You come to Cancun for some fun in the sun, you’ve got all your tours planned and a tight tanning schedule.  What do you do if you are faced with (GASP!) a rainy day?

1.  Shop!  Cancun is a shopper’s paradise, from high end boutiques to bargain souvenirs in the markets, if you’ve got the urge to splurge, there’s a place for you.  Treat yourself like royalty in Plaza Kukulcan’s “Luxury Avenue”, home to Ferragamo, Coach, Louis Vuitton, Ultrajewels and more.  Silver and diamonds are popular items in Cancun, be sure to look for the “.925″ stamp on the silver to ensure it’s authenticity.  If rain is keeping you off the beach, why not have a little downtown adventure, pay a visit to Plaza las Americas with a wide variety of stores, boutiques, department stores and restaurants.  You’ll always find something here that you won’t find back home.  Market 28 downtown is a bargainer’s paradise, handicrafts, arts, souvenirs, jewelry, handmade hammocks and of course the obligatory t-shirts, and as the vendors will tell you, it’s “cheaper than Walmart”.  Bring an umbrella, the market is mostly covered, but you’ll need it for the journey.  Other malls in the hotel zone of Cancun include Plaza Caracol, Plaza Forum and Plaza Flamingo.  Paying in pesos is your best bet, no need to worry about exchange rate calculations and you’ll often get a better price when paying in the local currency.

2.  Let’s roll, let’s bowl!  You probably didn’t think of going bowling on your tropical vacation, but it’s a great way to pass a couple of wet rainy hours.  The 2.02 Bowling Alley and restaurant is located in Plaza Kukulcan and for the downtown adventurers, Planet Bowl Entertainment Center is located in the lovely mall called Paseo Cancun.

3.  Go back in time and marvel at ancient artifacts in the Archaeological Museum of Cancun, located on the first floor of the convention center at kilometer 9.5 of the hotel zone.  With over 800 items collected from local Mayan ruins and a variety of displays about the Mayan culture and history, the museum is a great way to forget about the rain and learn about the local culture.  The museum is open daily from 9 am to 8 pm and there is a small entry fee.

4.  You gotta have art.  Plaza la Isla in the hotel zone is home to the Pelopidas Gallery, a unique space devoted to the visual arts.  With it’s collection of “Faux Arts” (original reproductions created with the same painting techniques, pigments and surfaces of the original authors, endorsed by a certificate of authenticity), you’ll find yourself peering into the world of beauty of Da Vinci, Gaugin and Lautrec.  The gallery also hosts rotating exhibits of renowned and up and coming international artists in a variety of mediums.

5.  Stick around your hotel and get to know your fellow guests.  Most hotels offer rainy day programs, with art or cooking classes, karaoke contests, Mexican bingo, Spanish classes and so much more.  Ask your concierge for information specific to your hotel and join in the fun.

6.  Indulge in a spa day.  A little rain always has an upside, it could be a hot stone massage or a facial or spoiling yourself with a delicious chocolate body treatment.  Many Cancun hotels have spas onsite with a wide range of treatments available to make you forget all about the wet stuff outside.  For an extra special rainy day romantic treat, book a couples massage and let the outside world fade away.  The Cancun spa experience will leave you feeling relaxed, refreshed and rejuvenate.

7.  Catch a flick!  You might enter the theater while it’s pouring rain only to come out to discover blue skies and sun.  Plaza la Isla is the hotel zone home to a five screen theater and if you head downtown you can have a “VIP” experience in the cinema in Plaza las Americas.  Theaters will show movies in English with Spanish subtitles (though often animated films are dubbed into Spanish, be sure to check before buying your tickets!)

8.  Try your luck at the Play City casino.  With video gambling and sports betting, it’s a great diversion for the over 18 crowd.  Located in Plaza Kukulkan, Play City is open in the afternoons and evenings for your wagering pleasure, with a well stocked bar and helpful bilingual staff.  Who knows, if Lady Luck is on your side you might just be able to afford another shopping trip!

So, no need to fret about rain ruining your vacation, there are plenty of things to keep you busy.  Perhaps the most relaxing of all is sitting on your balcony and enjoying the peace of a tropical rainfall while marveling at the wonder of the deep blue sea.  Or, what the heck, pull a little Fred Astaire and go singing and dancing in the rain, you’d be wet in the pool or ocean anyway!  Live each moment of your vacation as an adventure and an experience, a rainy day in Cancun is still better than a day at the office.

Cancun, Quintana Roo – May 1st. 2009

The Tourism Committee of Quintana Roo was installed yesterday. This Committee aims to collect information from health authorities and the tourism industry in order to keep properly updated to the media, business partners and members of industry on the state that holds the activity state’s tourism in a systematic way against the possible health risk.

The Tourism Committee is headed by the Secretary of Tourism of Quintana Roo, and is formed by the Ministry of Health, the City Mayors of the municipalities of the State, as well as Hotels Associations, Chambers, Airport Authorities, National Institute of Immigration Taxi drivers’ Unions, Consulates and the State Destinations Tourism Promotion Boards.

