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Favorite thing: Anyone looking to rent a cell phone for their trip to Mexico, I highly recommend getting one from Mexitel through Ebay. The process is so simple. You pay $35 for the phone plus a small shipping fee and a deposit for the phone. Minutes are purchased separately at a very low cost. When you return from your trip you simply return the phone in the prepaid postage envelope and they issue credit to your credit card for the deposit. I used the phone extensively for a week with only rwo dropped calls. Customer service is extremely helpful in gettin you started if you need them.

Favorite thing: I am also going there this week. I leave tomorrow and they won't let me reschedule, so I guess I have no choice. Please let me know if you hear anything, but we may just have to wait and see when we get there. Hopefully won't ruin our vacations!

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Favorite thing: In the winter, if it's cold where you live. If not, the prices are cheapest in the fall. You can see a run down of weather at different times of the year at http://www.beachcondocancun.com/thingstodo.asp The water is really warm in the fall, still, probably in the mid eighties, and it's wonderful to swim, snorkel, and totally relax in! I love too snorkel and boogie board, and it's like being away from it all! The prices and crowds are down in the fall, also. And, it's not as hotel as the summer.

Fondest memory: I think traveling alone with my husband (without 3 kids)!, and we had so much fun zipping around on a scooter around Cozumel. We accidentally came across some hidden ruins, and they were really interesting! It started to rain on us, but it was warm rain, and we barely made it back in time. But, we circled the whole island, and saw the other, unihabited part of Cozumel, and swam a little, and just relaxed in the sand, away from the crowds. It was like there were just two of us in that part of the world, very romantic!

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Favorite thing: Ive been there often. I found May to be the best all round time to go Cancun.W ater is perfect temp., wave are not to bad, Temp great (water in the upper part of the 7 is always calmer, almost like a bay). Not to crowded not to empty ( parts of Dec. & Jan are fairly slow and the water is choppy with a bad under tow). Cancun in May is from 75 - 82/90. Interior is 85-98 with high humidity.
The place is unreal. The end of August is hot, water great, Mexican children are back at school and a Mexican holiday ends at the end ot the month. Get the insurance if you can, its worth it for peace of mind in case of hurricane or personal problems.I love the place, all of Quintana Roo, the state you will be in. The water is truly the colors you see in the photo's.

Fondest memory: Hypnotizes by the water.

Favorite thing: I have been to Cancun 7 times.
The best time to go weather wise is February-May and November.
June and July are hot - expect it to rain in the afternoons, but i would not worry too much about hurricanes. it is a bit quieter this time of year and the rain is usually welcomed as there is only so much time you can spend outside in the hot sun.
August-October is hurricane season.
December & January- it could be cool, it is also high season, as you will get all of the families and tourists during christmas, New Years & January.
If you want a party scene and if you are young, you will like it in March and April - but if you do not want to be with partying people between the ages of 18-25, avoid those months or go to Riviera Maya, which is about 20 minutes from Cancun. It is much mellower.

If you are going with kids, I just found this amazing deal:
$399+: Air & 3nts All Inclusive In Cancun
Kids Are Free + $200 FREE Flight Credit
Link: http://www.dunhillvacations.com/tracking.php?p=/index.php&oid=2569

This is also a great deal - but it is for Riviera Maya (the quieter area):
$549+: Air & 7nts All-Inclusive + Kids FREE
Sale: 40% Off At Upscale Iberostar Resorts
Link: http://www.dunhillvacations.com/tracking.php?p=/index.php&oid=2560

Fondest memory: Jet skiing with my best friend who has since passed away.

Favorite thing: I found this site when doing my research and it kinda helped me get a good sense of what to do and how to stay for cheap too.
Check out Cancun Things to do, where to stay and overview.

Favorite thing: Cell phones are great to have anywhere of course, and they're even more useful when you don't want to waste precious time waiting for or wondering about others. Cell phones are also not cheap to use in Mexico - until now.

On our last trip, there were 2 couples and we each rented a cell phone from Mexitel Cellular. We chose them for the price (definitely lowest), reputation (very good), and because they send you the phone in the US so you can use it to contact and confirm your transfer as you're collecting your luggage from the luggage belt.

What I didn't realize at the time was that the new prices for airtime there (for this company anyway) is cheaper than using a cell in the US. As an example, we could call each other (and other phones in Mexico) for 50 cents for a 20 minute call. That is cheap, but it's not the biggest deal... You can call anywhere the US (and Canada I'm told) and talk for 20 minutes for $1. I thought it was a mistake. It was not.

Anyway - it was great to have cells we could actually USE while there and one of the reasons was to keep us coordinated. You see, the guys wanted to look at and do certain things and we wanted to look at and do different things (sometimes, and of course), so when they had a cell and we had a cell we didn't have to stay together the whole time or struggle and constantly make plans to arrive at specific places at specific times to be together. Also to be able to call home and check in with the kids (and not be rushed) for $1 was great.

Almost forgot to add this:
Place to rent the phones is Mexitel Cellular (www.mexitel.net)

Favorite thing: The Yucatán Peninsula is the remains of a very old coral reef, raised from the sea after thousands of years. So the whole peninsula is made of limestone. This is a very porous rock, which immediately sucks down rain water. This means that there are no rivers in the peninsula and very few lakes.

Once underground, the water will migrate down the limestone, until it reaches the bedrock (the layer of hard rock beneath), which doesn't absorb water like the limestone. This creates huge underground reservoirs, which can be anywhere from 3 meters to over 60 meters below the surface.

As the water moves underground, it dissolves the limestone, creating huge undergound rivers. Occasionally, the roof of the river will colapse, creating sinkholes (or cenotes, as they are called in the region). The cenotes were a major source of water for the Maya and other indigenous people