Nature & Wildlife

Explore Mexico’s incredibly diverse ecosystems – from dense jungles and arid deserts to towering mountains and pristine coasts – teeming with unique wildlife. Learn where to spot jaguars, whales, monarch butterflies, exotic birds, and rare plants within protected nature reserves and biospheres.

Tiburón Island

Tiburón Island is the largest island in Mexico and in the Gulf of California and the largest island in Mexico, with an area of 1,201 [...]

Tree of Tule

The Tree of Tule (El Árbol del Tule) is a tree located on the church grounds in the town center of Santa María del Tule [...]

Usumacinta river

The Usumacinta River in southeastern Mexico and northwestern Guatemala. Usumacinta is formed by the junction of the Pasión River, which arises in the Sierra de [...]

Valley of Siete Luminarias

The valley called Siete Luminarias ("Seven Luminarias") is a group of seven extinct inactive volcanoes in the central Mexico region, located in and around the [...]

Volcano of Parícutin

Parícutin (or Paricutín) is a cinder cone volcano located in the state of Michoacán. Volcano Paricutín surged suddenly from the cornfield of local farmer Dionisio [...]

Xcaret Park

Xcaret Park is a privately owned and operated theme park, resort and self-described ecotourism development located in the Riviera Maya, a portion of the Caribbean [...]

Xel-Ha Park

Xel-Ha Park is a commercial aquatic theme park and ecotourism development. Xel-Ha Park is located on the Riviera Maya, approximately 240 km to the north [...]

Yal-Ku Lagoon

Nothing comes close to the fantastic experience of snorkeling at Yal-ku Lagoon. It is a hidden, yet enchanting place of legend. It contains a mix [...]