{"id":66086,"date":"2023-07-14T20:37:09","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T20:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/?p=66086"},"modified":"2023-07-25T18:15:08","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T18:15:08","slug":"more-pueblos-magicos-for-the-yucatan-peninsula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/july-2023\/more-pueblos-magicos-for-the-yucatan-peninsula\/","title":{"rendered":"More Pueblos M\u00e1gicos for the Yucatan Peninsula"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lk31ejl1-c81e429565790306c18f31d4080cc35a\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lk31ejl1-c81e429565790306c18f31d4080cc35a{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#00467f;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lk31ejl1-c81e429565790306c18f31d4080cc35a .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#00467f;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lk31ejl1-c81e429565790306c18f31d4080cc35a av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >More Pueblos M\u00e1gicos for the Yucatan Peninsula<\/h1><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border'><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66011\" src=\"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tekax.jpg\" alt=\"Tekax\" width=\"845\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tekax.jpg 845w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tekax-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tekax-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tekax-705x473.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Mexican Tourism Board recently designated 45 towns and villages throughout the country as Pueblos M\u00e1gicos, bringing the number to 177. Pueblos M\u00e1gicos or Magical Towns are selected for their traditions, history, handicrafts and cuisine, festivals or because they are in an area of outstanding natural beauty. This year, the Yucatan Peninsula welcomes five more Pueblos M\u00e1gicos: Cozumel in Quintana Roo, Motul, Espita and Tekax in Yucatan and Candelaria in Campeche.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cozumel-coral-reef-1.jpg\" alt=\"Coral Reef\" width=\"845\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cozumel-coral-reef-1.jpg 845w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cozumel-coral-reef-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cozumel-coral-reef-1-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cozumel-coral-reef-1-705x473.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cozumel was chosen for its history that stretches back to the days of the ancient Maya, traditions like the Carnival, the oldest in Mexico, and the Fiesta del Cedral, for its rich natural heritage \u2013 endemic species such as the Cozumel emerald hummingbird and dwarf raccoon\u2013 and its world-famous coral reefs.<\/p>\n<p>Yucatan\u2019s trio of new Pueblos Magicos are rich in history. Motul, Espita and Tekax all have colonial churches, monasteries and haciendas and played an important role in the 19<sup>th<\/sup> century Caste War. In the south of the state, Tekax sits on a range of low hills and is close to several impressive caves that were sacred to the ancient Maya and used as a refuge in turbulent times. Valladolid, Izamal, Mani and the port of Sisal are the state\u2019s other Pueblos M\u00e1gicos and they all have their own charms, traditions and even signature recipes for visitors to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>Candelaria in Campeche is close to Maya archaeological sites such as El Tigre, waterfalls on the Candelaria River, lagoons and jungle reserves that are a haven for wildlife.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mexican Tourism Board recently designated 45 towns and villages throughout the country as Pueblos M\u00e1gicos, bringing the number to 177.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":66011,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[679],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-july-2023"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - 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