The jimador –harvester- cuts the blue agave plant to begin with the process. Tequila, everyone knows about it and almost everyone has tasted it. What most are not aware of are the various types of tequila and the importance of [...]
2010 July
Summer Photo Contest | The Winners
It’s been a long road since the beginning of the contest (well not too long, but at least a couple of weeks). We gladly received numerous photographs from people around the world. Some sunsets, families, friends, animals, archaeological sites, beaches, [...]
Cenotes: The Yucatan’s Natural Attraction
Just saying the word cenote conjures immediate excitement, right? Well, maybe for some but for the majority, it is literally and figuratively a foreign word. Cenote, pronounced, /sɛˈnoʊteɪ/, is a collapsed caved filled with stalagmites, stalactites and an array of [...]
Summer Photo Contest | The jury and some news
Our photo contest is coming to an end. In a few minutes the finalists for the “I Love Mexico” category and the single winner of the “I Want to Love Mexico” category will be published. As we received numerous photos [...]
Cancun Underwater Museum with AquaWorld
Last weekend the guys from AquaWorld invited the writer Sharon Drechsler and Yucatan Holidays to experience a subsea adventure. The first stop was a Submarine and later on, an snorkeling tour to the Mesoamerican Reef (the second largest in the [...]
Riviera Maya Jazz Festival 2010 | Playa del Carmen
On May 29th Brian McKnight, Phil Perry and Caro Montes performed on the Summer Edition of the Jazz Festival, but this was just the beginning. The Riviera Maya Jazz Festival combines the best international jazz musicians with the unparalleled beaches [...]
SUMMER PHOTO CONTEST | Yucatan Holidays
Hello! If you are reading this is because a) you love photography, b) you love Mexico or c) you want to win 5 days in Cancun (or maybe all of them!) ABOUT THE CONTEST As we want all to join [...]
Summer Photo Contest | Terms & Conditions
1. Submission implies the author is granting publication rights and copyrights to Yucatan Holidays of the photo they send. 2. The contest is limited to ONE photo per person and per category. 3. Photo specifications: 600 x 400 pixels minimum. [...]
A Spa of the Senses: The SenseAdventure Tour
It is an adventure like no other, an adventure of the five senses. Mr. Gerardo Carrera Saucedo and the sense adventure staff at Hacienda Tres Ríos Nature Park and Spa Resort in the Riviera Maya have carefully crafted a tour [...]
How Your Swim with Whale Sharks Will Save the World
Being named the largest fish species with an estimated measurement of up to 20-35 feet, the whale shark tends to leave a large impression wherever it swims. And now, the life-changing experience of swimming with the whale shark will not [...]
