and fascinating surprises. Surrounded by soft, white sand beaches, the breathtaking turquoise-blue Caribbean Sea, a sparkling lagoon bordered by mangroves, and lush green rainforests with colorful tropical plants and flowers, [...]

Haiti

Haiti

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Haiti needs us!  In this type of situation, we can easily help in the following ways:
-  By going to a collection center, such as the Red Cross and bringing canned food, bottled water, hygienic items, equipment and medical supplies:  gauze, pain medications, antidiarrhetics, antibiotics, and more.   (Check to make sure the expiration date is [...]

Life and Death Festival 2009 in Xcaret

Life and Death Festival 2009 in Xcaret

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Although today  (Nov, 2nd) we officially celebrate in Mexico The Day of the Dead, one of our most colorful and beloved traditions, since last Friday, October 30th the eco park Xcaret is presenting the Festival de Tradiciones Vida y Muerte 2009. A celebration full of culture, tradition, music, food and live performances.
Visiting Xcaret Eco Park [...]