Staying at a Boutique Hotel in Mexico

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From ancient haciendas to avant-garde facilities, boutique hotels in Mexico are full of surprises that will amaze even the most experienced traveler. Unlike large resorts, boutique hotels are small and intimate, featuring luxury decor and services.

Staying at a boutique hotel in Mexico is like staying in a tastefully decorated home, where service is really personalized, and where everything is up for sale: lamps, carpets, toiletries, handmade soaps and even antique collection furniture.

One of the things that distinguish this type of accommodation is the priority given to the relaxation and rest of its guests. These hotels are usually located in areas far away from noise, they feature manicured gardens and courtyards where reading a good book or refreshing in an original swimming pool, next to the remnant of an ancient Mayan pyramid, is possible.

In Lomas Travel we have a wide range of options for staying in boutique hotels all over Mexico. Visit our page and enjoy yourself this incredible experience www.lomas-travel.com

Riviera Maya: Host of the 1st ILTM

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The most important event for luxury tourism, the International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) will take place at the Riviera Maya, from October 1st to 3rd, in the Mayakobá complex, becoming the first and only in the Americas and the third permanent seat worldwide, the other two being: Cannes in France and Shanghai in China.

The Riviera Maya has been chosen because of its perfect combination of archaeological sites, stunning scenery and the most exclusive hotels and restaurants infrastructure, and first-class services.

This event will gather the best suppliers and experts in luxury tourism of North, Central and South America; it is so exclusive that only some are chosen from a long list of applicants. There will also be specialized buyers from around the world.

The range of options will include from hotels of the highest category, yachts, limousines service and golf courses, to romantic getaways in remote destinations where only elite tourism can reach.

If you are looking for luxury lodging and services, in Lomas Travel you will find the country’s most exclusive hotels and services, including WI-FI internet service aboard all transfers in Cancun vehicles of the Luxury Collection

Romantic Vacations in Riviera Maya at El Dorado Spa Resorts

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Who has not dreamed about living romantic days, like in a movie, with their partner in an idyllic beach of the Riviera Maya? You can live the dream at El Dorado Resorts. These resorts are exclusive for adults and specially designed for couples looking to spend their honeymoon or to rekindle their love.Each one of the five hotels: Dorado Casitas Royale, El Dorado Royale a Spa Resort, El Dorado Maroma a Beachfront Resort, El Dorado Seaside Suites and Hidden Beach Resort Au Naturel Club, have a privileged location away from the noise of the city, in front of wonderful beaches and with luxurious Gourmet All-Inclusive services that range from gourmet restaurants to suites with private swimming pool and open-air private showers.

They also feature the perfect settings for unique and unforgettable weddings, where experts are in charge of all details so that the couple and their guests have to worry only about enjoying the beauty of the place.

Taking care of the environment is one of these resorts main characteristics. They feature solar heating and use ozone for the laundry, replacing chemical products, among other measures.

Even for those who seek a different alternative, Hidden Beach Resort offers you an Au Naturel Club in an exclusive nudist atmosphere with Gourmet All Inclusive services, unique in the Riviera Maya.

Do you dare to turn his dream into reality? Visit our page at El Dorado Spa Resorts, find information and rates and live a unique romantic vacation in Riviera Maya.

Legend of the Aluxes in the Mayan Culture

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As legend is told, the Aluxes, or Aluxo’ob (plural of alux in Mayan) were created by the Mayan people themselves from unused clay, adding a few drops of their own blood in order to generate a stronger connection between each other. The creation process of an Alux lasted 7 weeks, working 1 day per week and resting 6. Once the process was concluded, the master should pray and offer gifts to the Alux to bring him to life, and then hide him inside a strategic place that the Alux would then protect.

The Aluxes were in charge of taking care of the crops from animals and thieves, throwing rocks to whoever intended to access without permission; it was also their responsibility to check the crops, and whenever these were found in a bad shape, they changed them entirely for new ones.

