Ask the Locals Travel Guide: Cancun, Mexico  Peter is broadcasting his latest radio show from the Ritz-Carlton Cancun in Mexico.

Long known as a party-centric destination, the Cancun area has evolved ...

Mysteries of the Mayans  Venture from the tourist resorts to explore Mexico's ancient civilizations

The buildings at Muyil aren’t quite as old as those on some of the other ...

Mysteries of the Mayans  Venture from the tourist resorts to explore Mexico's ancient civilizations

For a modest price, visitors to Coba can pay for a rickshaw ride to the ruins ...

Mysteries of the Mayans  Venture from the tourist resorts to explore Mexico's ancient civilizations

Besides the main pyramid, other popular attractions include the ballcourt ...

Mysteries of the Mayans  Venture from the tourist resorts to explore Mexico's ancient civilizations

By Lee G. Healy
lee.healy@shj.com

Published: Friday, March 5, 2010 at ...

Break out - Uncommon beaches, resorts and cities make the best spring break destinations  Published: Thursday, March 4, 2010

Updated: Thursday, March 4, 2010

Riviera Maya

If you want to spend spring break enjoying tropical coral reefs ...

Puerto Aventuras Real Estate Combines Luxury and Activities in 2010   Puerto Aventuras presents some of the best condo options, not only in the Playa del Carmen
area, but compared to most beachfront condo choices. Luxury ...

Traveller's Guide To: Mexico 2010  Continuation from Last Submission...

Can I fly and flop?

The simplest way to do this is to go to Cancún on the Caribbean coast, whose airport is ...

Traveller's Guide To: Mexico 2010  It's been 200 years since this alluring nation gained independence from Spain – and a century since the Mexican revolution. So why not join the party?

By ...

Recovering Mexico is still a great deal for sun-seeking, culture-loving bargain-hunters  By STEVE MACNAULL, QMI Agency

After the mandatory high fives and posing for pictures to celebrate our triumph we soon discovered that climbing up was ...

Playa del Carmen Real Estate market   Today Playa del Carmen, or just "Playa" as it is colloquially referred to, is the center of the Riviera Maya concept, which runs from south of Cancún to ...

Rentals in Playa del Carmen by www.mayavilla.com  Rentals in Playa del Carmen have a perfect mix of business-oriented facilities for all types of groups, as well opportunities for relaxation and bonding ...

Puerto Aventuras Real Estate Combines Luxury and Activities in 2010  Puerto Aventuras presents some of the best condo options, not only in the Playa del Carmen area, but compared to most beachfront condo choices. Luxury ...

Luxury Condos Playa del Carmen by www.mayavilla.com  Maya Villa offers affordable luxury in Playa del Carmen

Playa del Carmen, January 19, 2010. Luxury vacations are starting to rebound, but the attitude ...

Mexico Real Estate Financing Options Grow - Mortgages in Euros   Yucatan Real Estate has recently presented a new Mexico Real Estate financing option, offering mortgages
in Euros. This move is significant as a part ...

Puerto Aventuras Real Estate – Excellent Homes for Boat Lovers  TOPMexicoRealEstate.com continues to present Puerto Aventuras Real Estate as an excellent home, land and condo option in Playa del Carmen, for all buyers ...

AMRESORTS Unveils New Lifestyle Resort Brand Now Resorts & Spas Opens in Mexico's Riviera Maya.  Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Now Resorts & Spas, a new brand of luxury lifestyle resorts, has launched to provide guests the ideal vacation environment ...

Playa del Carmen Real Estate – Lifestyle with a European Flavor  As the 2010 International Tourism Fair shows a particularly strong European interest in the Riviera Maya, Playa del Carmen Real Estate will continue to ...

Escaping the N.D. cold in Mexico  By MICHELLE FARNSWORTH For the Tribune | Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2010 2:00 am | (10) Comments

During the dreary months of a brutal North Dakota ...

Real Resorts in Playa del Carmen Team Up with The Golf Club at Playacar for Great Play & ROYAL Treatment  RIVIERA MAYA, Mexico, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Adding golf to your all-inclusive experience at THE ROYAL Playa del Carmen or the Gran Porto Real Playa del ...

