Search

Byline: Laura Castellanos Laura Castellanos es periodista independiente y autora del libro 'Crónica de un paÃ-s embozado 1994-2018'. Los pueblos indÃ-genas y las organizaciones sociales en Mexico como el Ejercito [...]

Byline: Amy B Wang Officials in Mexico said Tuesday that they discovered eight bodies in multiple locations across Cancun, a popular beach resort city -- and magnet for American tourists [...]

2018 DEC 18 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Life Science Weekly -- Research findings on Life Science Research - Arthropod Research are discussed in a new [...]

Hurricane Rina closed in on the Yucatan Peninsula on Tuesday, threatening beach resorts like Cancun with heavy rain. The United States National Hurricane Center said the storm was expected to [...]

VALLADOLID, MEXICO -- A shared love of Mexican history and craft are what led Nicolas Malleville, an Argentine model, and his wife, Francesca Bonato, an Italian fashion designer, to buy [...]

Byline: ERIK HEINRICH; Special to The Globe and Mail PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO -- The sheer scope of the new Fairmont Mayakoba -- 397 rooms spread over 20 hectares fringed [...]

MEXICO CITY, Oct 14, 2002 (Notimex/Corporate Mexico by Internet Securities, Inc. via COMTEX) -- The Protection and Defense of Financial Service Users (CONDUSEF) will keep an eye on insurance companies […]

Mexico City, Nov 03, 2001 Mexican Civil Defense authorities on Saturday issued an alert for four tourist areas on the Yucatan Peninsula due to the proximity and strength of Hurricane [...]

The article presents a discussion of cenotes in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico. Cenotes are subterranean wells or sinkholes found throughout the area in caves. These supplied the water for Mayan cities such as: Cobá, Zací, Mayapán, and Chichén Itzá. Cenotes do appear in other areas of the world, but not in such numbers.

The article discusses real-estate in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. The author writes that over the past five years real-estate prices have increased significantly. The author also discusses trends in housing development as millions of American baby boomers are expected to retire and move to warmer climates within the few decades.

Reports that Hurricane Wilma has stalled over the Yucatén Peninsula in Mexico, delaying its arrival in Florida. Impact of the hurricane on the Mexican beach cities of Cancún and Playa del Carmen; Order for mandatory evacuations in Florida by Governor Jeb Bush and local officials; Deaths and injuries in Mexico; Extent of the damage in Mexico; Details of the storm; Conditions for residents of the Yucat´n and tourists riding out the storm in shelters; Mexican government's role in providing disaster relief.

The article discusses the results of the genetic analysis published in the "Science" journal which revealed that a prehistoric teenage girl found in an underwater cave in the Yucatán Peninsula has an Asian-derived genetic lineage that is seen only in Native Americans.

Visitors to the Hacienda Katanchel on Mexico's Yucatan peninsula will enjoy a great deal of tranquility. This hotel is in a isolated location among attractive vegetation, including cedars, walnut trees and oaks. The hacienda used to produce sisal, and the restaurant has been converted from the old Casa de Maquinas. There is an extremely relaxing atmosphere, and Monica Hernandez and Anibal Gonzales, the owners, make considerable efforts to ensure that the hotel operates in harmony with the environment.

A recipe for Yucatán Fish from the Yucatán Peninsula is presented.

Hurricane Rina closed in on the Yucatan Peninsula on Tuesday, threatening beach resorts like Cancun with heavy rain. The United States National Hurricane Center said the storm was expected to strengthen into a major hurricane, with wind speeds of at least 111 miles per hour, before making landfall on the Yucatan on Thursday. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports that heavy rains were dumped by tropical storm Karl on the Yucatan Peninsula as it moved toward the Gulf of Mexico.

