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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 [...]

World’s Largest Underwater Museum Grows in Cancun

World’s Largest Underwater Museum Grows in Cancun

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Envision an underwater museum created by man. With no walls to hang paintings, how could this be done…and what’s the point? Developed for the Punta Nizuc National [marine] Park off the coast of Cancun and Isla Mujeres, Mexico, the Museo Subaquatico de Arte (MUSA), or Subaquatic Art Museum, is the answer to an important question: How do [...]

Help Save the Mangroves

Help Save the Mangroves

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Mangroves:  What are they and why are they so important?
Nature preservation.  It requires our attention because many of the world’s species are becoming endangered.  Mangroves, shrub-like trees that grow in salt water marshes and wetlands of subtropical and tropical regions, are one of them.  Mangrove forests have been devastated by acts of nature and especially [...]

Day of the Dead: An Overview

Day of the Dead: An Overview

ShareDay of the Dead; if you studied Spanish in any American high school the probability of you having heard of it is pretty high. But this doesn’t mean that you necessarily know of its origins or can recognize the differences between Day of the Dead and Halloween.
Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, [...]

A Healthy Caribbean Vacation

A Healthy Caribbean Vacation

ShareMaintaining a work out routine while on vacation is not an easy task. However, completely abandoning exercise and a healthy diet isn’t necessary. If you opt for a beach vacation in the Mexico Caribbean, there are some general guidelines  to follow that will allow you to stay fit and eat well.

Security and Travel in Cancun, Mexico

Security and Travel in Cancun, Mexico

ShareQ: What is the best way to prevent someone from doing something?

A: Scare them.
This is exactly what is happening among Americans who normally travel or want to travel to Mexico. With the constant rehashing of the drug-related violence taking place in Mexico, and now with recent cases in Cancun, an area still considered [...]

Xploring Above and Below the Jungle

Xploring Above and Below the Jungle

ShareThe Riviera Maya, a place solely for sun, sand and a few Coronoas right? Well, not really. It is also a popular vacation destination with those with an adventurous heart.
When you reach your limit of fun in the sun on the beautiful white sand beaches of Cancun and the Riviera Maya, cool off by jumping [...]

Win 5 Days, 4 Nights in Cancun!

Win 5 Days, 4 Nights in Cancun!

ShareWant to return to Cancun or the Riviera Maya? Want to see it for the first time? Well, here is your chance!
Enter our photo contest and Win 5 days and 4 nights!
*Contest starts August 4th and ends September 23rd. *
Photo Contest Instructions:
1) Pick your best sunset photo for one of two categories, Beautiful Cancun Sunsets or Beautiful [...]

Cancun Crabs Migrate Inland

Cancun Crabs Migrate Inland

ShareIt is low season. This is the time many take advantage of the low-season vacation deals while others miss out by staying home. Maybe those who chose to stay home fear hurricane season or it is simply because they don’t want the chance of rain to spoil their sunbathing time. Regardless, there is one more [...]

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 [...]