The boat sped down the Ria Lagartos estuary, passing shallow islets of tightly packed mangrove trees. Its waters were different shades of turquoise, mixed with the emerald green of the leaves and the bright baby blue of a clear July
The Riviera Maya on the eastern coast of the Yucatán Peninsula is world-renowned for its warm, turquoise waters and paradisiac beaches and Mexico’s most popular tourist destination. For the past couple of years, however, a new menace threatens to ruin
Planning a trip around Yucatán or the Riviera Maya in Mexico? You might want to brush up on how to say basic phrases in Maya. Maya is a family of Mesoamerican languages spoken by over 6 million people in Southern
As Mexico’s third largest city (and my hometown), Monterrey, with its high-rise buildings and cosmopolitan culture, is the country’s equivalent to New York City. Its nickname, the “City of Mountains” and the “Sultan of the North”, are well earned as
With only a half moon to guide me, I could only half see in the early morning hours. The village of Conkal slept as I set out on my pilgrimage to Dzibilchaltún to witness the spring equinox. My goal was
Death is universal, and something that society regularly shies away from in fear. Unless you’re Mexican. Death has always been venerated in Mexico, from the time of the ancient Native civilizations up until our own times. It is simply a