When his creator passed away, these little men were in the service of Yum Kaax, the god of maize, guarding the fields of the deceased owner. In case a new owner came to claim the property, the Aluxes made some pranks to the new occupants, such as throwing rocks at them, mistreating their animals, and even becoming visible to scare the children.

The only way to calm down these little mischievous men was to offer them food, like honey and corn, make prayers and offer gifts. In this manner, the Aluxes accepted their new master to whom they should serve until he passed away.

It is said that there are still some Aluxes wandering the Mayan lands, waiting for new masters to play with and make pranks to whoever offends them or try to access a sacred place without permission.

Lomas Travel invites you to continue the celebrations with our promotions in hotels and tours and activities in Riviera Maya for the mayan year 2012.

The Underwater Museum in Cancun

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Have you visited the underwater museum in Cancun yet? There is nothing more interesting than art that can connect the feelings of the observer with those which the artist wanted to convey in his work. Nowhere is this feeling experienced as intensely as in the Underwater Museum of Art (MUSA), where the sea, the person and art become one.

The MUSA is located in the beautiful waters of the Caribbean Sea between Cancun and Isla Mujeres. It features 403 life-size sculptures which were designed and produced by the renowned English sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor with the purpose of creating artificial reefs that would boost the development of the area’s marine life.

The interesting thing about this museum is that you can visit it several times and it will never be the same. As time passes by and the development of the reefs increases, the sculptures, the underwater landscape and the local fauna will change.

The underwater museum can be visited by the entire family, from people that have never dived before, whom can do it snorkeling, to certified divers.

Visit Lomas Travel and find the different tours in Cancun for all you and your family

Yum Kax, the Maize God

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Within the Maya pantheon, Yum Kax, also known as Ah Mun, Yum K’aax or Yum Uil is a young deity in charge of controlling the sacred Mayan food: the maize. His youth came along with certain lack of experience, therefore dependent of other god’s will, such as the god of the rain, the god of the wind, the god of the pests, and the god of the death.

Yum Kax was passive and defenseless, which is why he was constantly attacked by birds and other small animals that were the cause of ruined crops; for this reason, the survival of Yum Kax depended on other deities, such as the god of the rain.

Due to his immaturity, Yum Kax was noble and pure, and he become the third most important god after his father Itzamná and Chaak, who was in charge of protecting him from the dangers that he might face. His most fervent allies on Earth were men, whose rites attracted the rain over the grains, freeing them from weed and driving away pests.

He was represented as a sitting young man holding a corncob between both hands and stylized maize leaves on his head, which, by the way, presented the largest degree of cranial deformation amongst every other deity.

Without a doubt, Yum Kax had a huge responsibility for his lack of experience; however, thanks to the help obtained from men and other deities such as Chaak, his labor was easier.

Lomas Travel invites you to continue the celebrations with our promotions in hotelsand tours and activities in Riviera Maya for the mayan year 2012.

Medical Tourism in Cancun

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Cancun, a holiday destination, is becoming the ideal choice for medical tourism in Cancun due to the increasingly more extensive list of specialists, hospitals and avant-garde medical research in the city. Because traveling to Cancun is more accessible than to Europe and elsewhere abroad, and because of its beautiful landscapes and the high quality of its services, have increase the demand in recent years.

Most requested specialties in the medical tourism in Cancun include dentistry services, orthodontics, implants or dentures and has expanded to other types of specialties such as gastric surgery and physical rehabilitation.

Currently these services aren’t exclusive for people with large financial resources. The company Executive Medical Services (SME) represents the best hospitals, clinics and specialists, and offers packages suited to the requirements and budget of each patient, which range from medical care, surgery and post-operative care; becoming one of the most important companies in the medical tourism in Cancun.

For more information visits the webpage: http://www.smecancun.com

Riviera Maya Beach Weddings

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To get a beach wedding is one of the most desired dreams for many women, but to marry in Riviera Maya, a setting like the Mexican Caribbean is a higher level.

