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Postcards from Mexico: On the beach in Playa del Carmen
Writer Ethan Jacobs sends his latest postcard from Mexico on the beach in Playa del Carmen, surrounded by life coaches, reiki healers and assorted "entrepreneurs."
Seaweed diplomacy: Mexico and Japan to tackle sargassum crisis in new...
Mexico and Japan are teaming up to fight the sargassum invasion choking Caribbean beaches — deploying robotics, satellite monitoring and new tech to turn seaweed into opportunity.
Meet the woman bringing adobe back to a Maya village
All natural, climate-controlled and sustainable, adobe construction is making a comeback in a Maya village, thanks mainly to the efforts of one woman, writes Bel Woodhouse.
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Dozens of UK cyclosporiasis victims had vacationed at Riviera Maya resorts
Health officials say that cause-and-effect cannot be assumed and that Mexico's 33 cases do not constitute a signficant outbreak, but inspectors are taking food and beverage samples up and down the Quintana Roo coast.
Tulum, known for its beaches and Maya ruins, is named the happiest travel destination...
The Mexican Caribbean coast resort's honor was the result of some rather elaborate research led by an Irish travel insurance company that searched more than a million reviews for happiness-indicating keywords. Oaxaca came in at No. 3.
Navy unveils 2-billion-peso plan to combat surging sargassum in the Caribbean: Thursday’s mañanera recapped
Sheinbaum also touted strong Q2 growth data and backed an INE ruling that prohibited the PRI opposition from calling her administration narco-government, all at Thursday's presidential presser.
Mexico gets favorable ruling in Vulcan trade accord violation case — but it’s far...
An arbitration panel let Mexico off the hook for US $1.53 billion in damages sought by a company whose operations in Quntana Roo were deemed to have been shut down illegally. Details of the eight years old case are yet to be made public.
Modern tech and an old find combine to shed new light on the Maya
The digital reconstruction of a charcoal mural has revealed the earliest known evidence of calendrical writing in Calakmul, Campeche, using the same photogrammetric technique that led to a similar discovery in nearby El Palmar.
Pre-Columbian skeletal remains discovered in Playa del Carmen cenote
The bones of a woman aged between 18 and 25 years old are the latest underwater discovery on Mexico’s Caribbean coast, where at least 11 prehistoric skeletons have been identified in recent decades.
Quintana Roo moves to guarantee pet spaces at hurricane shelters
A lack of provisions for household animals can discourage families from seeking the protection of emergency shelters, or expose pets to hurricane conditions alone.
Cute but endangered: The dwarf raccoons of Cozumel
The best estimate is that there are less than 200 surviving adults of the Cozumel raccoon population left, making these cute creatures one of the most critically endangered species on the planet.
Postcards from Mexico: On the Paseo de Montejo in Mérida
From over-adventurous kid bikers to abundant artisans and ill-dressed tourists, writer Ethan Jacobs shares his latest postcard from Mexico, featuring Mérida's Paseo de Montejo.
Sheinbaum vows action on Quintana Roo’s sargassum crisis during Tulum visit
President Sheinbaum traveled to Quintana Roo to tackle its sargassum crisis, with a detailed plan due Saturday, as Tulum's tourism industry continues to struggle.