Assessing Damage from Hurricane Dean
Monday August 27, 2007
The village of Majahual and the cruise ship port of Costa Maya sustained the heaviest damage from Hurricane Dean. The port will most likely remain closed for at least six ... Read More
Hurricane Dean Hits the Yucatan Peninsula
Tuesday August 21, 2007
Hurricane Dean made landfall in the Yucatan Peninsula during the early hours of the morning near the town of Majahual, a popular port of call for cruise ships, just north ... Read More
Mass Exodus of Cancun as Hurricane Dean Approaches
Monday August 20, 2007
There is a hurricane warning in effect for the Yucatan Peninsula's Caribbean coastline and also for coastline along the Gulf of Mexico. Dean lashed Jamaica with hurricane-force winds but the ... Read More
Airlines Make Concessions for Hurricane Dean
Sunday August 19, 2007
If you have plans to fly to the Yucatan Peninsula in the next few days you may be able to change your ticket without penalty. Many airlines have instituted hurricane ... Read More
Mexico Preparing for Hurricane Dean
Saturday August 18, 2007
Hurricane Dean is traveling west through the Caribbean, after causing damage in Dominica, St. Lucia and Martinique on Friday. Now a major Category 4 hurricane with 150 mph winds, Hurricane ... Read More
Mexico's Markets
Friday August 10, 2007
Fruit, vegetables, cheese, bread, meat, flowers, handicrafts... the list of products for sale in Mexico's marketplaces goes on and on, but if you're like me you may enjoy looking at ... Read More
Meals and Mealtimes in Mexico
Tuesday August 7, 2007
In Mexico life seems to run on a different schedule - and that includes mealtimes. Many a tourist has shown up at a restaurant at noon for lunch and had ... Read More

