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If you would be content with the typical dietary experience in Puerto Morelos, grab a Sol (Mexican beer) on the postcard-like shore or visit any of the eateries surrounding the plaza near the water. If you’re looking to do your diet differently, read on!

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Ka-THUNK! “Damn,” I growled, noting my recently disheveled traveling partner, maps newly strewn about the front seat, and the angry grinding of gears of our upset little car as it refused to go any further. “I’ve killed the car.” It was only day one of our adventure in Mexico. What would we tell the rental car agency? More importantly, how much would this cost?

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Every year on May 5, bars and restaurants across the United States make themselves over to look like Timothy Leary's version of Tiajuana (scary, right?). People guzzle margaritas, swat at pinatas, and attempt to do Mexican hat dances with varying degrees of success. And most of them think they're celebrating Mexico's Independence Day.

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The first sign of Carnaval in Cozumel is the enormous, busty female statue that takes the stage in the town’s main plaza. As sun sets, people gather in the nearby streets wearing long polyester robes glittering with sequins. The sheen of thier heavily styled hair and makeup is just visible in the twilight. Then, the music starts. Drums, the tinny Latin trumpet, a dose of reggaeton.  

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Mérida supports a flourishing art scene. Yucatán Living, an online magazine run by American ex-pats, produces a useful guide to galleries and artist studios.  We’ve listed three of our favorites below:

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Only eight species of sea turtles exist in the world; four of them nest in the state of Quintana Roo. At Akumal, snorklers are likely to see two types of turtles. The loggerhead turtle or tortuga caguama  has unique orange patterns on its shell. The green turtle, the tortuga verde, has a rounder and predictably greener shell. 

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