Why not Veracruz?
Veracruz is located in Mexicos Gulf coast region 390 km (242 mi) from Mexico City. The climate is tropical and the average temperature is 25º C (77º F).
This destination is famous for the music, dancing and festive atmosphere at its Carnival, the states most important event of the year. Here youll find beaches with calm waters that are ideal for doing all kinds of aquatic sports, particularly scuba diving along the coral reefs at the Parque Nacional Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano, which is inhabited by a wide variety of fish, coral and other marine species.
resort vacation on the gulf of mexico
Old Florida. Old decor. If you're into that kinda chic, then this is the place for you. The pros: right on the gulf, beautiful views, affordable prices, located close to the Publix shopping center and just 15 minutes from St. Armands circle and world-class shopping & dining. The cons: Old, not handicap-accessible, and the on-site staff is just OK. All in all, not a bad place to stay--try to get a room that's been updated and you'll have a good experience.
Noche Mexicana Dancing in Merida (Yucatan Mexico 2019 HD) Culture
Exploring Paseo de Montejo towards Centro of Merida. Monuments and Statues along the way ending up Noche Mexicana with amazing Cultural Dancing in Centro. For extra fun, also footage of Merida Night Life from Katrina's, Mercado 60 and Pipiripau.
Paseo de Montejo is a notable avenue of Mérida, México. It is named after Francisco de Montejo, the Spanish conquistador who founded the city in 1542, and is the location of some of the most iconic buildings and monuments of the city. Inspired by the French boulevard, the avenue is flanked by trees and has several roundabouts along its course. Many beautiful mansions were built along the avenue by wealthy Yucatecans of the 19th century.
It extends north from the city center (the Santa Ana District) and connects into highway 231 just south of the Mayan Museum (Gran Museo Maya). Its length of over 6 km makes it one of the longest avenues of the city.
Mérida is the capital and largest city in Yucatan state in Mexico, as well as the largest city of the Yucatán Peninsula. The city is located in the northwest part of the state, about 35 kilometres (22 miles) off the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. According to the 2015 census, the population of Mérida was 892,363, ranking 14th among the most populous Mexican cities.
It is an imposing monument, fourteen meters high, the work of the Colombian sculptor Rómulo Rozo, located in one of the roundabouts of Paseo Montejo, at the junction with Campo Deportivo Avenue and it is, without a doubt, one of the monuments most emblematic of the contemporary Mérida.
Monument to the Fatherland is considered an example of neoindigenist or neomaya architecture and consists of an imposing stone monolith in the shape of a hemicycle that occupies a quarter of a hectare, sculpted in its relief to tell key moments of the history of the Mexican nation, from the time pre-Hispanic and until the first decades of the twentieth century, and even the history of the State of Yucatan in particular. In it, stone, water, fire and metal merge. It is said to be the only monument that was carved in stone directly into the world in the 20th century.
The works began in 1945 and was inaugurated on April 15, 1956. Worked in quarry stone, it evokes representative facts of Mexican history: the colony, independence, reform and revolution. The origin of the work is somewhat uncertain, since it is said that it was the result of a contest organized by the then University of Yucatan to make a monument to the flag, a project that in the hands of the master Rozo evolved to what we now know.
It consists of a central semicircle with two ramps, a staircase and a fountain, with a total external diameter that reaches 40 meters. On the facade of the monument facing north, in the lower concave part, there is a water mirror with a stone parapet that imitates Lake Texcoco, with a reproduction of the events that gave rise to the national emblem: an eagle fighting against a snake, on a cactus, symbol of the foundation of Tenochtitlán, the origin of the Aztec culture. In this part of the façade and around it, the monument shows the shields of the 31 States of the Republic and that of the Federal District.
Gonzalo Guerrero was a Spanish sailor and one of the first Europeans to settle in sine of an indigenous culture. He dies fighting against the Spanish conquerors under Pedro de Alvarado . Controversial character because he was acculturated and became a Mayan chief during the conquest of Yucatan, especially war against the conquerors, for what was known as El Renegado by his Spanish compatriots, while in Mexico they call him Father of Miscegenation
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Around the Gulf in 7 Minutes: An Underwater Tour of the Gulf of Mexico
An underwater tour of the Gulf of Mexico by submarine and scuba, highlighting the vast diversity of marine life throughout the Gulf, from the surface to depths of nearly 2,000 feet. The tour begins in the northern Gulf, tracks south along the west Florida shelf, to northwestern Cuba and finally west to Veracruz, Mexico. This video was produced for the opening ceremony of the first State of the Gulf of Mexico Summit held in 2006 in Corpus Christi, Texas. This video was also shown at the May 19, 2010 U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Deepwater Horizon: Oil Spill Prevention and Response Measures, and Natural Resource Impacts as part of the testimony of Dr. Sylvia A. Earle. See: For more on the Gulf of Mexico, please visit: and
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Adventures in Cozumel - Caribbean Dreamin Scuba Dive Trip 2016
There was so much to do in and out of the water in Cozumel, Mexico. Our young travelers did some scuba, snorkeling, whale shark chasing in the Gulf of Mexico, exploring the shipwrecks and ocean life, of Felipe Xicotencatl, cruising the island on scooters, discovering miles of beautiful beaches, horse riding to a hidden cenote. Here is some what they did in the water with Caribbean Dreamin Scuba Dive Trip in 2016.
Scuba Diving the Reefs of the Florida Keys - ♥4D Ep. 22
Scuba Diving Key Largo's Molasses Reef might be some of the best diving in all of Florida. The reef is healthy with channels and swim throughs everywhere. On any given day you could see almost any species of Caribbean fish and on some days, it feels like you see them all. We hope you enjoy our diving with Rainbow Reef Dive Center.
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Spearfishing Central America
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Caribbean Connection - Texas Parks and Wildlife [Official]
It may not seem obvious, but there is a connection between the fish and coral life off the coast of Cancun, Mexico, and the coastal life along the shoreline of Texas. Follow scientists investigating the similarities between the ocean life of Texas and our neighbor to the south.
Biscayne: America's Cultural Heritage Underwater
Funded by NCPTT, Montana Public Television has produced a series of videos that highlights the nation's underwater archeological treasures and features the preservation work of the National Park Service Submerged Resources Center.
According to Ronald Tobias of Montana Public Television, The project came as a result of the realization that the Submerged Resources Center had been archiving images of the America's underwater parks for many years and that it was being under-utilized as a valuable internal resource. Since outreach is such an important part of our federal research mandate, Larry Murphy agreed to allow Montana Public Television access to the archives, and with the grant money awarded to us from NCPTT we were able to create a series of programs for public television about the work being done to preserve many of our country's treasures underwater.
As a result of NCPTT funding, six half-hour programs have been created that chronicle the work of the Submerged Resources Center's effort to save and preserve several important sites, including the USS Arizona in Hawaii, the B-29 Bomber at the bottom of Lake Mead, the Ellis Island ferry in New York harbor, and shipwrecks at Fort Jefferson and Biscayne National Park and at Yellowstone National Park and Glacier National Park. Public awareness of the Park Service's work to preserve our national heritage is an important part of the mission of the Park Service, and NCPTT's funding made these presentations possible. Without the support, the archive material would have slowly slumped its way toward oblivion.