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■ LISA HAYNES visited Mexico with Carrier, who offer seven nights at Grand Velas Riviera Maya from £4,025 per person, based on two adults sharing a Zen Grand Suite Nature View room on an all-inclusive basis, including return flights from Gatwick with British Airways and return private transfers. Price based on departures April 29, 2019. Call 0161 492 1354 or click www.carrier.co.uk

dish from the Yucatan Peninsula, that fuses Mayan cooking techniques with Mexican food. Our aperitif chilli margaritas are suddenly interrupted by a guacamole master. He wheels over a trolley of 12 mini dishes containing potential additions to customise your vat of guacamole, as it’s smashed right in front of you.

Bespoke guacamole? If this is what holidays in the Mexican Caribbean are like, count me in.