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“The Pearl of the Caribbean” Isla Mujeres [1996]13,500 inhabitants live on this 8 km long and 1,5 km wide coral island, that belongs to the second largest coral reef in the world.We stayed at Na BaLam, “House of the Leopard”, an excotic name on an excotic 4-star hotel. It is among the most expensive hotels (and best) on the island, located at the North Beach. |
The only village on the island consists of narrow cobblestone streets, lined with miscelaneous shops that sells jewellery, hammocks, clothes and other items one might wish of Mexican products. Food and drinks: |
Aveninda Ruede Medina, the largest road on the island, leads to one of the most popular attractions, El Garrafón National Park. It’s a reef just a few metres from shore, with a fantastic marine life. Coral, rock formations and an abundance of fish that eat tortillias from your hand. Suntan lotion is perfect for the beach, but it has a tendency to kill the coral and other marine life. Here they have taken the concequence of that destroying effect, you shall have a shower before you get into the sea.Isla Mujeres is surrounded by crystalclear water that change between several shades of turqoise and azur blue. There are many offers on snorkelling- and diving trips. The Little Lighthouse are several small rock formations that creat perfect surrondings for a great number of fish and plants. Even a madonna statue got her own place on a rockshelf. By The Manchones Reef is it deeper wich make it more suitiable for diving. Among the abundance of fish, one can also admire La Cruz de la Bahia (The Cross of the Bay), an one tonne heavy, 12 m high and 3 m wide krucifiks. It was “planted” here as a dedication for the woman and men on the island, in 1994. The expertdivers kan among others, try The Cave of the Sleeping Sharks, that Jacques Cousteau made famous. |
On the northern end you find the best and most popular beaches, Playa Norte og Playa Cocoteros. White powder-sand, calm turquoise and bathtub-warm water. Beach and reef: |
Beautiful sunsets at Playa Norte. |
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