Gonzalo Vargas, Quality Control, The Royal Sands

Originally from Mexico City, Gonzalo Vargas has been a Royal Resorts employee for 10 years now. When asked what motivated him to volunteer for the Sustainability Group, he explains, “I love nature and watching things grow. In such a built…

Upcoming Events

For the third year running, Cancun and Playa del Carmen are gearing up for the Festival of the Oceans to celebrate the beauty of our fragile blue world and raise awareness about the urgent need to protect it.

Rugby Sevens in Cancun

If you are a rugby union fan you might think that the Mexican Caribbean is the last place you would expect to see a game and you would be wrong. Cancun has a rugby team and will be hosting the Cancun International Rugby Sevens on June 27 and…

Cirque du Soleil comes to Merida

Visitors to the Mexican Caribbean will have two different Cirque du Soleil shows to watch in late June and early July. “Joya,” is the name of the show at the Vidanta Theater in the Riviera Maya and from June 25 to July 12, the curtain rises…

New Jaguar Alliance

Biologists and conservationists working to protect the jaguar in the Yucatan Peninsula, a refuge for half of the 4,000 that still survive in Mexico, may soon see their efforts bolstered through a new alliance between the Federal Government and…

Sacred Mayan Journey

After six months of arduous dawn training sessions, 370 oarsmen from Cancun, Xcaret, Xel-Ha and Cozumel set sail on the 2015 Sacred Mayan Journey, May 22-23. They departed from Xcaret following the perilous sea route taken by ancient Mayan…

Admission fees for Mexico’s major archaeological sites can now be paid with credit or debit cards

The next time you visit the Cancun Maya Museum or 30 major archaeological sites throughout Mexico, including Chichen Itza, Tulum and Uxmal you’ll be able to pay the admission fee using a debit or credit card instead of by cash.

Flight News

The latest flight update includes the welcome news that Mexican airline Volaris will launch several routes in the Maya World in June, making travel between major cities and attractions is southeast Mexico and Central America much easier. The…

Maya the Miracle Dolphin

Some of our members who were on vacation at The Royal Sands on March 31 may have seen a surprise visitor from the sea, a sick dolphin that had swum into the shallows, possibly in pursuit of fish, and beached itself. If you were wondering what…

Searching for a City of Gold in the Yucatan, Izamal

If you like to go somewhere different each time you visit the Mexican Caribbean, how about a trip to Izamal, the Yucatan's very own "city of gold?"  This peaceful little town famous for its bright yellow buildings is often called the “city…