La Chispa

June 3-4 The population of Valladolid turns out on the night of June 3 to witness the representation of a rebellion against injustice in 1910 that was the first spark or chispa of the Mexican Revolution.

Valladolid is 471 Years Old

May 28 The colonial town of Valladolid celebrates the anniversary of its founding in 1543 with masses, serenades, traditional dances and a candlelit procession to the Convent of San Bernardino de Siena.

Museum Night in Mérida

May 24 Like New York, Mérida now has its late-night Museum Night, called la Noche Blanca. Museums and galleries will be open until 2 a.m. and there will be concerts and other cultural events in the city’s parks and theaters.

Fishermen Take Up the Challenge in May

Sacred Mayan Journey

May 22-24 After six months of arduous dawn training sessions, more than 350 oarsmen from Cancún, Xcaret, Xel-Há and Cozumel are ready to embark on the 2014 Sacred Mayan Journey. They will be following the sea route taken by ancient pilgrims who traveled to the sacred island of Cozumel (Kuzamil) to worship at the shrine of Ixchel. The Mayan goddess of fertility, childbirth and the moon, Ixchel controlled the tides and was the patron of fishing, painting and weaving.

Jesus Argüelles, Executive Guest Services Manager

Originally from the state of Veracruz, Executive Guest Services Manager Jesus Argüelles Osorio has a degree in Tourism Administration and is currently studying an MBA. He joined Royal Resorts in 1997 and began his career at The Royal Cancun,…

New Flights to Cancún

Xcaret’s Wildlife Success Story

Xcaret, the Riviera Maya’s famous nature park announced in April that its record-breaking scarlet macaw-breeding program has boosted the numbers of wild macaws in Mexico by 30 percent. Since 2013, in coordination with experts from the National…

Cancún No. 1 Summer Destination on Orbitz

Cancún Hosts the Tianguis Travel Fair

From May 6 to 9, Cancún and the Riviera Maya played host to the Tianguis Turístico, Mexico’s leading Travel Fair and one of the most important events in the world tourism calendar. This year, delegates for 784 companies from 60 countries…