The legendary Cancún Hotel Zone is getting a massive infrastructure overhaul. Officials announced an ambitious renovation project to modernize the 22-mile (35-kilometer) tourist corridor. The Trust for the Strengthening of Tourism Activity in Quintana Roo (Foatqroo) is spearheading the project, which has a budget of nearly 300 million pesos (approximately $15 million USD). The work…
Tucked between five-star resorts along Cancún’s hotel zone sits the remains of the prehispanic settlement of San Miguelito.
In 2023 alone, Cancún attracted just over 40 million international visitors. For most of them, Mexico’s Caribbean coast has become a repeat holiday destination.
Although the trip was completely sold out, most seats remained empty as only a handful were sold to the public..
The inaugural voyage of the Tren Maya takes place today between Campeche and Cancún’s airport.
At 46 feet tall, it is one of the largest piñatas ever built. But its exact purpose, or what it means to commemorate, is not clear.
Narcocorridos draw from traditional Mexican folk music styles, such as the corrido and banda, but with storytelling lyrics that celebrate the exploits of drug traffickers.
For travelers, the Yucatán Peninsula is synonymous with pristine beaches and a vibrant culture that traces its roots back thousands of years. Every year millions of visitors flying into Cancún take day trips to Chichén Itzá to see Mexico’s most famous archaeological site for themselves. But what most of these people ignore is that archaeology…
As of yesterday, the cost of driving the Mérida-Cancún highway broke the 600-peso mark, to 608 to be precise.
Pristine beaches, ancient ruins, charming colonial towns, and luxury resorts, Mexico does have it all.
Air Canada has announced five new direct flights to Cancún this fall and says plans for even more routes to Mexico are in the works.
The presence of seaweed in the Caribbean is nothing new, but has increased dramatically over the past few years.
Delays caused by construction are causing major headaches for divers on the Mérida-Cancún toll highway. Major construction kicked off over a year ago along the highway to make way for Phase 4 of the Mayan Train. But since construction began, it has proved not only inconvenient but also dangerous. The total number of accidents, injuries,…
Multiple Olympic medalist Simone Biles has been spotted on the Yucatán Peninsula vacationing with friends.
Two men were shot to death and another was injured at an upscale beachfront restaurant in Tulum. The attack took place at 9 p.m. Saturday at the Art Beach restaurant at the beginning of the hotel zone in Boca Paila. The complex, which has live entertainment and an art gallery, was filled with customers at…
Authorities in Quintana Roo say they are working with the federal government to streamline border control at Cancún’s international airport.
Mexico’s Marines will be taking control of seven airports across the country, with Mérida and Cancún among them.
Mexico has seized 198 lots of land in Quintana Roo along phase 5 of the Mayan Train’s path.
A group of Canadian influencers is stranded in Cancun and along Mexico’s Caribbean coast after Sunwing refused to let them board their flight back home.
Soon after a special battalion of National Guard troops was assigned to protect the area, gunfire broke out Tuesday on a hotel-zone beach in Cancún. Tourists scrambled for cover, but nobody appeared to be injured. The attackers apparently pulled up to the beach on jet skis and shot pistols into the air. “We just had…
Record-breaking amounts of sargassum could soon reach the Peninsula, scientists said at a Mérida conference.
As infections continue to decrease, the tourism industry on Mexico’s Caribbean coast seems to be doing better than ever.
Over the weekend, a loose tiger was spotted on the highway between Cancún and Leona Vicario.
El Meco is a Mayan archaeological site just 8 kilometers north of Cancún’s downtown but feels worlds away from the craziness of the enormous resort city.
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