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In previous editions of The Playa Times we have mentioned several local events, such as football tournaments and the weekly…

September is a rainy month. Its showers mark the end of the summer and the beginning of the low season.…

As you sip your cocktail under the hot sun, looking out to the horizon between our blue sky and Caribbean…

If you have walked on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico (for example, Holbox), you may have seen these…

On my first trip to Puerto Morelos, I was quite surprised. After becoming accustomed to the movement and density of…

When I first heard the of the ‘Island of the Golondrinas’, I did not know that it was a reference…

The wide flat body of the whale shark is dark blue-gray with patterned speckles and a white underbelly with unique…

Whale shark tours have become increasingly popular here in the Riviera Maya. If you are hoping to see these friendly…

As you probably know by now, the annual whale shark season put Holbox island in a serious predicament. Some public…

I first met David Rodríguez Pandilla two years ago, back when his job as a tour guide involved taking clients…