Entries by Apolo Castro

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Searching for a City of Gold in the Yucatan, Izamal

If you like to go somewhere different each time you visit the Mexican Caribbean, how about a trip to Izamal, the Yucatan’s very own “city of gold?”  This peaceful little town famous for its bright yellow buildings is often called the “city of three cultures,” a reference to its pre-Hispanic and Spanish heritage and the […]

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Beach Cleaning

In our May newsletter we reported on the unusual amounts of seaweed that are washing ashore on beaches throughout the Mexican Caribbean. This is still occurring and is not confined to the state of Quintana Roo. The Caribbean islands and the Gulf coast of the United States are having similar experiences. Beach cleaning is being […]

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Restoring the Puerto Morelos Wetlands

The State Government is preparing a project to restore the wetlands of Puerto Morelos. The first stage is an in-depth study of the ecosystem and its health, identifying problem areas. This analysis is likely to take between five to seven months and once complete will dictate the measures to be taken. This period will be […]

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Cancun Airport Expansion

Good news for Cancun visitors, the renovation of Terminal 3 at Cancun International Airport will be completed this year and work will begin on a fourth terminal. Terminal 4 is scheduled to be finished by 2017 and will boost the airport’s passenger handling capacity to 25 million people per year. In 2014, 17.4 million international […]

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Flight News

Mexican carrier Interjet is offering two new daily flights from Cancun to Havana and Miami. Avianca will start flying from Lima, Peru to Cancun on July 26. In October, Sun Country Airlines will begin flying from Fort Myers, Spirit will cover the Houston –Cancun route and on December 18, Delta will launch a Seattle-Cancun service. […]

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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 flag is now flying at Playa Delfines, Playa Ballenas, Playa Marlin, Chac Mool, Las Perlas and Playa El […]