Tuesday, January 14, 2025

MND_YUCATÁN PENINSULA

For Belize, where tourism generates 40% of GDP, a Maya Train connection could significantly boost the nation's economy.

Maya Train to Belize? Prime minister pushes for cross-border rail link...

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Prime Minister of Belize Johnny Briceño wants Mexico's southeastern railway to run through his Caribbean nation and potentially connect with northern Guatemala.
A walking tree in Yucatán, Mexico

This Yucatán tree can walk… I’m not kidding!

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It might sound unbelievable, but isn't Mexico a land of magic after all?

What’s on in Rivera Maya this January?

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Dancing, fishing and tantra — it's all happening in the Riviera Maya this month.
Residents of Mexico City are dressed to mitigate the cold of the early hours of the day

New cold front and ‘Norte’ bring high winds and freezing temps to Eastern states

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Cold front No. 21 will collide with a seasonal "Norte" wind this week, bringing blustery conditions to Mexico's Gulf coast.
A massive cruise ship towers over a dock in Cozumel, Mexico while passengers cue to board

Cozumel island to welcome nearly 120,000 cruise passengers in the first week of 2025

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The record visitation numbers reaffirm Cozumel's place as a leading Caribbean destination, the governor said.
Cancún will soon launch a program at the International Airport (AIC) to improve transportation, mobility and the traveler's experience

Tourism officials move to end airport taxi abuses at Cancún International

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State tourism authorities announced they are working to reduce taxi fares to the hotel zone and improve traveler mobility in Cancún.
The Aktun Chen cave system is around 5 million years old

National Geographic’s top rated Riviera Maya underground walk

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In the heart of a five million year old cavern system, echoes of Maya spirits still vibrate among stalactites.
Sea turtle hatchlings on a beach

Cancún releases nearly 1 million sea turtle hatchlings to the ocean

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Benito Juárez municipality described Cancún's 2024 hatching season as a success, with a 97% survival rate.
Two trains at a Maya Train station

Four years and 1,554 kilometers later, the Maya Train is complete

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The US $20-billion railroad is now fully functional, but ridership lags at 20% of the target.
The first flight to connect Germany with #Tulum, the heart of the Maya Zone, arrives.

Tulum International Airport expands connectivity with flights to Colombia and Germany

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Another set of new routes to Canada will begin operating next week.
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 highways

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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.