Hacienda Chichen, Yaxkin Spa (Mexico) The Spa: Holistic Yaxkin Spa offers traditional Mayan treatments inspired by its Yucatán jungle surroundings. Treatments: Try sasil-tun, hot-stone therapy; kakaw, cacao-coconut massage; or zumpul-che, a purifying sweat bath once performed by the Aztecs. Treatments utilize local herbs, honey, and cacao. Local Sights: Explore the sixth-century ruins of Chichen Itza…
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Keep the toll receipt – it is your insurance policy while traveling on the Mexican toll roads. If you crash, or are involved in an accident your toll receipt will help you avoid paying road repair and maintenance charges; roadside assistance is provided while driving on the toll roads. The Toll Road insurance will not…
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Availability of new passport substitutes is (finally) here with the PASS (People Access Security Service) card; you can apply for a passport card here. The PASS card and other potential passport substitutes will enable US citizens to cross land borders between Canada, Mexico and the US without a traditional and more expensive passport. The PASS…
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http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_970.html Please Note: The WHTI-compliant documents described below are acceptable for entry or re-entry into the United States. You may be required to present additional or different travel documents when entering foreign countries, including some countries in the Western Hemisphere. Before you travel, make sure you know the entry requirements of the country you plan…
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1) Santa Lucia Riverwalk, an artificial river built between 1996 and 2007. It currently joins the Macroplaza with the Fundidora Park. This reminds me of the riverwalk we saw in Providence, Rhode Island. Since being there I have wished we had one of those in San Diego! 2) Faro del Comercio (Lighthouse of Commerce), another…
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