The best restaurants in Cancun for your New Year's Eve dinner

New Year’s Eve is a moment to be thankful and start fresh a brand-new year surrounded by all your family and friends. Most of the people during this day share a delicious dinner with their families, but what if you're on vacations here in Cancún? If that is your case, don't worry, we have the best options for your New Year's Eve dinner in Cancún.

Rolandi’s Cancún

Located in Cancun’s Downtown, near from Tulum Avenue, it's one of the favorite restaurants in the city. Here you can enjoy a delicious Italian dinner.

Lorenzillos

Lorenzillo's is one of the most beautiful and romantic restaurants in Cancún. Located in the Hotel Zone, here you can enjoy a unique dinner, with a perfect view of Nichupte Lagoon.

Cenacolo

Located in the Hotel Zone, Cenacolo is one of the few restaurants in the city certified by the Italian Government as ambassadors of the authentic Italian food and traditions in México.

Marakame

If you want a relaxing and delightful New Year's Eve, Marakame is a perfect choice. Here you can enjoy a delicious gourmet dinner while you listen to live music, surrounded by plants and trees in a rustic and natural ambiance in Cancun's Downtown.

Crab House

Established in 1999, Crab House Restaurant & Marina provides the perfect setting to enjoy a lovely New Year's Eve dinner overlooking the Nichupte Lagoon.

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Top 4 nightclubs in Playa del Carmen

There are a lot of things to do in Playa del Carmen during the day: shopping, going to the beach, eat at some restaurant... but during the night, the best thing you can do in this young city is going out to a nightclub. These are the best options for your party in Playa del Carmen:

La Santanera

Located on 10th street, La Santanera is awesome. It has three different levels, each one with a different kind of music and a different kind of party. On the first level of Santa (how locals call it), you can enjoy a drink and have dinner while you watch a football match or maybe listen to a live reggae/ska band; on the second level you can dance till the sun comes out; the third level is an open air space where you can also dance but in a more chillax way.

Dolores

This tiny nightclub located on 12th Street will give you a good party-starter. At Dolores, you can start your night in Playa del Carmen with 1-liter drinks, good music, and great ambiance, right before you go the next nightclub.

La Mezcalinna

Another place where you can start your party in Playa del Carmen is La Mezcalinna. Here you can try all the varieties of mezcal and taste different flavor shots while you dance to the rhythm of the best live DJ's.

S.O.S. Lounge

This isn’t a nightclub like the others, but the party here on Sundays is lit. S.O.S. Lounge is a terrace-bar within Hostel 3B, located on Playa del Carmen’s 1st street, and to close the weekend with a flourish, they throw a party called Usual Sundays. It all begins at noon with some drinks by the pool and great live music. The best part? It last all day long till midnight.

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The legend of Xtabay

México has a lot of myths and stories that are passed down from generation to generation, and the Riviera Maya is not the exception. Thanks to the diversity of ancient pre hispanic civilizations during Mesoamerican times, there are many myths and legends in the region, but one of the most famous is that of Xtabay.

The legend tells the story of two women, Xtabay and Utz-Colel. Xtabay was very beautiful and good in her actions toward others, but she was a prostitute and for that she was criticized and cursed. On the other hand, Utz-Colel was pure and demure, but she was despicable and mean toward others.

One day, the villagers noticed that the Xtabay was missing, but nobody cared about her, until they started to smell a sweet aroma that came from her house. When they arrived they found the corpse of the Xtabay.

Utz-Colel couldn’t believed that the perfume came from the corpse of Xtabay, and she said that if that perfume came from a cursed and impure woman like Xtabay, her dead body would have a greater sweet aroma. Eventually, Utz-Colel died and her body emitted a terrible aroma, that reflected her true mean essence.

From the grave of Xtabay grew a delicate and humble flower named Xtabentun, and from the grave of Utz-Colel grew the flower of Tzacam, a cactus with a blooming flower, beautiful but with no perfume.

With the help of evil spirits, Utz-Colel came back to the living world using the identity of the beautiful Xtabay, to seduce men and take them to a fatal destination.

So gentlemen, watch out when you are walking under the moonlight and the stars. You´ll see her dressed in white, standing and shining on the ground. You´ll see her long black hair, and her hands brushing it softly. You´ll see her feet, like two small birds flying just above the ground. Then you´ll feel her eyes like two arrows stabbing you, and you can´t do anything.

Oh poor man, if you ever find her at night following your steps!

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Festival of Life and Death Traditions

The Day of the Dead is a very special Mexican holiday in which, every November 1st and 2nd, Mexican people celebrate the life of their relatives that have passed away. Something peculiar about Mexican people is how they embrace the death in a funny and colorful way, and the Day of the Dead is the perfect example of this particular characteristic.

This holiday comes from the prehispanic Mexican ancestors, and it’s celebrated differently across regions of Mexico. In the Yucatan Peninsula, the celebration is called Hanal Pixan ("food for the souls" in the Mayan language), and during these days people make altars with the food and things that their dead relatives used to like when they were alive.

Nowadays, every year this celebration is honored at Xcaret with the Festival of Life and Death Traditions, an extraordinary event that takes place from October 30th through November 2nd. During this festivity, you will be able to experience the Hanal Pixan, taste the great regional gastronomy, assist to workshops, art exhibitions, theater, dance and concerts. Also, you can enjoy the paradisiac Xcaret park and live a unique experience where you can learn about the ancient traditions of the Mayan culture and the beauty of the Riviera Maya’s nature. Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of this event.

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Top 5 beach clubs in Riviera Maya

Riviera Maya has beautiful beaches to relax and also great nightclubs where you can party all night long. But what happens when we combine those two things? We create the perfect day at the beach. The Riviera Maya has a lot of beach clubs that will offer you the opportunity to party during the day but also relax in front of the beach.These are the best beach clubs in the Riviera Maya, so check them out!

Mandala Beach

Located in the Party Center at the Hotel Zone, Mandala Beach is the best beach club in Cancun. Here you can relax on the beach or you can party at the pool listening to the best local and international dj’s.

Mamita’s Beach Club

Located on 28th street in Playa del Carmen, Mamita’s Beach Club is one of the best beach clubs in the Riviera Maya, with the best music and the best events, like BPM Festival, Riviera Maya Jazz Festival, DJ Fest, Winterbeach and Corona Sunset Music Festival.

Kool Beach Club

Just across Mamita’s Beach Club, still in the 28th street, you’ll find Kool Beach Club. With more accessible prices than its neighbour, Kool Beach Club offers you a nice place to relax and enjoy the beach.

Unico Beach

Located in the fisher village of Puerto Morelos, this place is perfect for relaxing with a good dinner and drink at the beach. Also it has very accessible prices, so don’t miss the opportunity of visiting this place.

Coralina Daylight Club

Located on 26th street in Playa del Carmen, Coralina Daylight Club is one of the most exclusive and glamorous beach clubs in the Riviera Maya. With parties every day, this place will provide you one of the best daylight experiences in Playa del Carmen.

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