Live the Posada Mariposa Experience   Posted by Luciana

Playa del Carmen, Mexico - January 3rd, 2010 - The quaint style of the Hotel Posada Mariposa provides one of the most unique ...

Fairmont Offers Luxe Golf Perks  January 20, 2010 - Golf courses that host professional events are the only major sports venues that routinely welcome amateurs out to play.

No one gives ...

A Mother-Daughter Getaway to the Yucatan Peninsula  Published: January 17, 2010 by Deb Abraham

Is it time to return to Mexico's stunning beaches and warm hospitality? A recent pre-Christmas getaway to ...

Playa del Carmen: Mexico's playground  By The Grand Rapids Press
January 13, 2010, 2:25PM

BY JANE AMMESON
PRESS NEWS SERVICE

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — As the river’s current pulls us ...

Get the most out of Mexico  Monday January 11, 2010 6:18 PM By Monique Stringfellow

Just a four-hour flight from JFK, the Yucatán peninsula is the perfect place to escape mid-...

Mexico, as It Used to be, and Sarah’s Place: A Travel Story  Story Posted by DORIAN DE WIND in Arts & Entertainment, Education, International, Places, Society.
Jan 11th, 2010

Although, in my opinion, we are ...

Swaying in the arms of an ancient civilization (cont'd from previous post)  Just south of bustling Cancun lies the serenity of the Maya's turtle- friendly Tulum.


HITTING THE WALLS

Our jaws dropped when we reached the place ...

Swaying in the arms of an ancient civilization  Just south of bustling Cancun lies the serenity of the Maya's turtle- friendly Tulum.

GOING TO TULUM

• Getting there: American Airlines and Mexicana ...

Former Beach resident hooked on living and working in Mexico  By Lee Tolliver
The Virginian-Pilot
© December 31, 2009
PUERTO AVENTURAS, MEXICO

Gazing out over the turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea, Bob ...

New Condo Hotel Opens in Riviera Maya  January 1, 2010 - The Riviera Maya, the Mexican region south of Cancun, is a stretch of white sand beaches and turquoise Caribbean Sea that has recently ...

Whale of a time   Marvellous Mexico really has someFIN for everyone

By Jimmy O'Leary, 03/01/2010

SO there I was in the depths of the Caribbean Sea with the world'...

Bargains of the year  Savvy travelers can find deals from Mexico to Iceland

Sunday, January 3, 2010 3:41 AM
By Steve Stephens

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

For many of ...

Scuba Spots: Where to Dive into Mexico's Underwater Wonders  Christine Delsol, Special to SFGate.com

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Do a little snorkeling in Mexico, and you'll soon be wracked with envy whenever ...

Valentin Hotels Introduces Riviera Maya Resort  Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Surrounded by ecological reserves, emerald-green jungle, and turquoise blue water, Riviera Maya is a destination ...

Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort Riviera Maya Offers All-Inclusive Holiday Getaway With Spa Discount, Champagne and Airport Transfers   Get out of town this holiday season and spend the days and New Year's Eve in the Riviera Maya, Mexico

Riviera Maya, Mexico (PRWEB) December 10, 2009 ...

Continued: ALONG THE RIVIERA MAYA  Ruin with a View

Seventy miles south of the airport is one of Mexico's most important archaeological sites, Tulúm, the only Mayan city built on the ...

Continued: ALONG THE RIVIERA MAYA   Just south is Puerto Aventuras, which is short on sand and most of its beaches are manmade.

Two miles south is Xpu-Ha, where the beaches don't get any ...

Continued: ALONG THE RIVIERA MAYA   Where to stay: The strikingly modern 128-room Rosewood Mayakoba makes the most of its constrained beach frontage with a series of channels that allow every ...

Continued: ALONG THE RIVIERA MAYA   The Riviera Maya starts in Puerto Morelos, one of the coast's last genuine fishing villages, 12 miles south of the airport. The beach here is not as impressive ...

ALONG THE RIVIERA MAYA  From elegant hideaway resorts to wallet-conscious all-inclusives -- Riviera Maya delivers. But since the region's developed areas have sprung up in recent ...

