Moon Palace Golf & Spa, Cancun, Mexico

The all-inclusive Moon Palace Golf & Spa resort features a variety of activities and entertainment for family members of every age and every interest. You can find 3 different areas and you can go from one to other without any problem; there’s also free transport to go from one to other lobby if you don’t want to walk. There are frequent concerts with top popular musicians, as well as daily and nightly activities including a Mexican night and fire show, karaoke, theme parties, contests, singers and live performances. The hotel has a simple elegance with a helpful and skilled staff. There you can find a luxurious Spa with 39 treatment rooms, including a Golden Suite, a night club for up to 300 guests with a VIP section, wired Teens Lounge, sky bar, a Flowrider to try your surfing skills and of course a 27-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course. You can try a different restaurant every night: Mexican, Italian, American, Asian, International. You’ll find 12 bars, including six in the pool area. The only thing that isn’t great is the beach but you can always take a taxi to Cancun where beach and sea are usually lovely.

 
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Palace Resorts offers guests staying 5-8 nights a $1,500 Resort Credit that can be used for services and amenities as golf, spa, tours and more. Note thet you must pay a tax service of 16% when you are leaving but only for the part of credit you’ve used.
It’s a good place to go with children cause there are too many things to do for children and teenagers but it’s also a good place to go in couple. It’s the kind of place for people who like enjoying the hotel and its amenities for a quiet holiday.

Carretera Cancun-Tulum Km. 36.5, Tamul, 77500 Cancun, QROO, Mexico

The empanadas Pachamama, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

The empanadas Pachamama is a restaurant in the Village, in Montreal, which opened its doors a little more than one year ago, offering as a main menu the ’empanadas’, a typical Argentinian specialty. Pablo, its owner, native of Tucumán, one of the provinces of Argentina, was formed precisely in his hometown, to know all the secrets of the manufacture of empanadas, being empanadas of Tucumán one with the best reputation of the country. The restaurant uses fresh, natural ingredients with no preservatives or artificial colors; oven baking, without frying. At the moment they offer 6 varieties including a menu for vegetarians and there are 2 spicy options. You can combine the empanadas with salads or tasty soups and of course you will be able to taste other Argentinian products such as ‘alfajores’, ‘churros’, ‘facturas’ (pastries) served with coffee, tea, juice or the traditional ‘mate’ (a kind of green tea). You can eat indoors or enjoy the beautiful terrace by bringing your wine. There is also a service to take away the frozen empanadas and they also offer delivery in certain districts. The place is very well decorated with lively colors and the staff is very welcoming.

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If you have an event to celebrate, this is a great place to do it but do not forget to make your reservation, there is room for 40 people inside or 20 on the terrace.

You have boxes of 8 or 12 empanadas and you can choose the confection to your taste.

There are other Argentinian specialities on the menu depending on the season; ask about it when you visit.

You can also bring your wine.

It is open every day from 11:00 AM.

1371 Rue Sainte-Catherine E, Montréal, QC H2L 2H7

Kahnawake, Montérégie, Quebec, Canada

Kahnawake is a Mohawk Indian reservation (one of the six Iroquois nations) in Quebec, located in the administrative region of Montérégie. Its population is about 8000 individuals with approximately 6,500 living on the reservation and it was established in 1667. He assumed his current position since 1716. The term Sault-Saint-Louis distinguishes Kahnawake from other Amerindian villages of Lower Canada including St. Regis (Akwesasne) Deux-Montagnes (Oka-Kanesatake), the Abenaki village of St. Francis and the Wendat-Huron village of Lorette but the term Sault-Saint-Louis is not really used today except in the context of land claims. Since 1760, the Kahnawake Iroquois claim a portion of their territory, the lordship of Sault St. Louis, which was annexed to the neighboring lordship of La Prairie de la Madeleine. Today, they have only 11,000 acres of the original 40,000 acres.

Tips

When visiting the reserve, go to the tourist office next to the main St. Kateri Shrine where you can get all the necessary information for a good visit. They will give you a free map and a tourist booklet too.
You can of course visit shops selling regional products even as have a meal in a local restaurant.