Puerto Morelos becomes Quintana Roo’s 11th Municipality
On January 6, the new Puerto Morelos Council took office as the town celebrated the birth of the eleventh municipal district or municipio in Quintana Roo.
The Puerto Morelos municipio stretches from Petempich Bay to Punta Brava in the south…
New Lighthouse for Puerto Morelos
Work is underway on a new lighthouse on the Puerto Morelos waterfront. The new 16-meter-high light will guide shipping past Puerto Morelos Reef and sandbanks in area waters. It will replace the white lighthouse that has stood since 1968 and…
Xcaret Celebrates 25th Anniversary with an International Award
Xcaret celebrates its 25th anniversary this month with a prestigious Travvy Award 2016 as the Best International Theme Park.
The Travvy Awards are presented by TravAllianceMedia at a New York ceremony and the results reflect the votes of travel…
US-Mexico Open Skies Agreement
In December 2015, Mexico and the United States signed an Open Skies Agreement, which will boost the number of commercial flights between both countries. It means that more airlines will be able to fly routes between major cities in the United…
Riviera Maya wins a Travel Weekly Reader’s Choice Award
In an annual poll, the readers of Travel Weekly, the leading tourism industry trade publication, rated the Riviera Maya as Mexico’s Leading Destination in the Readers Choice Awards for 2015.
Three Mexican destinations made the New York Times…
Valladolid Unveils New Light & Sound Show
The colonial city of Valladolid recently unveiled two new attractions for visitors to enjoy, a light and sound show and a twice-monthly Saturday evening concert.
The San Bernardino de Sisal Convent is the backdrop for the impressive Noches…
Archaeological Sites Admission Fees Increase
The admission fees for the archaeological sites in the state of Quintana Roo went up on January 1 and are as follows:
Tulum, Cobá, Museo Maya de Cancún/San Miguelito, San Gervasio, Kohunlich, Xel-Há and Xcaret (archaeological sites only)…
Mayan Discoveries at Ek Balam
Through the study of murals and fragments of ceramics, archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Ek Balam have discovered that it was once the site of a school of scribes and artists that brought new techniques, colors, the flowing lines…
