With its sandy beaches, year-round sunny weather, and fascinating archaeological sites, Mexico offers endless activities for family vacations. Budding marine biologists can snorkel or watch humpback ...

Mexico is the North American nation with the most UNESCO World Heritage sites, thanks in large part to its rich history and well-preserved archaeological sites -- some of which are still being ...

The Gulf beaches and Mayan ruins of the Yucatán are as safe as they are beautiful. Evie Carrick is a writer and editor who’s lived in five countries and visited well over 50. She now splits her time ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico Mexico’s latest major endeavor, El Tren Maya, is officially partially running. Billed “the greatest ...

The edge of a tropical jungle is probably the last place — apart from a theme park ride — to find a sleek high-speed rail line. And yet El Tren Maya is just the latest example of how ...

On Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, you can leave the Cancún beach crowds behind for the cultured capital of Mérida, spectacular ...

Archaeologists mapping the well-preserved Maya settlement of X’baatún found dozens of ruined structures dating back over 800 years. Photo from Xavier Sicart Chavarría via INAH Hidden beneath the ...

Behind the debate over the Maya Train, as the project is known, is the question of what to do to improve social conditions in the Yucatán, which historically has been left out of the development and ...

Mexico’s president on Friday inaugurated the first part of the pet project of his administration, a tourist train that runs in a rough loop around the Yucatan peninsula. The $20 billion, 950-mile line ...