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A Weekend in Riviera Maya

One resort offers a water park, a pristine beach, and a Cirque du Soleil dinner show (complete with dinosaur)

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Laine Doss
Aug 25, 2023
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Joya by Cirque du Soleil photo by Laine Doss

I’m going to date myself here, but the first time I visited Riviera Maya there were still jaguars roaming the area. I was in college and, hellbent on never being a millionaire, studied writing with a minor in archaeology (I guess I fangirled out too much on Indiana Jones). So, while my friends were getting was…

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