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If you love Cancun’s beaches as much as we do, you’ve seen those colored flags near lifeguard towers. They aren’t just décor—they’re your quick-read safety system. As we at The Cancun Sun have explained in recent coverage, these flags change with conditions throughout the day, so reading them right can be the difference between the …

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The promise is everywhere in Cancún’s Hotel Zone: glossy banners that scream “$500 Resort Credit!” FOMO kicks in; who doesn’t want free spending money for the spa or off-site tours? Yet scroll past the offer and you’ll discover service-fee clauses, coupon fine print, and minimum-night caveats that quietly shift part of that “gift” back onto …

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The head of the restaurant association in Mahahual, the idyllic Mexican paradise town south of Cancun, has spoken of the frustration building in the destination towards pushy restaurant “promoters”. Almost all travelers will enter the iconic restaurant-filled beachfront of Mahahual from the side of the area’s famous lighthouse. Here, it is claimed, travelers are quickly …

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