SELDOVIA, Alaska ON a trip to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico during spring break, Bretwood Higman and Erin McKittrick found themselves on a beach, holding a battered tourist map. Sick of the collegiate shenanigans around them, Mr. Higman suggested they ditch the bars, take the map and walk the 30 miles of shoreline to the next town. ''The beach is probably continuous, right?'' Ms. McKittrick remembers him saying. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The Royal Hideaway Playacar, an adults-only all-inclusive resort in Playa del Carmen, on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, is offering 50 percent off stays through Dec. 22. It's every other night free. Stay four nights, for example, and pay for two; stay six and pay for three. Nightly rates start at $300 a person (or $150 a night, if you factor in the discount), based on double occupancy, and includes meals at the resort's restaurants. To reserve, call (800) 999-9182 or visit www.royalhideaway.com. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Banyan Tree Mayakoba WHAT Waterfront resort and residential development. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Rosewood Hotels and Resorts (www.rosewoodhotels.com) has introduced a new spa brand, called Sense. Each spa will highlight treatments that are unique to the environment, culture and history of the location. The first Sense opened last month at the Rosewood Mayakoba on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. It is built around a cenote and offers a treatment inspired by the Mayan calendar and local healing arts and herbs ($335). [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article offers information about the summer vacation of spokesman Don Steward in the Yucatan Peninsula. Don Stewart, along with his family, has headed for a vacation destination that was evacuated for a Category 5 hurricane. They have headed inland from the beach after a few days to take cover from hurricane, and that they did a lot more driving than they intended.

The article reports that Hurricane Dean with winds exceeding 165 miles per hour that hit the Yucatán Peninsula and Chetumal, Yucatan State, Mexico has been reduced to Category 1. It informs that though no loss of life is reported, the loss to the Yutacán Mangroves, coral reefs and rain forests, considered the most biologically diverse regions of the world, is not yet known. Extensive damage is reported in Chetunal including uprooted trees, flooded streets and damaged buildings.

The article reports on the partnership of Yucatan Peninsula and New Jersey with the goal to preserve the different breeds of song birds.

Details the discovery of Maya relics by cave divers in an underground river beneath the Yucat á n Peninsula in Southern Mexico.

Focuses on the drilling project of scientists into the Chixulub crater caused by an ancient asteroid impact, hoping to determine what led to the global extinction of the dinosaurs at the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Remarks from Buck Sharpton of the University of Alaska Fairbanks; When and how the drilling would start; Brief information on the asteroid impact.

Reports the artifacts discovered by Mexican and American archaeologists at a site in Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico that belong to the ancient Mayan civilization. Significance of the discovered artifacts; Historical information that the artifacts provide.

Discusses the Yucatan impact crater left by a speeding object from outer space that struck the Earth 65 million years ago in a cataclysm that may have wiped out the dinosaurs. A new study has found it to be far larger than previously thought--185 miles across--making it the largest known celestial blemish to mar the Earth's surface.

Describes fishing in Boca Paila Fishing Lodge in Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. Maya inhabitation; Types of fish found; Gadgets for fishing; Techniques of fishing; Costs. INSET: In pursuit of fly fishing's Grand Slam, by T.M..

Reports about the devastating effect of Hurricane Roxanne in the Mexican resort of Cozumel and Yucatan Peninsula.

Reports on the formation of Tropical Storm Opal off Mexico's northern Yucatan Peninsula on September 30, 1995. Details of its impact.

Reports on the Sacred Sites International Foundation's offering of winter tours to Maya sites on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. Places to be visited; Prices; Contact information.

Looks at the devastation caused in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula by the Hurricane Roxanne. Focus on rescue efforts; Concern of government officials fearing decline in tourists.

Informs about the devastation caused by an earthquake in Mexico's central Pacific coast on October 9, 1995 and Hurricane Roxanne in Yucatan peninsula on October 10, 1995. Rescue operations; Experiences of residents; Conflict in reports of toll victims.

Reports that the new measurements have estimated that a crater off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, is about 110 miles wide while one previous measurement estimated it to be 175 miles wide. The crater from an impact of a comet or asteroid 65 millions years ago; The measurements of the crater to decide the size of the comet or asteroid.

NEW YORK -- Storms and stocks joined the sturm und drang of Bush-Saddam verbal sparring to bounce oil prices around last week. Tropical Storm Isidore swatted the Mexican Yucatan Coast [...]

CONTINENTAL RELIEF EFFORT CONTINUES WITH SPECIAL WIDEBODY FLIGHT CARRYING WATER TO CANCUN HOUSTON, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the continuing Yucatan relief efforts Continental Airlines began last Friday, [...]

VULCAN ASSISTS IN HURRICANE RELIEF WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Vulcan Materials Company, which operates 14 quarries in North Carolina and 9 in Virginia, has formed a Hurricane Emergency [...]