Fishermen from Cancun, Cozumel, the Riviera Maya and other parts of the Caribbean gather in Puerto Morelos this month to take part in two annual tournaments. The fleet of boats heads out to the fishing grounds and each crew shares a common goal of landing the largest white and blue marlin, sailfish, swordfish and dorado. […]
Puerto Morelos has been chosen as one of the locations for a movie called “Tipo de Cambio.” Filming will take place along the beach and around Marina El Cid to the north of Grand Residences. Shooting began in mid April and will conclude in May. The natural beauty of the Puerto Morelos area will also […]
After six months of arduous dawn training sessions, 350 oarsmen from Cancun, Xcaret, Xel-Ha and Cozumel are ready to embark on the 2015 Sacred Mayan Journey, May 21-23. They will be following the perilous sea route taken by ancient Mayan pilgrims who traveled to the sacred island of Cozumel (Kuzamil) to worship at the shrine […]
The next time you visit the Cancun Maya Museum or 30 major archaeological sites throughout Mexico, including Chichen Itza, Tulum and Uxmal you’ll be able to pay the admission fee using a debit or credit card instead of by cash.
In the first three months of the year, 3,992,000 tourists visited the Mexican Caribbean, 1.6 percent up on the same period in 2014.
Tequila, the world-famous spirit distilled from the blue agave may be Mexico’s liquor of preference, but there are many more traditional spirits from different parts of the country that you might want to sample during your time here. On May 9, Cancun Center hosted the Festival de Destilados Artesanales de Origen, an event showcasing distilled […]
Several European airlines recently announced new routes or additional flights planned for the summer to cater to growing demand. They include Thompson Holidays, Vueling, which has boosted its services from London, and Blue Panorama, an Italian charter airline flying from Milan to Cancun and Merida. Stateside, Southwest Airlines is now flying the San Antonio-Cancun route […]
A group of Playa del Carmen artists are transforming the walls and fences in different parts of town with colorful murals. In the last year they have painted over 40 with scenes depicting Mexican traditions or nature and they are going for more. They are looking for muralists from other parts of Mexico and abroad […]
In April, the Puerto Morelos authorities stepped in to clear mounds of seaweed that has been washing ashore in recent weeks. A mechanical digger and the operators are on loan from Cancun to remove it from the beaches. Some of the seaweed is buried in the sand and in the long term helps form dunes […]
