Cancun UjENA Jam '08 Breaks the Records

Cancun (PRWEB) February 29, 2008 -- Participants came from all parts of the world to this one-of-a-kind convention of models and photographers united by a single theme: to get ahead in the highly competitive field of fashion photography. The mission was accomplished at the January 2008 Ujena Jam held on the streets, beaches and jungles of Mexico's premiere resort destination, Cancun.

The weeklong event, held January 13-22, attracted a record-setting number of aspiring models and photographers vying for $30,000 in prizes, scholarships, gifts and a career-defining break with UjENA or one of its prestige partners.

Sinkholes on Cancun Golf Courses Offer a Unique Twist

Today, when the PGA Tour follows up it first-ever south-of-the-border visit to Mexico and its Cancun/Riviera Maya region, players will have to contend with additional hazards that they don't normally find on courses here in the States: giant sinkholes.

Leave the tourist resort and take a 55-cent bus ride to savor the sizzle of the Yucatan

Mexico "Beer Barrel Polka" bobs through the moist heat with a tropical, jack-in-the-box flair. The trio at the busy, open-air restaurant is a marimba band, and two of the musicians hammer away on their wooden cousin to a xylophone.

They wear white short-sleeve shirts and matching pants, and could pass as barbers in the States. Because their featured instrument is the size of a park bench, they can't stroll among the tables. They use eyes and smiles to encourage diners to place pesos in their upturned hat.

Cancun, native style

CANCUN, Mexico - 'Beer Barrel Polka" bobs through the moist heat with a tropical, jack-in-the-box flair. The trio at the busy, open-air restaurant is a marimba band, and two of the musicians hammer away on their wooden cousin to a xylophone.

Mexico eco-parks: See wildlife and nature near Cancun

CANCUN, Mexico - Going wild in Mexico doesn't have to mean a tequila-fueled beach vacation dancing on tabletops surrounded by carousing spring-breakers. In fact, the big party destination of Cancun is a short distance from lush parks hosting wildlife of another sort.

The Canadian Press: Mexico's eco-parks let tourists see wildlife and nature near Cancun

CANCUN, Mexico - Going wild in Mexico doesn't have to mean a tequila-fuelled beach vacation dancing on tabletops surrounded by carousing spring-breakers. In fact, the big party destination of Cancun is a short distance from lush parks hosting wildlife of another sort.

Neon pink flamingos, howler monkeys, brilliant toucans and mysterious sea turtles are just a few of the locals you can meet by trading la vida loca for a more nature-friendly trip.

One of the Newest Cancun Golf Courses to Play on a Mexico Golf Vacation

If you've been considering a Mexico golf vacation, you've probably heard the name Playa Mujeres Golf Club buzzing around. An opulent Greg Norman design that opened in June 2006, it's one of many new Cancun golf courses that are elevating this area to true "golf destination" status. Here are a few handy tips if you want to make it part of your Mexico golf vacation: First, Playa Mujeres lies just north of Cancun's "hotel zone", but don't believe anyone who tells you that the course is just 15 minutes away. Not even Cancun's craziest cab driver can get there that quickly. Give yourself at least 30 minutes.

Cancun: From fishing village to tourist colossus

It’s hard to believe that Cancun, in the late 1960s, was little more than a small fishing village.

In 1972, though, things started to change when planners built the first hotel on a 14-mile strip now known as the Hotel Zone, a narrow spit of land that overlooks both the Caribbean Sea and Nichupte Lagoon.

Today, exponential growth spurred by tourism has pushed the full-time resident population to 800,000, the number of annual visitors to 4 million, the number of hotels to 140 and the number of hotel rooms to 26,000. Just as significant, 20 percent of the city’s hotels have a Gran Tourismo rating, Mexico’s highest grade, said to exceed a five-star rating.

Wonder what prompted these impressive figures?