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Cancun is a tale of two cities, with the Zona Hotelera offering majestic Caribbean beaches and Maya culture and Cancún Centro providing the local flavor.
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A white sand beach with manta rays gliding through the shimmering turquoise waters. No hotels. No nightclubs. No roads or cars of any kind. It’s hard to…
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Surrounded by dense tropical forest, the contemporary Museo Maya de 䲹Գú is a welcome respite from the beach and buffet lines of the neighboring high…
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You don't have to leave the Zona Hotelera to find Mayan culture in 䲹Գú. Before the beach umbrellas, resorts, banana boats and Spanish conquistadors…
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Driving down a narrow sand road, the turquoise Caribbean on one side, the glimmering Laguna Chacmuchuch on the other, you feel like you’re a thousand…
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Unfolding from the base of a mild seaside bluff, Playa Delfines is one of the most scenic beaches in 䲹Գú. A languid stretch of sand with turquoise…
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In the Zona Arqueológica El Rey, on the west side of Blvd Kukulcán, there’s a small temple and several ceremonial platforms. The site gets its name from a…
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A beach club and rustic cabins on a lovely stretch of white-sand beach overlooking Isla Mujeres. Get here before the big hotels attempt to completely take…
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Also known as the Templo del Alácran (Scorpion’s Temple), Yamil Lu’um was used between AD 1200 and 1550, and sits atop a beachside knoll in the parklike…
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