The actions coincide with broader Pride Month activities in the region, including marches this Saturday in Cancún and Isla Mujeres, and June 28 in Playa del Carmen.

Mennonites in Mexico, local Indigenous peoples and the government have increasingly come into conflict over Mennonite communities' agricultual practices involving illegal logging and deforestation.

The closure, due to an unresolved dispute between vendors, artisans and tour guides with authorities, kept some 9,000 would-be visitors out of the site each day.

The worst may still be coming: Forecasters expect sargassum arrivals to intensify in early June, overwhelming beaches and the crews tasked with cleaning them.

Summer is the time to prepare some of our seasonal favorites, ranging from watermelon salad to traditional Mexican salsa and avocado ice cream.

President Sheinbaum had ordered a fresh environmental review of the water park before the Environment Ministry officially cancelled it on Tuesday evening, largely in response to public backlash over the project's anticipated damage to the area's ecosystem.

The "Perfect Day Mexico" project will bring 20,000 cruise ship passengers per day to a huge water park complex at a tiny fishing village aside the world's second-largest reef and threatened mangrove forests.

The El Cruce distance swimming competition held off the coast of Cancún is considered by the World Open Water Swimming Association to be among the 10 best in the world.

Given the name Herencia Maya (Maya Heritage), the conservation program is a joint government-NGO-private-institution effort for funding the rescue and revival of Yucatan's mangroves and waterways.

Avoid the crowds of Mérida without missing out on cultural experiences with a trip along the Convent Route.