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Nifty (and Gnarly) Puerto Escondido

  Esconced on the lower Pacific ¨Emerald Coast¨ in the state of Oaxaca, the town of Puerto Escondido (which means ¨hidden port¨) was up until the 1960s barely a pinprick on the map, with dirt streets and just a handful of residents mostly devoted to fishing. Then in 1960 a coastal road reached the village, making it accessible to the outside world, and a village hall was built. Most consequentially for tourism, it was during that decade that surfers (pioneered by a group of Venezuelans,…

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3 great underwater tours on the Riviera Maya

The vacation-oriented coast south of Cancún on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula is famed for its resorts as well as their various shopping, dining, nightlife, and a broad menu of daytime activities. And one of the Riviera Maya's top activities is diving and snorkeling amid the corals that lie offshore, part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef - the world's second largest after Australia's Great Barrier Reef. For snorkeling you don't need any prior training or experience, and here's a trio of the top…

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5 of the best things to do in Cancún

Located at the northeast coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, this L-shape resort island, alongside a city home to hundreds of thousands of Mexicans, many of whom work in the tourism industry, was essentially created by the Mexican government in 1974. Its core appeal has always been its beaches and nightlfe (along with the chance to take day trips to incredible Mayan archaeological sites; there's even a tiny one right here, called Ruinas del Rey). And over the years many other options have…

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  • Yep, the reporting is overblown and one sided. Truth be told, the only thing that keeps me from driving down to Mexico more often is the hours-long, frustrating border crossings. I love it down there.

  • Here is a eye-opening report on the gun violence in the US which shows how major US cities have more gun violence than the most violent countries in the world.  Americans should not travel to New Orleans for Mardi Gras since it is ranked #2 in the WORLD for gun murders, nor even to Phoenix, Az.!  American tourists are not coming to Mexico for their lack of being informed about the reality here in Mexico and depending on sensational news reporting of the most gruesome infighting between drug gangs. But Canadians/Swiss/Italians/Spaniards are coming in droves to enjoy our 80` winter weather! http://www.theatlanticcities.com/politics/2013/01/gun-violence-us-c...

  • It's been a long time since we've driven into Baja. American tourism is on life support here amid reports of drug cartel violence. I'm warned by well-meaning family and friends to not even think about it. Are we crazy for doing it anyway? I don't think so. Today on The World on Wheels, we start a brand new adventure...a road trip to Ensenada, Mexico, with new reports, photos and videos: http://tinyurl.com/alhu9h3
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    The World on Wheels
    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
  • People please see the Riviera Maya . A must place to see.

  • Las Villas de Bellavista.... take a look at our direct bookings program at TheTopTravelClub.com and see if is suitable for your own promotions...no cost if you can add to our member offers.  Perhaps some bonefishing at Ascension Bay?

  • Yes, Tulum is noted for having no electricity and candles are used in hotels, restaurants, etc.  The government is aware of the growing demand for ecotourism and promotes this focus on their many tourist web sites, so areas are being protected from ravenous multinational interests not only on the coasts, but in the historical highlands of Mexico where preservation of traditional villages with Colonial buildings is being protected from unregulated building and where Mexican culture is promoted by restricting cheap imports sold in folk art markets. These towns have been named Pueblos Magicos  Self-sustaining museums are built now on archeological sites such as Xochicalco in the State of Morelos and sustainability in hotel projects will continue to be subject to the scrutiny of the the environmental groups working to preserve Mexico's incredible natural resources. 

  • The RM south of Playa del Carmen, from Tulum down to the Belize border, is very environmentally conscious; it's characterized by nature reserves, and local government policy restricts development with limits on height construction and density. 

  • Your description of changes in Mexico's approach to environmental issues is heartening. I've seen it, too, although you know more about it. How effective is the movement on the Riviera Maya, which I view as having been overdeveloped?

  • Mexico is changing and NGO groups that promote environmental issues are gaining in their influence.  This particular tourist development has been in Mexican news and Care2Cause.com and Avaz.com circulated petitions online that had a tremedous response, so this is not surprising to those of us who live in Mexico and are seeing truly progressive actions being taken.  For instance, in Mexico City, (the first city in the world to legalize gay marriage and adoption), families go bike riding in the eves with major streets closed off or opt to ride to the museums in the eves, water bowls for dogs are built into the sidewalks in the Condesa & Polanco neighborhoods, most Mexico City government vehicles are electric and now we have non-sustainable tourist mega-projects stopped in their tracks, despite the payoffs made to some authorities by these international conglomerates trying to make $$ off of our wonderful natural resources. Great news for Mexico which has always been stereotyped as being rife with corruption at all levels.   

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