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Convent of Mama, a stop on the Convent Route.

Take a trip down the Convent Route to see the best...

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Avoid the crowds of Mérida without missing out on cultural experiences with a trip along the Convent Route to discover the real Yucatán.
A 26-kilometer bypass road is in the works to improve traffic flow in and around Tulum.

Tulum mayor announces bypass project to ease tourist traffic

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The road project seeks to relieve the airport traffic that has begun to torment Tulum's residents.
White golf cart taxis driving on the cobblestone streets of downtown Mazatlan, Mexico

Golf carts will soon be a new way to get around...

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A Quintana Roo state government agency is aiming to solve Tulum's downtown transportation problems with golf cart taxis and rentals.
Viva Aerobus plane

Viva Aerobus-Air Canada pact links 8 Canadian cities with 59 Mexico routes

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Air Canada and Mexican carrier Viva Aerobus' new deal gives customers access to major Canadian cities and Mexico's urban and beach destinations.
Melipona honey bee hive

Am I a budding beekeeper? With stingless bees, the answer is yes

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Deep in the Yucatán peninsula, modern keepers are tending to their ancient craft armed with centuries of history and tradition.
A red warning flag for strong current standing on an empty Gaviota Azul beach in Cancun, Mexico

Tourist drowns at Cancún’s Playa Gaviota Azul

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27-year-old Danish student Sofie Barup Enggar, who was on vacation, is the fifth person in 2024 to drown in Playa Gaviota Azul's waters.
The Jaguar Park spans nearly 2,250 hectares and encompasses protected natural areas such as beaches, forests, the Tulum Archaeological Zone and the Tulum National Park.

AMLO, Sheinbaum inaugurate Jaguar National Park in Tulum

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The park is set inside a natural protected area that is home to at least 966 species of flora and fauna.

This couple is shining a light on Mexico’s Pueblos Mágicos

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From sailing to magical island villages to zipping into canyons, one couple is making the most of Mexico by exploring every inch.
Patolli — ​​a game of strategy and luck played by commoners and nobles alike — is one of the oldest known games in the Americas.

Archaeologists restore pre-Columbian board games found in Quintana Roo

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The patollis, estimated to be about 1,000 years old, were likely used by high-ranking Maya officials.
Pyramid at Ichkabal archeological site in Quintana Roo, Mexico

Ancient Maya site Ichkabal opening to public for first time in September

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Already dubbed a "Mesoamerican Egypt," the archaeological site dating to 350 B.C. is older, larger and has more pyramids than Chichén Itzá.
A Maya Train station

Will the Maya Train be completed next month? Local business leaders are dubious

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With September just around the corner, is the railroad ready to be inaugurated like AMLO said it would?

I love going to the dentist…in Mexico

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Nobody loves dental work, but luckily, getting treatment in Mexico is easy, cheap and (almost) painless.
Cenote Xocen

Maya priests join investigation after tree falls in ‘center of the world’

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The community of Xocén, Yucatán has sacred Maya significance.