The State Health Department reported that to date, Cancun, Riviera Maya and the various tourist destinations in the Mexican Caribbean are free from the contagion of the outbreak of human influenza that has been presented in the center of the country.

The various preventive measures implemented in recent days are:
The tourism industry, including hotels, restaurants, theme parks, shopping malls, marinas, buses and taxis are used for prevention and sanitation measures to prevent this serious virus affecting the general population and tourists. Green Angels and delegations of the Red Cross throughout the state distribute information related to influenza, which includes a list of symptoms, what to do and whom to go in case of any of these symptoms.

The destinations of the Mexican Caribbean have all the medical personnel, hospital facilities and medicines appropriate for providing timely care in the event of specific symptoms in a tourist or a citizen.

The hotels associations of the state reports submitted their occupation, to be held in percentages above 50 per cent general, occupancy is projected to remain next week. Similarly, reported that all accommodation establishments and tourist services are operating normally, including all restaurants.

Following instructions issued by the authorities have established procedures for medical review to be followed by all passengers at the airport in Cancun. In the case of domestic passengers must fill out a form before taking the approach of their flights. For all the passengers with international destinations, the procedures involve filling in a form, review your body temperature and a medical evaluation. A call is made to all passengers at the airport as early as possible so they can have sufficient time to implement these procedures before check in to their flights.

Xcaret, Xel Ha and all the theme parks across the state are operating as normal and usual schedule.

All restaurants in the tourist destinations in Quintana Roo are open to the condition of operating at 50 percent of its capacity to prevent agglomeration and following the highest hygiene measures. Bars and clubs are installed outdoors may operate under these same conditions, while those that are located in closed spaces will remain closed until further notice.

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The National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP) in Mexico, declared August 30th as the Whale Shark Day. Cancun recognizes and backs the efforts made by CONAMP in favor of the conservation of the whale shark as one of the privileged areas enjoying the presence of this fabulous creature.

The whale shark is the biggest fish in the world. It has a body that can reach sizes of even 18 meters. Its coloration is gray or dark blue on its back, with circular spots and light colored horizontal and vertical lines (white or yellowish) and a white belly. These patterns give the whale shark its local name: “domino.” In other areas, its appearance makes it known as “checkerboard”. Each individual displays a unique pattern which allows its identification, since it does not change with growth.
Unlike other sharks, its mouth is on the front end of its wide head and occupies the entire width of its body, facilitating plankton feeding. Its eyes are very small and are located on the lateral end of the head. The whale shark moves slowly near the water surface, since it filters great amounts of water to retain an ample variety of plankton and nekton, including small crustaceans like krill, crab larva and copepods, small fish like sardines, mackerel and occasionally prey of greater size like small tunas and squid. Phytoplankton and seaweeds could also be a part of its diet.

Source: Atlantic Whale Shark Project
http://www.conanp.gob.mx/tiburon_ballena.html

In the late 1960’s, the Mexican government took interest in a remote sandbar on the eastern shore of the Yucatán Peninsula. The resort of Cancún was born. It all started in 1976 when the Mexican government, recognizing the importance of tourism to the country’s economic future, began a detailed search to pinpoint ideal sites for tourism development. Cancún emerged as the government’s top candidate.

Still, the new resort reached the 1980’s as a relatively small and undiscovered destination with a dozen or so hotels. A building boom in the mid-1980’s finally vaulted Cancún into the global tourism arena as THE resort of the ‘90’s. In fact, Quintana Roo State now garners 35% of Mexico’s annual tourism revenue.
Cancún has it all, offering an exotic, tropical island setting buoyed by modern comforts and conveniences. In fact, it’s hard to imagine a site better endowed with natural, cultural, and man-made attractions. Cancún’s hotel zone is a 22.5-km-long slender ribbon of sand. Its stunning beaches must be seen to be believed: silky smooth, sugar-white sand, lapped by the turquoise and emerald waters of the Caribbean.

Cancún is comprised of three distinct but integrated areas: the City of Cancún, a raffish boomtown of 500,000 people, popular for shopping, dining, less expensive accommodations; the ecological reserve-lovely lagoons and mangroves; and the hotel zone. A well planned layout and modern infrastructure give the destination a polished, although mostly un-Mexican appearance.
The area’s history is rich with Mayan influences. The Yucatán Peninsula is where Mayan culture flourished for centuries prior to the Spaniard’s arrival in 1519. Over 1200 archaeological sites are scattered within a few hour’s drive from Cancún. Many sites have been wonderfully restored, while others are still shrouded by tangled jungle vegetation.
Even Cancun’s ultra-modern resort zone harbors achaeological sites dating to the 12th century. Popular day tours to sites like Tulum, Cobá, and Chichén Itzá afford visitors the opportunity to appreciate the work of one of the world’s most advanced ancient societies. Beyond the area’s famous archaeological sites, the Mayan culture has survived despite tourism’s rapid encroachment. In fact, much of Cancun’s population is of Mayan descent.

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