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Maya the Miracle Dolphin Released Today

On March 31, The Royal Sands had a surprise visitor from the sea, a sick dolphin that had swum into the shallows, possibly in pursuit of fish, and beached itself. We are happy to report that Dolphin Discovery vets have been able to nurse it…

Happy Birthday Cancun, 45 Years Old!

This world-famous resort was a deserted finger of sand, the sigh of the surf and the cries of sea birds the only sounds, and the only visitors the family that tended the coconut palm plantations and fishermen from the nearby village of Puerto…

Upcoming Events

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="4552" border_color="grey" img_link_target="_self"][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]Cancun International Fishing Tournament 2014 April 24-26 Fishing tournament fever…

Maria del Rosario Martinez, Housekeeper at The Royal Caribbean and The Royal Islander

Born in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, María del Rosario Martinez, our Housekeeper at The Royal Caribbean and The Royal Islander has been a Cancun resident since 1985 and joined Royal Resorts in 1989. Rosario celebrated her 25th anniversary at Royal…

New Jaguar Census for the Yucatan Peninsula

According to a census carried out in 2010, the estimated population of the jaguar, the largest feline in the Americas, stands at around 4,400 in Mexico, with at least 45 percent of them living in the Yucatan Peninsula. Yet biologists do not…

More Scarlet Macaws raised in Xcaret are released in Veracruz

  Twenty-eight scarlet macaws from the record-breaking macaw-breeding program in Xcaret Park were released in southern Veracruz after months of acclimatization to life in the jungle, bringing the number of birds introduced into the wild…

Moviegoers get ready for the Riviera Maya Film Festival

  From April 23 to 29, movie lovers in Playa del Carmen will be treated to an extravaganza of cinema when the Riviera Maya Film Festival comes to town. The 2015 program features 70 films, of which 53 are having their premiere in Mexico,…