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Tulum’s New Luxury Condo

There’s a new boutique luxury condo coming soon to the increasingly hot destination of Tulum. Silk Residences is opening its doors in the Riviera Maya, marking the first luxury condominium in Tulum’s center, with prices ranging from $278,850 to $325,700. …

10 Beachfront Hotels in the Caribbean for $200 or Less Per Night

The perfect Caribbean beach getaway isn’t always as expensive as you think. Indeed, there are tucked-away bargains all over the Caribbean, where the sand count is high but the price is low. Serving up warm hospitality on idyllic coastlines, they …

Seven Fun Things to Do in Playa Del Carmen

Touch down at Cancun International Airport and within 40 minutes you can be on the beach at Playa Del Carmen. In the heart of Mexico’s Riviera Maya between Cancun and Tulum, the fishing village that 30 years ago had only …

The 7 Best Tulum Hotels

It only takes 90-minutes by car to go from the controlled chaos of Cancun to the laid-back languor of Tulum, a sleepy Mexican beach town 80 miles south that has everything you need for the ultimate flip-flop friendly vacation. Spread …

KanXuk Blue Maya Resort: A New Eco Boutique in Mexico

Mexico’s Caribbean coast has a very cool new eco-resort. It’s called the KanXuk Blue Maya Resort, and it’s set inside of the UNESCO World Heritage Site on the Riviera Maya. The boutique hotel is set in the Sian Ka’an Biosphere …

How to Stay in a Tree House in Tulum

One of the Caribbean’s hippest destinations has an exotic new accommodation: treehouses. The Papaya Playa project in Tulum has launched a portfolio of new sustainably-crafted tree houses in a jungle the coast. The tree houses are crafted from local Zapote …

How to Move to Tulum

What’s the hippest place in the Caribbean? Right now, it’s hard to argue with Tulum, the bohemian beach town on the Caribbean coast of Mexico. It’s chic, it’s cool and it’s got a remarkable supply of real estate. So if …

The Best Places to Buy a Beach House in the Caribbean

We all dream of living on the beach in the Caribbean. But years of development (and forward-thinking home builders) have made finding the perfect Caribbean beach house an often difficult proposition. Indeed, the vast majority of the best beaches in …

The Best Yoga Retreats in the Caribbean

Several Caribbean resorts have a yoga class or two on their daily schedule, but where do you go if you’re a serious student trying to deepen your practice while you deepen your tan? Where do you go for the full …

Tulum Is the New Black

“Tulum is the new black. Once a hippie village, now a trendy, boho-chic and fashionable eco-friendly destination.” By Beatriz Torres MarinCJ Contributor Yes, it still has the hippie vibe that made Tulum famous a couple of years ago — but …

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Tulum, Mexico

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Neil Gribby in Alberta, Canada, who sent in this stunning photograph of Mayan ruins on the beach in Tulum, Mexico. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it …

The 10 Best Getaways to Try in Mexico

All inclusive Mexico: it’s a different part of the country, and often a very comfortable and luxurious one. We’ve always said that there’s no shortage of top All Inclusive Mexico resorts, particularly the eastern coast of Mexico. Indeed, the 81-mile stretch between Puerto …

Tulum’s Real Estate Market is Surging

The bohemian beach town is growing quickly By the Caribbean Journal staff Tulum, the tucked-away bohemian enclave of Mexico’s Caribbean-coast Riviera Maya, is seeing its property market surge. The beach town is experiencing a major lift in values of both …

Why You Need to Visit Tulum

The Riviera Maya’s bohemian beach escape By Sarah Greaves-GabbadonCJ Travel Editor Cancun gets kudos for its glitzy resorts. Playa Del Carmen’s laidback personality certainly has its appeal. But 90 minutes’ drive further south is an of-the-grid oasis where the Caribbean …