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Isla Mujeres is an island oasis for golf carts and boats with incredible views, plenty of shops, restaurants and bars to choose from. An easy day trip from Cancun or Playa del Carmen, this tiny island is big with tourists and expats for its incredible variety of activities and laid back island attit…
If you are looking for one-of-a-kind home furnishings or have a hard-to-buy-for person on your gift list then Galerias El Triunfo is the place for you! They have everything you can imagine and MANY things you can't! Guaranteed to be slightly overwhelming and certainly a good air-conditioned time, El…
Xel-Ha, a world class eco-park located in the Riviera Maya near Playa del Carmen has a new eco-activity for water loving visitors from all over the world. Now visitors can interact with live stingrays. The stingrays live in the eco-park's tranquil crystalline waters in a naturally protected inlet wh…
One of the best things about living in a beach community is FRESH SEAFOOD!
There are are many wonderful restaurants that serve seafood prepared in almost any style imaginable in Playa del Carmen, but if you want the fresh catch of the day to cook at home a great place to check out is El Pirata.
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Most of the time travel is easy, but every now and then travel troubles present themselves. No matter how many times you travel the same route to visit family or to winter in Playa del Carmen, there is always a chance that problems will arise. Careful travel planning can go a long way to help avoid …
The quality of life that we experience living in Mexico makes up for any culture shock we may occasionally experience. The home and personal services available in Mexico are very affordable and go a long way to helping us adapt a carefree beach living attitude! Coming from a do-it-yourself culture,…
Puerto Morelos is a small, sleepy, seaside town between Playa del Carmen and Cancun. This adorable beach town has some wonderful restaurants, many shops with Mexican Handcrafts, an incredibly wide, white sand beach with warm shallow water that is very safe for children or non-swimmers and a fabulous…
It is said that with every end there is a new beginning and this seems to hold true for the tourism industry in Mexico. 2012 marks the end of Mayan calendar and a reason for many to visit the ancient Mayan state. With the emergence of many upcoming markets giving a rise to disposable income, a dream…
One way to help protect the local environment, give back to the community and protect the flora and fauna of the Riviera Maya is to volunteer. Join the CEA to mark and protect sea turtle nests, to help collect and document important information about sea turtles and learn about the turtles that p…
The beautiful Lionfish is a danger to the fragile ecosystem of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef.
Lionfish are indigenous to the tropical Pacific and Indian Ocean, but are invading the reef system here in the Caribbean ocean. Before January of 2009 the Lionfish had not been seen in the Riviera May…