Yucatán Peninsula Tips & articles

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  1. Cancún and the Riviera Maya

    10 February 2012

    Yearning for sun, sand and eye-popping natural beauty? A trip to Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula – and its crowning resort developments...

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  2. Swimming with whale sharks in Mexico

    26 October 2011

    Everybody knows you go to Honduras’ Bay Islands to swim with whale sharks. Well at least everybody who loves the...

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  3. The forgotten ruins of Mexico’s Ruta Puuc

    24 October 2011

    Travel is all about connection: with our planet, with our people, and with our history, culture and spirit. All too...

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  4. Top 10 works of engineering genius

    19 September 2011

    Those monuments you’ve crossed the planet to see – they’re big, but are they clever? Well, yes, actually they are....

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  5. Top 10 sights in Cancún and Yucatán

    15 September 2011

    It’s no great secret why Cancún, and to a larger extent the Yucatán Peninsula, has become Mexico’s top tourist destination....

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  6. Street eats in Mexico

    15 September 2011

    The sweet temptation of street eats seems to be lurking around just about every other corner in Mexico. With food...

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  7. Top 10 things to throw yourself off

    13 September 2011

    Have you had a good plummet lately? No? Well, if you’d like to add an adrenaline rush and an element...

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  8. Subterranean splash! Mexico’s underground rivers.

    18 July 2011

    The Mayan Riviera on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula may look like your typical beachside holiday destination but for spelunkers, cave divers...

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  9. Mexico’s most blissful beaches

    12 July 2011

    When people think Mexico, many see  golden sand, blue water and green palms. Hundreds of beaches fit this bill: some...

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  10. Burn, baby, burn: the world’s fieriest foods

    23 November 2010

    Foods hot enough to repel elephants and make chefs wear gas masks? That’s right. If you think you’ve got the...

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  11. Mexico's missing island

    24 February 2010

    Did you hear the one about the island that disappeared?Bermeja, a tiny uninhabited island to the northwest of the Yucatán...

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  12. Cities - so misunderstood (update)

    12 January 2010

    Wow - the original version of this article, entitled ‘Cities You Really Hate’ and published on 9 October, certainly ruffled...

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