Tourists love coming to the Mexican Caribbean to connect with sustainability and nature travel. Those are the two main travel themes travelers are constantly sharing about their travels to Mexico. So, when travelers recently showed up at one of the popular cenotes near Playa del Carmen, they were very disappointed at what they found. Trashing …
Cenote
Located about two hours on a toll road from Cancun, the magical town of Valladolid has a number of activities that will transport visitors to the popular tourist attraction to a different and more traditional part of Mexico. Here are 6 great things to check out on a day trip or even longer adventure to …
Cenotes are well known for being littered throughout the Yucatán Peninsula, being one of the most popular and frequently visited attractions in the country as a whole. While the Mexican Caribbean enters another record-breaking year for tourism, as well as grappling with the effects this is having on environmental and sustainability efforts, the Punta Esmeralda …
Although Cancun is most famous for its assortment of world-class white-sand beaches, it’s also home to one of nature’s most beautiful sights: cenotes. Cenotes, or freshwater sinkholes, played a critical role in Mayan culture, but in the modern age, they are an oasis of tranquility that tourists can’t get enough of. And this summer, cenotes …
The number of Americans choosing to explore destinations outside of Cancun and Playa del Carmen is climbing at a huge rate, with destinations south of these two tourism powerhouses now offering amazing experiences for those willing to try somewhere new. And while the past decade has been dominated by the now world-famous Tulum, further south …
With sargassum expected to wash up on Mexican Caribbean shores in record amounts this year, travelers are planning for the worst. For a growing number of visitors, cenotes, or freshwater lagoons, are turning out to be the perfect alternative to sargassum-filled beaches. Shielded from smelly seaweed and seawater critters, cenotes are both beautiful and calming. …
A tour in Cancun has been selected as one of the best in the world in the recent TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best awards 2022. This is the latest of several high-profile awards to head Cancun’s way over the past 12 months, each of which has helped to enhance the city’s reputation around …
Last Sunday afternoon, a 38-year-old tourist from Tabasco, Mexico drowned in the ‘Encantadao’ cenote located in the Tulum hotel zone. Authorities stated that the man jumped into the cenote to save his daughter after she fell into the water from a kayak. An investigation is now being launched into the safety measures surrounding the cenote, …
This week, tourists have been warned to take precautions when visiting cenotes in the Mexican-Caribbean, after E Coli bacteria were found in 6 of the most-visited spots. The cenotes with the highest rate of bacterial infection were found in Tulum, at the Cristal, Calavera and Casa Cenotes. Cenotes have become increasingly popular this summer, as …
Public health authorities have uncovered high levels of harmful E. coli bacteria in at least three cenotes in Tulum, in addition to several others around Quintana Roo. Cenotes have seen their popularity surge this summer as an alternative to sargassum-filled beaches. Officials in Quintana Roo have warned of high levels of E. coli in a …