Winter sun on the Yucatán Peninsula

Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula – with its technicolour blue waters, fantasy white beaches, ancient temple ruins and relaxing boutique hotels – is at its sparkling best during the Northern Hemisphere’s winter months. What better antidotes to dark days and cold temperatures than the paradise bays of Tulum, the relaxing retreat of Isla Mujeres and the entertaining resort of Cancun.

Mayan ruins overlooking the Caribbean Sea and beach at Tulum, Quintana Roo State, Yucatan Peninsula

Monastery of San Miguel Arcangel, Mani, The Convent Route, Yucatan Peninsula

Colorful steps, Isla Mujeres

Beach, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Chichen Itza, Kukulcan pyramid

Woven textiles, Cancun

Isla Mujeres

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