A Taste of Mexico

Puerto Morelos, just south of Cancun and the last little colonial town on Mexico’s Riviera Maya, has a new attraction for the ‘curious vacationer.’ The Little Mexican Cooking School officially hangs out its shingle on December 8th, 2009 and will continue with what they call ‘cooking class adventures’ every Tuesday and Thursday until the end of April.

A tranquil sanctuary away from the stresses of everyday life.

Hotel Le Reve, a new boutique hotel in Playa del Carmen, offers simple luxury , top notch service, and lush surroundings to enable you to take full advantage of your rest, relaxation, and rejuvenation.

We were recently invited to the Hotel Le Reve opening , and as we like to keep current with the latest area developments and growth we gladly accepted the invitation....

New Tours Offered in Playa del Carmen and the Riviera Maya Off the Beaten Path.

We are pretty particular in which tours we like to offer, and we have gone on many local tours in the area, all of which we have not added to our site. Recently we were invited to try a new tour, The Floating Jungle Tour that is being offered by a new local tour company. 

Xcaret Dinner and Show: great food and an extravagant show rolled into one evening.

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Okay let’s see where we left off….

A Two Part Series on Xcaret and the Spectacular Dinner Show

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Okay, I know I have lived here for almost 4 years, but I have never been to the Xcaret Dinner Show. The only other time I have been to Xcaret was about 3 years ago when I was teaching here in Playa del Carmen. Part of the programs that Xcaret and Xel-Ha offer are free entrance to local area schools so when I went 3 years ago I brought 21 children between the ages of 3 and 11. Yes, I know I am crazy, and although I had fun with the kids I certainly didn’t get to enjoy the park, let alone the dinner show. So just a few weeks ago I arranged for a group of 35 people, who were a company visiting Playa del Carmen from Sweden, to go to Xcaret and the dinner show. I decided this would be a perfect time to go and check out the park so I joined the group for the afternoon.

Travel author, Joshua Hinsdale, has put his years of travel experience into a guide book for the Riviera Maya. So whether you are a visitor or a resident of the area you can find out some interesting information that you might not have known about.....check it out!

 By Joshua Hinsdale

My parents first traveled to the Riviera Maya in 1980, when it was known only as the not-so-catchy “area south of Cancún.” They went to Xcaret when it cost 25 cents and the road was yet to be paved. They went to Xel-Ha and Garrafon, in Isla Mujeres, and marveled at the tropical fish and the deserted beaches. They ate lobster on the beach in Cancún and snorkeled the virgin reefs of Cozumel. When they came home, they showed me their pictures and talked of their adventures, and I knew I’d go there one day.

Sacred Blue; a must do when visiting The Riviera Maya.

Sacred Blue Tour Company is the brain child of Javier de Prado Gonzalez (aka Pato). Pato, a self proclaimed “citizen of the world” was born in Spain, and moved to Mexico City when he was four years old, and he arrived in the Riviera Maya 12 years ago. Upon arriving in the area he was hired as a guide for a horseback riding tour, and soon after started working for a small tour company based out of Puerto Aventuras. While working in Puerto Aventuras he caught the diving bug, and he then became a certified dive instructor for a company based out of Playa del Carmen called Seafari Divers. 

PGA TOUR to conduct official-money event in Mexico

The 2007 PGA TOUR schedule announced contains one new event and it is one of historic significance as the TOUR will conduct an official-money event for the first time in Mexico. The Mayakoba Classic will be held on the Riviera Maya in the State of Quintana Roo in the resort of Playa del Carmen the week of Feb. 19-25, 2007.

10GATES supports the Riviera Maya following Hurricane Wilma.

Playa del Carmen, Mexico - (November 16, 2005) - In the days leading up to the worst Hurricane on record for the Yucatan Peninsula, 10GATES International was working quietly behind the scenes with Ing. Dario Flota, Executive Director of the Riviera Maya Tourist Board, to establish a CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS Center for the organization.  According to Michael Halle, Chairman and CEO 10GATES International Services Corp, of Miami Florida, the exclusive reservations and information partner of the Riviera Maya Tourist Board, said, "Once it was clear that Wilma could be a serious threat to the region, we moved quickly to establish all staff and technology to support Ing. Dario Flota and the Riviera Maya.....

By Kristin Hahn

The Tourist Police of Playa del Carmen pride themselves on their values and principles of: leadership, order, discipline, honesty, efficiency, and professionalism. They are in the process of getting ISO certified, and they are bringing a new image to their force.

 I had the distinct pleasure of sitting down for an interview with Comandante Urbano Garcia Santiago, the Commander and Chief of the Tourist Police, here in Playa del Carmen. I wanted to get an insiders point of view on the incredible growth and expansion of Playa del Carmen, as well as the Riviera Maya.