From ancient ruins to white tropical beaches, magnificent hotels to rustic getaways, Cancun and the Mayan Riviera, located an hour and a half south of Cancun, offer fabulous vacations on exotic islands enhanced by modern comforts and conveniences. It’s hard to imagine a destination more richly endowed with cultural and natural wonders or better weather. Plus, you don’t have to speak Spanish to enjoy the superb delights of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula English is welcome everywhere! That alone may explain why Cancun is now the number one foreign destination ... [read more]

Cozumel, Mexico’s largest island and top Caribbean dive destination, lies 12 miles off the Yucatán Peninsula, separated by a 3,000-ft-deep channel. Dense jungle foliage covers most of this island’s interior, but its surrounding coast welcomes visitors with miles of luxuriant, white sand beaches.

Topside tourist activity centers around San Miguel, the island’s cultural and commercial center, which boasts an impressive seaside maze of shops, cantinas and restaurants. An ultra-modern cruise-ship terminal accommodates daily-arriving ocean liners and ferries from the mainland.

When you’ve had your fill of the glitzy shops – and people – rent a scooter ... [read more]