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A Volaris airplane

Volaris inaugurates daily GDL-Tulum flight

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Volaris now operates domestic flights to Tulum from Mexicali, Tijuana, Monterrey, Mexico City and Guadalajara.
Jaguar in wooded area

Quintana Roo to build 21 wildlife crossings near Maya Train and...

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The government said it will begin building the crossings before the end of 2024. Environmental activists say they won't protect wildlife.  
Portrait of a Mexican jaguar.

Activists sound alarm over removal of wildlife from around Maya Train

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The activist group Sélvame del Tren is warning about the practices of a company hired to do species management around the tourist train's tracks.
A man wearing a Guayabera

A master artisan on why a guayabera makes for ‘an investment of a lifetime’

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Handcrafted in the Yucatán Peninsula, nothing screams "Mexican fashion icon" quite like the traditional dress shirts.
The new measure that the federal government intends to adopt to increase the income that will be used to subsidize the transportation projects placed in the hands of the Ministry of Defense.

Mexico to impose new immigration fee on cruise ship passengers

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Cruise and tourism associations expressed concern over the proposed tax, claiming it will make Mexican ports among the most expensive in the world.
People at Felipe Carrillo Puerto Airport in Tulum, Quintana Roo.

Tulum airport exceeds passenger projections in first year

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Tulum's Felipe Carrillo Puerto Airport has seen more than 1,074,000 passengers and 8,500 air operations since Dec. 1, 2023.
A starfish in a christmas hat

What’s on in the Riviera Maya in December? 

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Across the length of the Yucatán peninsula, there's plenty of activities to enjoy this December.
Cows in an outdoor corral in a row. The first one is looking at the camera

US suspends Mexican cattle imports after flesh-eating worm detected in Chiapas

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The temporary halt occurred after Mexico told the USDA that it found a New World screwworm in a cow from outside Mexico at a checkpoint in Catazajá, Chiapas.
Yucatán independence

Did you know Yucatán was an independent country – twice?

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In the 1840s, Yucatán's desire for autonomy and Maya dreams of freedom sparked a generational conflict that saw the peninsula secede from Mexico.
Plate of pan de cazón

State by Plate: Campeche’s pan de cazón

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The coastal state is as in love with seafood as you might expect - combining the best of surf and turf to create a simple yet delicious delicacy.
Tourists in Cancún

Quintana Roo declares sargassum season over

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Quintana Roo collected 37,000 tonnes of sargassum from its beaches in 2024, 60% more than in 2023.
Tropical depression Sara

‘Sara’ downgraded to tropical depression; heavy rain to continue in 4 states

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All ports in Quintana Roo remain closed to small navigation, water tourism activities and sport fishing following the passage of Tropical Storm Sara.
A view of the Tulum beach

New WestJet flight routes connect Canadian cities to Tulum

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The new weekly flights to two Canadian cities will run until late April 2025.