Merida Bound
On your next visit to Merida, capital of the neighboring state of Yucatan, you’ll probably notice that more dilapidated or abandoned 19th-century and early 20th century houses and civic buildings in the historic heart of the city are being…
Cancun Flight News
Vacation Express has launched a seasonal weekly nonstop flight from Memphis to Cancun until August 3.
In other airline news, as part of its Cielito Limpio environmental campaign, Mexican airline Volaris is investing in cleaner technology to…
Amigos de Sian Ka’an launch Water is Life campaign
Cancun-based conservation NGO, Amigos de Sian Ka’an has launched a new campaign called Agua es Vida or Water is Life to raise awareness of the need for better water management and marine conservation. In order to do this, it has teamed up…
Gold Medal for Spirit Distilled in Valladolid
If you have driven to the colonial town of Valladolid on the toll road you may have noticed fields of blue agave, the plant that gave the world tequila, growing beside the highway as you turn off for the town center. The fields belong to the…
More literary honors for US Chef based in Yucatan
David Sterling, a chef from the United States who lives in Merida has added the prestigious James Beard Foundation award for food writing to the Art of Eating prize for Best Food Book of the Year he won earlier this year for Yucatan: Recipes…
New shrimp fishery initiative to protect turtles
Globally, thousands of turtles die each year entangled in huge dragnets used by shrimp boats. Here in Mexico, the Fisheries Institute is taking an important step to prevent such fatalities by implementing new technology that excludes turtles,…
Upcoming Events
Sea Walls Festival: Murals for Oceans, Cozumel, July 17-26
Street art comes to Cozumel in a festival organized by the Municipal Government and Pangea Seed, an international organization seeking to transmit a message of marine conservation through murals. More than 25 artists will paint huge murals in the island capital San Miguel to celebrate the beauty of the oceans and their plight.
Travel the World with President’s Circle
Your exclusive President’s Circle membership offers you endless possibilities when you wish to travel the world. All you have to decide is where you would like to go, look at a map and choose a spot and President’s Circle will do the rest.
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Spread the Word about Grand Residences
If you enjoy telling your friends, relatives and associates about Grand Residences and showing them photos of your home in paradise, why not help spread the word by participating in the Grand Residences Referral Program?
We want your referrals…
