Image by: Marcus Teply

In Off-Season Tulum, More Turtles Than Tourists

From: Valerie Hamilton
Length: 04:23

If the Caribbean’s balmy turquoise charms are doubled by wintry weather at home, the argument could be made they’re halved in close succession to a steamy summer. Heat, humidity, mosquitos – been there, done that. Mexican tourism is down for the count anyway, and along the torrid coastline of the Riviera Maya in early October, it barely seems to have a pulse. But it turns out there’s more life on these deserted beaches than you might think – you just have to dig a little. Read the full description.

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Playing: In Off-Season Tulum, More Turtles Than Tourists
From: Valerie Hamilton

Nests_beach_small If the Caribbean’s balmy turquoise charms are doubled by wintry weather at home, the argument could be made they’re halved in close succession to a steamy summer. Heat, humidity, mosquitos – been there, done that. Mexican tourism is down for the count anyway, and along the torrid coastline of the Riviera Maya in early October, it barely seems to have a pulse. But it turns out there’s more life on these deserted beaches than you might think – you just have to dig a little.

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