Conde Nast Traveler's 2009 Readers' Choice Awards Ranks Ceiba Del Mar Beach & Spa Resort Among "Best in the World"  November 18, 2009

PUERTO MORELOS, RIVIERA MAYA, Mexico--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ceiba del Mar Beach & Spa Resort solidifies its standing as the benchmark in ...

Royal Playa del Carmen Completes Expansion  # Nov 23, 2009
# By: Meagan Drillinger
# TravelAgentCentral

The Royal Playa del Carmen, a Real Resort in Mexico's Riviera Maya, has opened the doors ...

Travel Deals: Half Price at All-Inclusive Resort in Mexico  November 23, 2009, 11:33 am

By ALLISON BUSACCA

The Royal Hideaway Playacar, an adults-only all-inclusive resort in Playa del Carmen, on the Yucatá...

Aldea Zama -Tulum Real Estate TOP Retirement Option offers Style and Luxury  Aldea Zama, the TOP option for retirement in Tulum Real Estate, currently offers land opportunities to build a dream home for retirement in an elegant ...

Taking the Kids -- And Scoring a Holiday Deal That Won't Bust the Budget  Ogintz, Eileen - Taking the Kids

November 19, 2009

I'm perched in a wooden treehouse lazing on a cushy double mattress atop a white sand beach along ...

Hotel Tropical CasaBlanca enhances their Services and Global online presence  Travel & Leisure

2009-11-20 17:17:24 - November 20, 2009, Playa Del Carmen Mexico—Hotel Tropical Casablanca has added new and enhanced features for ...

Vacation Stay - Playa Del Carmen is a right choice for a Holiday with Family  Submitted by Shipra Kaul on November 17, 2009 - 11:01pm. Home and Leisure | Travel

Vacation becomes important when you wish drive yourself away from ...

Kids Stay, Eat & Play Free at Real's Two Family Resorts  The Gran Caribe Real in Cancun and The Gran Porto Real Playa del Carmen

CANCUN and RIVIERA MAYA, Mexico, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Real Resorts is offering ...

Fall specials and festivals entice travelers to Mayan Riviera   November 9, 3:52 PM
Portland Travel Examiner
Deston Nokes

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico – As the U.S. economy shows signs of recovery, and travelers once ...

Accommodations Playa Del Carmen is affordable and luxurious  Submitted by Shipra Kaul on November 9, 2009 - 3:38am.

For few of the people, a great vacation is one that includes visiting places of tourist destination ...

Hotels Playa Del Carmen by Acantohotels.com is luxurious   By: Shipra Kaul

Publish Date: 2009-11-11

Choosing hotels for accommodation is the first thing that most of the travelers look upon when planning ...

Apple Vacations Starts Biggest Sale of Year   Nov 06, 2009
By: Staff TravelAgentCentral

Apple Vacations has started its WinterSun SuperSale, the company's biggest sale of the year. Vacationers ...

Beyond Cancun: Discovering a Deeper Green Get-Away at CESiaK   by Jessica Root - Brooklyn, NY on 10.26.09 Travel & Nature

When my boyfriend had surprised me with two round-trip tickets to Cancun for my birthday,...

Tropical beaches, spas among 'best of' lists  By The Grand Rapids Press
October 25, 2009, 2:50AM

BY SUE SCHRODER
BOOTH MICHIGAN TRAVEL EDITOR

All it takes is one gray, cold day in West Michigan ...

Mexican beach lives up to reputation  By Al Dodimead, Special to Canwest News Service

Maui, Maui, Maui, I knew wherever my family went I would hear this word and any trip would constantly ...

Biologists find world's first known vegetarian spider  Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:42am IST

AKUMAL, Mexico (Reuters Life!) - Biologists have found a spider in Central America with a difference -- the world's first ...

Enjoy Unlimited Spa Treatments with New Special from Ceiba Del Mar  Start Your Journey to Living Healthier with a Wellness Spa Getaway to a Luxury,Caribbean Resort

PUERTO MORELOS, Mexico--(Business Wire)--
Motivate ...

The two Cancúns provide a taste of the Mayans' ancient playground  By GARY MAY, Canwest News Service October 24, 2009

When the Mayans erected their majestic stone cities 1,000 years or so ago, they typically built in ...

