Mexico

Holidaymakers in Riviera Maya and Cancun are being warned about a crippling sickness parasite

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Holidaymakers visiting Mexico are being warned about a crippling bug that has struck tourists causing stomach pains, sickness and diarrhoea. Guests staying at hotels in the Riviera Maya resort and Cancun, some of which booked their stays with Tui, have been infected with the cyclospora parasite for the fifth year in a row. Nearly 600 … Read more

A trip to Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula away from the party animals

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Standing barefoot on a wooden jetty on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, I am being helped, one leg at a time, into an upside-down life jacket. Once I’m strapped in, it looks like a boxy, neon nappy. But our guide says it’s the best way to travel this freshwater lazy river. Worn like this, we’re vertical in … Read more

Shocking images show surfer paddling through mounds of plastic trash in Mexico

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Shocking images show a surfer paddling her way through trash-filled oceans in a bid to highlight plastic pollution. TV personality and adventurer Alison Teal, dubbed the ‘female Indiana Jones’, can be seen exploring the coastline of Tulum in Mexico with piles of waste choking the waters and obstructing her path. Other photos show a similar … Read more

Couple sell their possessions to live a plastic-free life on the road in a Volkswagen van 

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This is the couple who packed up their possessions to live in a van – and are now helping others follow a sustainable way of life. Dustin Grevemberg from Louisiana and his wife Noami from Trinidad sold most of their items three years ago to buy a 1985 Volkswagen Vanagon to live and travel in. … Read more