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United Nations Climate Talks in Cancun

United Nations Climate Talks in Cancun

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Mexico is a country that would most likely be negatively impacted by forced climate change, indicates a 2009 report by the World Bank Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery.  As a result of this fact and the country’s voluntary reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, Mexico is an ideal location for the upcoming United [...]

Tequila 101 Spark Notes

Tequila 101 Spark Notes

ShareTequila: a multi-faceted, multi-flavored and fascinating topic is globally known but what is not known is that Mexico’s tequila is equally refined as France’s Champagne.  Scoff if you must but like Champagne, tequila comes from a specific region, is carefully prepared and is  monitored under the watchful eye of the Mexican government.  Tequila goes beyond [...]

A Cenote:In Depth

A Cenote:In Depth

ShareCenote, that is a familiar word, right? Well, maybe not. Unless you have traveled extensively on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula or have lived here, the chances of you knowning what a cenote is, let alone how to pronounce it, are slim. Cenote, pronounced, /sɛˈnoʊteɪ/, is a cave that collapsed upon itself thousands of years ago. Filled [...]

The Green Yucatan Peninsula

The Green Yucatan Peninsula

ShareThe Yucatan Peninsula, a place full of natural beauty and ancient culture, is home to the popular vacation destinations, Cancun, Riviera Maya and Cozumel.  With the birth of Cancun in the early 1970s there was a great boom in tourism causing the region to grow at a rapid rate that may have been too fast [...]

Cancun Against the Climate Change | The Earth Hour

Cancun Against the Climate Change | The Earth Hour

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Cancun and Cancun Great Vacations will join 92 countries in a pledge to turn off our lights on March 27 at 8:30PM local time in support of Earth Hour 2010 to help bring awareness to climate change.
Earth Hour is the world’s largest global climate change initiative with over 92 countries and 1,100 cities participating.
The main [...]

Xcaret Park celebrates the Mexican Life & Dead Traditions Fest

Xcaret Park celebrates the Mexican Life & Dead Traditions Fest

ShareAs part of celebrations marking the Day of the Dead in Mexico, Xcaret Park has prepared a program full of traditions with the flavor, color and feeling of the south, with delightful cuisine and altars of the Maya zone of Quintana Roo, featuring the music of Mrs. Eugenia Leon to open the festival with her [...]

Exotic animals in Cancun and the Riviera Maya

Exotic animals in Cancun and the Riviera Maya

ShareCancun and the Riviera Maya are renowned for their tropical plants and exotic animals. Tourists from across the globe come here to witness their unique and unusual  wildlife.  It’s your turn to come visit some of our most amazing creatures. They are right here waiting for you; take a sneak peak!
Toucans
The hallmark of the Riviera [...]

Cancun & Riviera Maya:The beaches are coming back!

Cancun & Riviera Maya:The beaches are coming back!

ShareSince hurricane Wilma struck back in 2005, the Cancun and Riviera Maya beaches were not the same: the days when the pristine sand extended several meters beyond the hotels and resorts came to an end. Since then, the length of the beach has been coming and going due to natural erosion, even though some efforts [...]