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Puerto Morelos, Mexico

by karenincalifornia - last update: Apr 7, 2005

The Mayan Riviera - Never a dull moment

Beach bum at Puerto Morelos
On one of our three-day jaunts down to Mexico, my husband and I picked the Yucatan peninsula. We didn't want to stay in crowded Cancun, so we opted for a small fishing village 20 minutes south of Cancun. The place we landed at was Puerto Morelos, a low-key, lazy village, which is also the location of the ferry crossing to Cozumel.

Our trip to Puerto Morelos was - well, interesting. We avoided a robbery, car-jacking or abduction (not sure which - thankfully, something we never had to discover), stayed near a place that was guarded by guys carrying AK-47s, pulled boa constrictors from our necks, bonded with the crocodiles, and ended up in a condominium complex that is now a nudist resort. Just your typical 3-day weekend.

We also visited some spectacular Mayan ruins, accomplished that spine-tingling climb up and down the Pyramid at Chichen Itza, had our own private guide for snorkeling and picked up conch shells bigger than grapefruit right off the beach.

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Pros:"Laid back, uncrowded, not too hot in January"
Cons:"An AK-47 or an Uzi is regarded as a fashion accessory"
In A Nutshell:"A peaceful place with more machine guns per capita than any other place I have visited (so far)"
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Comments for karenincalifornia about Puerto Morelos
mtncorg Tue Aug 26, 2008 19:56 UTC
 Heading to Durango soon. www.youtube.com/watch?v=najM-8gK3HY Looks kind of familiar to your Yucatan ;-]
Hermanater Thu Jan 12, 2006 18:15 UTC
 Happy Birthday.......I enjoyed your pages........hopefully James invites you over for that beer this year...
Nemorino Sun Dec 4, 2005 00:16 UTC
 Weird place . . .
photozrus Wed Sep 7, 2005 01:13 UTC
 Are there really men with guns? I'm going there for the New Year with my husband & 7 year old son. Should we cancel the trip?
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