Friday, June 12, 2009

10 reasons to explore Mexico's final frontier
Not so long ago, travelers could still feel smug about bailing out of Cancún to explore the empty white-sand beaches, arrested-in-time fishing villages, Maya ruins and hidden cenotes on the unspoiled Caribbean coast to the south. What a difference 10 years makes: The Cancún building frenzy and relentless upscaling has seeped south, turning the Riviera Maya, as the northern half of Quintana Roo's coast was branded in 1999, from jungle backcountry to a string of resorts with just as many hotel rooms as Cancún.


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