Iberostar Cancún Golf Course (Blvd. Kukulcan, Km. 17, Zona Hotelera, Cancún) – this course, located on the grounds of the Iberostar Cancún Beach Resort, is both enjoyable and challenging for golfers of any skill level, and is easily accessed on foot or via hotel-provided transportation. One hundred fifty acres of tropical paradise surround the 6,734 […]
Corona Capital (Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Av, Viad. Río de la Piedad S/n, Granjas México, Iztacalco, Mexico City) — Corona Capital could be considered the first big international music festival which started to bring artists to Mexico that we thought we’d never see (especially in the rock and alternative realm). Every November, at curve 4 of […]
Bahía de Mujeres – with the Cancún beach zone running 22.5 km long (in the shape of the number “7”), this area is located in the northern end of the hotel zone (that is, on “top of the 7”), with white sand beaches and beautiful turquoise-blue waters. While this area may be shallow for some […]
Plaza Las Américas (Av. Tulum, Sm 4 and Sm 9, Cancún) — the largest shopping center in downtown Cancún. There are 50-plus stores, three restaurants, two movie theaters, video arcade, fast-food outlets, and several large department stores. Warning: this mall gets very crowded on weekends!
Plaza Flamingo (Blvd. Kukulcan, Km. 11.5, across from Hotel Flamingo Resort & Plaza, Zona Hotelera, Cancún) — This is a small mall that houses around 80 different shops that sell mainly clothing, jewelry, and souvenirs. The main attractions here are the chain restaurants Jimmy Buffet’s, Margaritaville, Outback Steakhouse, and Bubba Gump, which fill up with […]
Perisur (Anillo Periférico Sur 4690, Amp. Pedregal de San Ángel, Coyoaycan, Mexico City) – this shopping mall was named for its location on the Periférico Sur, in the southwest of Mexico City. While not the largest, it’s one of the major shopping malls in the capital, known as much for its high-end feel as for […]
Reforma 222 (Av. Paseo de la Reforma 222, Col. Juárez, Del. Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City) — located in a building designed by well-regarded architect Teodoro González de León, this modernistic shopping mall is a glass-covered delight. Spread over four levels, there are shops to suit every budget, ranging from Todo Moda and Bershka, to upmarket cosmetics […]
Plaza Kukulcán (Blvd. Kukulcan, Km. 13, Zona Hotelera, Cancún) – For visitors accustomed to shopping at pricey department stores like Bloomingdales and Saks 5th Avenue, Plaza Kukulcán is for them. This retail space consists of nearly 100 shops and four restaurants. The Luxury Avenue section of the mall offers brand names from Cartier, Fendi, and […]
Plaza Caracol (Blvd. Kukulcan, Km. 8.5, Zona Hotelera, Cancún) — North of the convention center, the two-story Plaza Caracol houses chain stores like Sunglass Island, Benetton, and Ultrafemme, along with souvenir and jewelry shops and pharmacies. This mall has 100 shops, as well as a food court, a Starbucks, and a Häagen-Dazs ice cream shop […]
Paseo Arcos Bosques (Paseo de Tamarindos 90, Cuajimalpa de Morelos, Bosques de las Lomas, Mexico City) – located in one of Mexico City’s most iconic skyscrapers is the highly exclusive Paseo Arcos Bosques shopping mall. You’ll find it in the interconnected tower building, just next to the instantly recognizable and appropriately nicknamed ‘El Pantalón’ – […]