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November 21 – 23<\/strong><\/p>\n Valladolid is hosting this year\u2019s Yucatan Bird Festival bird watching marathon in November. The Mayan name of the marathon is Xoc Chi\u2019 Ich\u2019, which means bird count and the idea of the event is for small groups of bird watchers to spot as many species as they can in 29 hours (November 22-23). The marathon will take place in Rio Lagartos and the inauguration and closing ceremony in Valladolid. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][dt_fancy_separator separator_style=”line” separator_color=”default”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n November 27, 28, 29<\/strong><\/p>\n Playa Mamitas in Playa del Carmen is the venue for the 2014 Riviera Maya Jazz Festival. Performances by TAKE 6, Jorge Vercilo, Pat Metheny, Hiram G\u00f3mez, Kenny Garrett, Virgil Donati, Chick Corea, Pato Machete and Aguamala.<\/p>\n Admission is free and concerts take place on November 27, 28 and 29. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][dt_fancy_separator separator_style=”line” separator_color=”default”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n December 4-7<\/strong><\/p>\n Polo comes to the Mexican Caribbean this December with the traditional Rogers Cup at El Rey Polo Club on the Ruta de Cenotes near Puerto Morelos. Ask your Concierge for information about a day of polo. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][dt_fancy_separator separator_style=”line” separator_color=”default”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n December 9-14<\/strong><\/p>\n Mexico\u2019s leading dive festival is set to attract divers from all over the world in a celebration of the beauty of the island\u2019s reefs and the myriad marine creatures that inhabit the coral kingdom. There will be seminars, photo contest, conservation and food events and divers will have the opportunity to explore the new Jean Michel Cousteau Scuba Fest Route, which takes in nine of the island\u2019s loveliest reefs over four days. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][dt_fancy_separator separator_style=”line” separator_color=”default”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n January 6 <\/strong><\/p>\n On January 6, inhabitants of Merida, state capital of Yucatan observe the anniversary of the founding of the city in 1542 by Spanish conquistador Francisco de Montejo. Observed with a procession and mass, it marks the start of the month-long City Festival, a gala event featuring concerts, dance performances, art exhibits and more. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][dt_fancy_separator separator_style=”line” separator_color=”default”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n 28 February \u2013 March 7<\/strong><\/p>\n Artists from different parts of Mexico, United States, Italy, Spain, Italy and other parts of the world gather in Mahahual for this cultural festival which will feature art and photo exhibits, theater, dance, music and film.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Festival of Caribbean Culture<\/strong>
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\nNovember 12-18<\/strong>
\nMusic, dance, movies, theater, art, seminars and workshops will take place in Canc\u00fan, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel and Chetumal as part of the 2014 Festival of Caribbean Culture. The Dominican Republic is this year\u2019s guest country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\r\n