Imagine the beach of Cancun or Riviera Maya, or just the beach of your dreams with fine talc-like white sand, bathed by the waves of a sea with different shades of colors ranging from turquoise to royal blue… Walking down an isle surrounded by palm trees to a gazebo full of tropical flowers, where the love of your life waits for you to join your lives forever.

Cancun and the Riviera Maya are becoming the most important beach wedding destinations that combine dream-like scenarios, deluxe services and a myriad of options for all tastes and budgets. These properties are not only focused on the wedding but they also offer amenities and services for family members and friends accompanying the couple.

Among the hotels for romance and weddings, those belonging to El Dorado Spa Resorts,  chain of resorts have received special recognition due to their impeccable locations away from the crowds and the noise. The spas feature special rooms for the bride and her bridesmaids, as well as for the groom and his best men. Before the wedding they can choose body treatments and facials. And for the ladies, manicure, pedicure, make-up and hairstyle are available, while they taste delicious snacks and beverages. Services are intended for all types of ceremonies ranging from Catholic to Hindu.

Facilities for honeymoons in Rivera Maya have been specially designed for romance: rooms with Jacuzzi, gourmet 24 hour room service, outdoors private showers and even suites with their own private pool.

In the Mexican Caribbean it is possible to have the perfect wedding in Riviera Maya,  in the perfect setting, and your only concern will be to enjoy love.

Lomas Travel invites you to celebrate your wedding in Riviera Maya with our service of beach weddings at one of the El Dorado Spa Resorts

Riviera Maya beach weddings

Chaak Mayan Rain God

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A large nose and two curled fangs that emerge from its mouth characterize this Mayan god. Underneath his eyes, a pair of drops representing tears may be appreciated; these, symbolize the rain. Chaak, was in charge of providing water and fertility to the land of the Mayan people so the crops could grow. This deity appears to be sitting on top of a coiled snake bearing the sign of the sky.

Chaak is related with four actions: agricultural production, rain, lightning, and thunder. Being so, this god is one in the center (Yaxal Chaak) and four more at the same time, each one facing towards a quadrant of the universe.

-          Chac Xib Chaac (The red man) – East Chaac.

-          Sac Xib Chaac (The white man) – North Chaac.

-          Ek Xib Chaac (The black man) – West Chaac.

-          Kan Xib Chaac (The yellow man) – South Chaac.

As Itzamná was associated with the Sun, Chaak is associated with the wind, and in occasions he would manifest only as air, without bringing any water with him.

Chaak was known as a benevolent deity, related with the creation and life. He was the most important god for corn growers, requiring his friendly intervention constantly, so they may provide the fruits of the earth to the Mayan people.

The first documentations of Chaak date back to the Mayan Preclassic, and he is still present amongst the beliefs of farmers of the Yucatan Peninsula, making him one of the most antique deities of this millenary culture.

Lomas Travel invites you to continue the celebrations with our promotions in hotels and tours and activities in Riviera Maya for the mayan year 2012.

Visit Contoy Island with this Tour

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Travel to Isla Contoy is a real adventure for both adults and children. It is one of the few unspoiled islands of the country where there are no large hotel complexes, large crowds, or car noise. It is like entering in a film set where the landscape is formed by turquoise waters bathing placid white sandy beaches full of palm trees and a variety of flora and fauna.

These are the reasons that the island has been recognized as a natural protected area since 1961. Located 18 miles north of Isla Mujeres, this park is Quintana Roo’s  natural treasure, and its intact mangroves give shelter to more than 10,000 birds of 152 different species, like: cormorants, brown pelicans, magnificent frigate birds, herons and sea swallows, just to name a few. To its beaches also arrive to spawn different species of turtles, like the Hawksbill sea turtle, Central American River turtle and the Loggerhead sea turtle.*
The Ixlaché Reef is located to the south of the island, marking the beginning of the world’s second largest reef barrier, better known as the Great Mesoamerican Reef.
Be one of the few privileged that can get to know this wonderful island, as its daily admittance is limited to 200 people. The Isla Contoy tour is designed especially so that the whole family can live this unforgettable natural adventure.

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