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Marching by Moonlight, Cancun’s Blue Crab Migration
Every September, thousands of blue crabs (Cardisoma guanhumi) emerge from the mangroves surrounding the Nichupte Lagoon in Cancun for their annual moonlight migration to the sea where they lay their eggs. The migration coincides with the full moon and is taking place from September 11 to 13 this...
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Tiny Warriors of the Tropics, Hummingbirds
A flash of emerald green, a clicking tchik-tchik call and the beat of a pair of tiny wings, it’s not a large bee or butterfly but the hummingbird, colibri or chupaflor in Spanish or ts’unu’un in Maya. You’ll see them in the gardens at Royal Resorts and elsewhere in the Mexican Caribbean....
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Sailfish, Mexico’s Ocean Marvels
A swift dark shadow with pulsating spots and gleaming stripes, the sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus), one of the ocean’s most beautiful predators, is in hot pursuit of its prey. Measuring between six and 11 feet from the tip of their spear or upper jaw to their tail, these magnificent creatures...
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Wherever you go in the Mexican Caribbean you are not far from the jungle, the dense mantle of green that conceals many an ancient temple and is a refuge for a host of tropical birds and animals. This is the land of the jaguar or balam, the biggest wild cat in the Americas, once worshipped as a god...
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Sail to Bird Island
Grab your binoculars, camera and snorkel mask and set sail for an island adventure. A two-hour boat ride to the north of Cancun, you’ll spy a tiny island of mangroves, dunes and palm groves. This desert island is Contoy, also known as la isla de los pajaros or “the island of the birds” in...
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