{"id":1218,"date":"2013-07-18T08:27:09","date_gmt":"2013-07-18T14:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/lets-retire-in-mexico\/?p=1218"},"modified":"2014-10-07T16:02:06","modified_gmt":"2014-10-07T21:02:06","slug":"new-state-of-the-art-planetarium-to-open-in-cancun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/lets-retire-in-mexico\/2013\/07\/new-state-of-the-art-planetarium-to-open-in-cancun\/","title":{"rendered":"New, State-of-the-Art Planetarium to Open in Cancun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>I love museums with ancient animals, scientific discoveries and stuff like that.\u00a0 I also love planetariums \u2013 they&#8217;re just so amazing to see!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that Cancun will be getting a planetarium VERY soon, which will be great for anyone living in Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel and Tulum \u2013 and even for those in Merida or Costa Maya.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are some details I found in a local Spanish news source:<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8211;<\/strong>It will be opening on July 19 (tomorrow!)<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8211;<\/strong>It will be called the Ka&#8217;Yok Scientific, Technological and Cultural Planetarium Complex of Cancun<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8211;<\/strong>\u201cKa&#8217;Yok\u201d means \u201cwindow to the universe\u201d in Maya<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8211;<\/strong>The planetarium will be one of 10 most advanced in the world in terms of scientific and technological equipment<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8211;<\/strong>It will feature cutting-edge technological tools, interactive and multimedia, as well as a more advanced projection system to show images of stars on a perforated aluminum screen 12 meters in diameter<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8211;<\/strong>The observatory will be equipped with a 16-inch telescope, educational workshops, a museum on the Mayan science of space.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8211;<\/strong>The complex was built in a record time of seven months with an investment of about 40 million pesos (about $3.2 million USD.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8211;<\/strong>The complex consists of the planetarium, the observatory, a water museum, an eco-technology park, an auditorium and botanical gardens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This sounds like it will be quite the place to visit, with plenty to do both for families and for retired couples.\u00a0 I can&#8217;t wait to make a trip out there.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; by Thomas Lloyd<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/LP-questionnaire.php?web=Blog\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Banners\/BannerQuestionnaire.jpg\" alt=\"Questionnaire\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love museums with ancient animals, scientific discoveries and stuff like that.&nbsp; I also love planetariums &ndash; they&rsquo;re just so amazing to see! &nbsp; The good news is that Cancun will be getting a planetarium VERY soon, which will be &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/lets-retire-in-mexico\/2013\/07\/new-state-of-the-art-planetarium-to-open-in-cancun\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,376],"tags":[41,42,54,237],"class_list":["post-1218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-living-in-mexico","category-tourist","tag-eco-friendly","tag-mayans","tag-modern-mexico","tag-science"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>New, State-of-the-Art Planetarium to Open in Cancun<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I love museums with ancient animals, scientific discoveries and stuff like that. 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