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E-mail pageExperience Cancún & Isla Mujeres
When to Go
Cancún enjoys its best weather between November and May, when temperatures usually hover around...
Top Reasons to Go
Dancing the night away to salsa, mariachi, reggae, jazz, or hip-hop at one of the Zona Hotelera's many...
Cancún's Top Attractions
That Beach: The entire planet should look like this. A long, thin stretch of beach with a lagoon on one...
Cancún Itineraries
Wet, Wild Water Sports
Cancún is the place where you'll likely start your visit, and if sunbathing, water sports, and...
Cancún is one of the water-sports capitals of the world, and, with the Caribbean on one side of...
Cancún's History
The first known settlers of the area, the Mayans arrived in what is now Cancún centuries ago...
Chichén Itzá
One of the most dramatically beautiful of the ancient Maya cities, Chichén Itzá draws some......
Isla's History
The name Isla Mujeres means "Island of Women," although no one knows who dubbed it that. Many believe...
In Search of the Dead
El Día de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead) is often billed as "Mexican Halloween," but it's much...
Yucatecan Cuisine
Yucatecan food is surprisingly diverse, and milder than you might expect. Anything that's too mild, however...
Side Trip to Isla Contoy
Some 30 km (19 mi) north of Isla Mujeres, Isla Contoy (Isle of Birds) is a national wildlife park and...
Who Was Ixchel?
Ixchel (ee-shell) is a principal figure in the Pantheon of Mayan gods. Originally married to the earth...
Don't Wake the Sharks
The underwater caverns off Isla Mujeres attract a dangerous species of shark -- though nobody knows exactly...
In recent years, hoteliers have been working overtime building new resorts and refurbishing old ones
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