Cancun

Spring Break In Cancun Is Still On.. Despite Tourist Unease

AP | MARTHA MENDOZA | Posted 04.03.2012

CANCUN, Mexico -- Tinkling drinks in hand, New Yorkers Lauren Levy and Jacob Schum settle onto lounge chairs a few feet from the Caribbean's lapping w...

10 Dumb Spring Break Mistakes

Dumb As A Blog | Posted 04.03.2012

The word "break" in "Spring Break" shouldn't refer to legs, condoms or the bank. Whatever you do, don't become one of those "Spring Break" stories ...

PHOTOS: What Do Mexicans Think Of Spring Breakers In Cancun?

The Huffington Post | Laura Steiner | Posted 04.06.2012

Spring Breakers all around the country are getting ready to hit up the Mexican beaches. Cancun is the number one destination for 2012 spring break, ac...

You Might Not Want To Go Here For Spring Break

AP | Posted 03.07.2012

AUSTIN, Texas -- A law enforcement agency in Texas has raised safety concerns and advised students on spring break to avoid Mexico. The Department of...

Party On: The Top 10 Spring Break Destinations For 2012

The Huffington Post | Caitlin Brown | Posted 03.06.2012

This year's Spring Break "Top 10" list starts and ends with, oh-so-appropriately, MTV. College students may remember MTV's The Real World: Cancun, a p...

A Flight Attendant Shares Her Top Spring Break Spots

Tracy Christoph | Posted 05.06.2012

Tracy Christoph

Spring break can be a lot more than just snorkeling and rum punch. In recent years, I've spent my spring breaks with my daughter volunteering for those less fortunate.

48 Hours On The Riviera Maya

Jetsetter.com | Posted 05.06.2012

Jetsetter.com

You'll start your weekend with sun salutations on the beach before diving cenotes, climbing ruins and toasting the sunset with a salty margarita.

SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS! Miami Moves Up Spring Break Rankings

Posted 03.02.2012

Miami has moved up the ranks in Spring Break stardom and is now in the top three, keeping company with Cancun, Mexico and Punta Cana in the Dominican ...

PHOTOS: Hotels Where You Can Get Naked

Oyster | Posted 05.01.2012

Oyster

Because sometimes you need a vacation from your clothes.

Archaeo-Tourists Mob Ancient Aztec, Mayan Ruins

Bob Schulman | Posted 03.31.2012

Bob Schulman

They're checking out Chichen Itza, packing Palenque and tooling around Tulum: A whopping 10.6 million tourists explored Mexico's 183 publicly open archaeological sites last year, according to the country's National Institute of Anthropology and History.

Fiddling on Climate

Laura Carlsen | Posted 02.07.2012

Laura Carlsen

Of the hundreds of closed-door sessions, official meetings and informational seminars at the climate change talks in Durban this week, all that's come out so far is cacophony.

Can the Durban Climate Negotiations Succeed?

Robert Stavins | Posted 01.28.2012

Robert Stavins

Two weeks of international climate negotiations begin today in Durban, South Africa. These are the Seventeenth Conference of the Parties (COP-17) of ...

Hurricane Rina Empties Cancun Area Resorts

AP | By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ | Posted 12.27.2011

Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press CANCUN, Mexico -- Tourists abandoned Cancun and other resorts while Mexican authorities evacuated hundreds of r...

Feds Fight To Send Ex-'Survivor' Producer To Mexico For Trial In Wife's Death

AP | By ANTHONY McCARTNEY | Posted 12.25.2011

LOS ANGELES -- Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to reject a reality TV producer's petition to overturn an extradition order on allegations that ...

Mexico detains 15-year-old in drug murders

AP | By GABRIEL ALCOCER | Posted 12.22.2011

CANCUN, Mexico -- Prosecutors said Saturday that a 15-year-old boy has confessed to running a drug trafficking gang on the Mexican resort island of Is...

PHOTO: J.Lo's Cancun Shoot

Posted 10.05.2011

Jennifer Lopez showed no signs of stress from her deteriorating relationship with ex-husband Marc Anthony while shooting the music video for "I'm Into...

BlackAtlas.com: 7 Winter Getaways To Book Now

Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson | Posted 10.01.2011

Let's face it: We can be a hard bunch to please. Don't think so? Just take a look at your Facebook news feed and you're likely to encounter a bevy of ...

Canada's Step Away From the Kyoto Protocol Can Be a Constructive Step Forward

Robert Stavins | Posted 08.11.2011

Robert Stavins

The international community may have begun to recognize that incremental steps in the right direction are better than acrimonious debates over unachievable targets

Coach Charged With Sex Abuse Headed To Cancun For Spring Break

Posted 05.25.2011

In late February, the DuPage County State's Attorney brought charges against Naperville North High School counselor John Carbonaro. The 33-year-old Wa...

New in Cancun: A Gem of a Spa

Bob Schulman | Posted 05.25.2011

Bob Schulman

2011-03-02-201102231.FA.jpg The hot-cold-hot-cold conditioning circuit, which lasts for a couple of hours, goes like this.

Risky Business

William S. Becker | Posted 05.25.2011

William S. Becker

The global community remains unprepared for changes to the Earth's climate. What's needed is an international risk management effort, a process that's more familiar in military and national security circles than in environmental circles.

International Climate Negotiations Grind to a Standstill

Corbin Hiar | Posted 05.25.2011

Corbin Hiar

Not much has been said or written about the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change since the flurry of post-Cancun commentary. So what's been happening with the climate talks?

Weekly Mulch: Why is the U.S. Losing the Clean Energy Race to China? Blame the Climate Cranks

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

The Media Consortium

By Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium Blogger President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao touched on energy issues in the bilateral summit between t...

Steven Alan X Nike Sportswear: Classic Kicks Get A Stylish Makeover

Thrillist | Posted 05.25.2011

Thrillist

Pooling resources can have great results, unless the pool's in Cancun, and your resource is some chick from Senor Frog's, in which case the results ...

From Cancún Compromises to Concrete Action: We Don't Need a Binding Deal to Act Now on Efficiency

Roger Platt | Posted 05.25.2011

Roger Platt

What if you were told that the United Nations -- and its scientists and economists -- had already identified the biggest opportunity for greenhouse g...