PUERTO MORELOS, an Oasis on the Riviera Maya
Published: 05/13/2009 by Mayra A. Martínez
For those who first visited the Riviera Maya goes a little unnoticed Puerto Morelos, which, however, is the town's oldest Mexican Caribbean, since its founding centuries ago, used to cover the workers came from across the country to extract valuable gum tree gum tree wood and dye, which is then exported, generating earnings for some traders in the region.
At present this place is quiet yet the main entrance of this beautiful coast is full of beach sand and blue waters of a few. Located just 15 minutes by the federal highway 307, south of Cancun Airport, in turn, is 36 km north of Playa del Carmen.
And if as a tourist prefers a point midway between the city and the busiest hub of the area is ideal stay in Puerto Morelos, where there is calm, surrounded by a beautiful beach and the second largest reef in the world, where classified 669 species of marine fauna, belonging to 75 groups, in addition to mangrove ecosystems, dunes and forest, where more than 27 km of a newly explored path cenotes, you may find a spectacular thirty.
Crafts and more
Just a short tour of Puerto Morelos to easily locate the main attractions. Missed is the Plaza de las Artesanías, where small but well cared for by their assorted local owners, heirs of the authentic Mayan traditions that show interest while the multicolored huipiles embroider or weave hammocks of all sizes, among other tasks , offered at affordable prices.
Also, for the enjoyment of travelers have a variety of restaurants with delicious dishes where abundant fish and shellfish, as well as with Mexican food, china, Italian and international. In addition, there are workshops for reiki, yoga, easy to snorkel or leave open sea fishing, a small medical center, pharmacies, churches of different faiths, grocery stores, a weekly tianguis fruit and vegetables, the largest bookstore in the area with news in Spanish, English and other languages, camping, two foreign currency exchange, a car rental, travel agencies, internet cafes and ATMs.