Mexico: Top-rated luxury resort in Riviera Maya offers half off and other perks  The consensus on Banyan Tree Mayakoba, a new-ish luxury resort on the southeast shore of Mexico’s Riviera Maya? Phenomenal, if you’re basing it on on TripAdvisor....

Riviera Maya 2009 Jazz Festival  Posted: 2009-10-20

Acclaimed national and international jazz artists will grace the Riviera Maya district of Playa del Carmen with wonderful melodies ...

Ida grows into hurricane near Mexico's Carib coast  By CATHERINE E. SHOICHET (AP) – 13 hours ago

CANCUN, Mexico — Officials readied storm shelters along Mexico's Caribbean coast Saturday and told fishermen ...

Great deals at Mexican hotels and resorts  Updated 10/30/2009 12:07 AM

A triple whammy of events (swine flu, drug-related violence and economic turmoil on both sides of the border) has delivered ...

Take a beach-by-beach tour of Mexico's Riviera Maya (CONTINUED)  03:16 PM CST on Sunday, November 8, 2009
By DAVID SWANSON / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News

Secret strands

Southbound traffic thins ...

Take a beach-by-beach tour of Mexico's Riviera Maya  03:16 PM CST on Sunday, November 8, 2009
By DAVID SWANSON / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News

In the early 1980s, the pristine, beach-...

Tips that can help keep a Caribbean holiday within your budget  01:51 PM CST on Sunday, November 8, 2009
By DAVID SWANSON / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News

We've all heard the message of America'...

Mexico (incl. Cozumel and Cancun) Update  Cancun, Cozumel and the Riviera Maya

Published: Sat, Nov 7 11:16 EST
By "Kevin & Abril Stolz"

Well I figured it was about time to get an update ...

Kick back or kick into gear with Yucatan's sea, night life  11:40 AM CDT on Sunday, October 25, 2009
By MELISSA WARD AGUILAR / Houston Chronicle

You could lounge on the beach sipping Don Julio and reading a ...

Golf courses on Mexican Riviera Maya attract attention  12:00 AM CDT on Sunday, October 25, 2009
By MICHAEL HILLER / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News

Michael Hiller is a golf travel writer ...

Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort Riviera Maya Named '2010 Ultimate All-Inclusive' by Island Destinations  Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort Riviera Maya, a luxury all-inclusive unlike any other, was awarded the "2010 Ultimate All-inclusive" by Island Destinations®...

The 3rd Annual BPM Festival : Playa Del Carmen, Mexico | January 1-10, 2010  Pop / Rock (2009-10-23)

New York (Top40 Charts/ BPM Festival) - This January 2010 escape the winter doldrums and head south towards the Mayan sun for ...

Playa Del Carmen Vacation Rentals are idea for holiday makers   Submitted by Shipra Kaul on October 29, 2009 - 4:39am.

Though, Playa Del Carmen is a great holiday destination and provides the opportunities to people ...

Playa del Carmen Weddings by www.condohotelsplayadelcarmen.com  Come to the Mexican Caribbean to experience the romance and excitement of a tropical wedding, adjusted to your taste and budget

Playa del Carmen, October ...

Real Resorts - The Best All-Inclusive Deals for the Holidays!  Mon Nov 2, 2009 4:46pm EST

Book A Holiday Vacation Now & Save 30% & Receive Up to a $200 Resort Credit

CANCUN, Mexico and RIVIERA MAYA, Mexico, Nov....

Ritual steam bath in Mexico  Purify your body and soul in the sensory sauna of a traditional Mexican temazcal under the guidance of a resident shaman

Published On Mon Oct 26 2009
...

Tamarind Margarita  Published On Sat Oct 24 2009

MAYAN RIVIERA, MEXICO–It took some dedicated research, but it is indeed possible to get tired of Margaritas. Mexico's signature ...

Celebrate Mexico's Day of the Dead festival ... in a theme park  Celebrating the annual festival at a Mexican theme park offers families a fun introduction to Mayan culture

Joshua Stein
The Guardian, Saturday 31 ...

Why the world won't end in 2012  A new film suggests an apocalypse is coming, but the Maya disagree

Published On Thu Oct 29 2009

MAYAN RIVIERA, MEXICO–If there's a word in Mayan ...