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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…
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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…
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Cancun Maya Museum Hosts To’on Exhibition on the Maya of Today

The Cancun Maya Museum is hosting a seasonal exhibition of photos and videos on the Yucatan Maya of today, their lives, culture and traditions. Through videos, they tell their own stories, relate the history of their people, their beliefs and…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Tourist Numbers on the Rise

In the first quarter of the year, Cancun welcomed 1,624,270 visitors, 5.8 percent up on the same period in 2014. The countries showing the most significant growth rates in terms of numbers of visitors were: Argentina 15% Brazil 9% Mexico 8% Colombia…
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Museum of Prehistory Opens in Dos Ojos

Dos Ojos Cenote in the district of Tulum will have a new attraction for visitors this month, the Museum of Prehistory. The Museum will have exhibits of fossils found during dives in the cenotes and underground rivers in the Tulum area and replicas…
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Flamingo Conservation Group wins Mexican Ecology Award

Yucatan conservation group Niños y Crias A.C., has won the National Award for Ecological Merit 2015 for its 16 years of work with flamingos in Río Lagartos and Celestun. Niños y Crias studies the flamingo colonies, monitors the health of…