Day of the Dead (Dia de Muertos)

An example of an alter prepared to honor the dead

Mexicans firmly believe that the dead return each year to be with us, with love and caring, Mexicans prepare tables of offerings where flowers, food and the photo of the dead are abundant. Everything is done very special for this time of year and amazingly the 2nd of November is a national holiday, banks and [...]

Tropical Storm Rina Passes over Playa del Carmen.

Tropical Storm Rina Satellite Image of current position and track over the next couple of days

After Tropical Storm Rina! Tropical Storm Rina passed southwest Cozumel around 9:45 PM with her center of circulation before making landfall a little further north than originally projected but off by less than 2 miles.  Rina made her landfall with torrential rain and high winds but thanks to the cold front pushing down from the [...]

Frontier Airlines Cancels Flights to Cancun

Satellite and updated projected path of Rina showing the potential for her turning back to the south after emerging into the northern Caribbean and making another pass at Mexico or the Cayman Islands.

Frontier Airlines Cancels Flights to and from Cancun in anticipation of hurricane Rina. While the Cancun International Airport remains open many flights have been postponed and others like Frontier Airlines a charter airline with service from Denver Colorado has canceled 2 of their flights for today.  Below is the statement from the airline. For Our [...]

Weaker Hurricane Rina Continues to Playa del Carmen

Hurricane Rina Category 2 hurricane moving towards the tourist destination of Playa del Carmen

Hurricane Rina Weakens but still a hurricane packing lots of rain and winds. Hurricane Rina a Weak Category 1 Hurricane continues to move to the northwest on its projected path to make landfall around the area of Playacar in southern Playa del Carmen near the Ferry Crossing Pier. The Zone of Cancun, Playa del Carmen [...]

Hurricane Rina Begins Turn to Northwest

Mapping Image of Hurricane Rina with changes to her Course and Direction.

Hurricane Rina turns towards Mexico’s Riviera Maya. Hurricane Rina still a Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 110 mph …175kph and gusts to 225 kph or 140 mph is now moving to the west northwest as was predicted slowly at 4 mph. The Mexican Government has extended the Hurricane Warning and Tropical Storm Warnings, [...]

Hurricane Rina Takes Aim At Playa del Carmen

Hurricane Rina Category 2 hurricane moving towards the tourist destination of Playa del Carmen

Hurricane Rina Nearing Category 3 Strength Moves Towards Cozumel & The Riviera Maya! As you can see from the current satellite image Hurricane Rina covers a very large area of the Caribbean Sea, right now a Category 2 Hurricane but expected in the next couple of hours to become a dangerous category 3 hurricane as [...]

Hurricane Season 2011

Image of the Hyatt Regency Cancun from Plaza Forum during the passing of hurricane IVAN in 2004

It is approaching that time of year again when we are planning our summer vacations and checking accommodations, flights, what to do and where to visit.  One of the things that seems to always be a concern for summer travelers to tropical destinations is the Hurricane Season.  Already I am starting to get a trickle [...]

Explosion Leaves 7 Dead in Princess Hotel

Explosion at Princess Hotel in Mexicos Riviera Maya

Authorities are reporting that 5 Canadiens and 2 Mexicans died in the explosion that rocked the area of the Lobby and Restaurants at the Hotel Princess in the Riviera Maya. Five Canadiens including a 9 year old boy and 2 Mexican Workers were killed Sunday Morning when an explosion ripped through the Lobby and Restaurant [...]

Explosion Rocks Princess Hotel Playa Del Carmen

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Information is still developing related to an Explosion at the Princess Hotel in the Riviera Mayas Playa Del Carmen where it is being reported the deaths of various tourists.  Information on what has caused the explosion or what part of the installations it occurred in as well as how many people were killed or injured [...]

Hurricane Paula Takes Aim At Mexico Coast

Tropical Satellite Closeup Cancun and The Riviera Maya

That low pressure area yesterday off the coast of Nicaragua rapidly developed into a Tropical Depression then Tropical Storm Paula and now a Category 1 Hurricane taking aim it seems at the coast of Mexico from Chetumal to Cancun. Currently a category 1 hurricane Paula has the possibility to intensify to a category 2 hurricane [...]