The lack of signage to the Yucatan Peninsula's inner sanctums is understandable, considering that most of the annual 7.4 million tourists landing in Mexico's No. 1 vacation playground simply turn ...

History: Some of the most significant events in Mexico's history took place in Valladolid. Francisco de Montejo the Younger, whose father first attempted to conquer the Yucatan in 1527, finally ...

It’s also one of the safest states in Mexico -- unless, of course, you believe the profiteers selling the idea that the Mayas predicted an end to everything on Dec. 21, 2012.