July 21, 2020 - Friends are members and were staying at the Royal Hacienda about 25 minutes north of us, and we had had several other people recommend it. We looked at the deals for locals and decided it was just too good to not try it.
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Located in Cancun's hotel zone at Retorno del Rey, the museum is a tribute to the ancient Maya civilization that occupied this part of Mexico and has over 3,000 Maya artifacts with hundreds on display at one time.
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My wife Kathy and I found ourselves in the small city of Cosamaloapan, about 100 miles southeast of Veracruz, Mexico. This is not a tourist city. We found ourselves trapped here for five days while our truck transmission was being repaired.
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Being a well-informed traveler can turn a journey from a mediocre day trip to an experience of a lifetime. I recently took a hastily planned road trip with my husband from La Selva Mariposa, our Bed and Breakfast in Tulum. We traveled 200 miles south to the hidden Maya ruins of Calakmul.
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We can't recommend strongly enough the need for you to jump in a car and just go explore the Yucatán. It is something I try to do every chance I get, whether traveling alone or heading out with loved ones and friends.
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We had driven to Río Lagartos once before just to see what the area had to offer. It was flamingo nesting season and no tours were going out into the mangroves, so we went on to Isla Holbox, a little farther west. This time we made a three-night reservation at Hotel Villa de Pescadores on a recommendation of friends who had recently visited.
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We woke early and had a nice relaxing morning at Puerta Calakmul. We were not yet ready to leave this amazing resort. The birds were waking and starting their day so we took the opportunity to walk around and take it all in.
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My daughter and her family, including two little boys, five and eight years old, were scheduled to arrive soon. Before their arrival, I had not alerted them to the massive amounts of sargassum lining the shore from one end of the Riviera Maya to the other. I was hoping it would magically disappear…
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