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Maya Riviera
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Index
3 | Introduction
4 | Maya Culture
6 | Cancun
| THE MAYA RIVIERA
20 | The Maya and their environment
22 | Crococrun Zoo
23 | Puerto Morelos
25 | Playa Paraíso
27 | Punta Maroma
28 | Punta Bete
30 | Playa del Carmen
36 | Playacar
38 | Xcaret
44 | Paamul
45 | Puerto Aventuras
48 | Xpu-Há
49 | Kantenah . Xaac
50 | Yalkú
51 | Akumal
52 | Aktun Chen . Chemuyil
53 | Xcacel
55 | Xel-há
58 | Cenotes
59 | Tulum
68 | Cobá
71 | Muyil
| OTHER ZONES
72 | Sian Ka´an Reverse
74 | From Bacalar to Chetumal
76 | Costa Maya
78 | Archeological Zones of the south
| THE ISLANDS
79 | Isla Mujeres
83 | Contoy Island
85 | Hotbox Island
87 | Cozumel Island
94 | San Gervasio
95 | Map of Quintana Roo
Author
Luis Alberto Martos
Photos by:
Patrick Gibersztein, alberto Friscione, Hilario Itriago, Adalberto Rios, Giovanni Dagli Orti,, Marco Antonio Pacheco
160 Photos-Illustrations
96 Pages
Softcover
26 x 20 cm – 10.24 x 7.87 in
ISBN 978 607 7816 027
Other languages
$270.00Add to cart
Contents
Undoubtedly Quintana Roo is today the state with the greatest tourist development in Mexico. It has absolutely everything: Caribbean beaches, ecological reserves, archeological monuments, jungles, lagoons, gastronomic tradition, etc. At the same time it combines the most modern tourism with the most admirable vestiges of Mayan civilization.
Together with Tulum, Cobá and Kohunlich, visitors can stay in Cancún, Cozumel or in the Maya Riviera, the former being as imposing as the latter are paradisiacal.
This book describes the best way to get to know the attractions of Quintana Roo, such as the cove of Xel-Há, Xcaret, the beaches of Xpuha, Akumal, Paamul and Tankah, in addition to Isla Mujeres and Isla Contoy. The latter was declared a National Wildlife Reserve in 1961: more than 70 species of birds live there and it is a refuge for many migratory species.
Towards the south, after Tulum, extends the Sian Kaan ecological reserve, the largest protected area in the state where wild boars, tapirs and jaguars live, as well as a great variety of birds.
It is difficult to find, in any part of the world, a coastline of such beauty as the coast of the Mexican Caribbean. Its transparent beaches and reefs leave the thousands of visitors who travel every year to Quintana Roo in awe, where large-scale ecotourism in no way conceals the echoes of the Mayan civilization.
Did you know that in the 16th century the coast of Quintana Roo was a constant target of attacks by pirates, such as Morgan and Laffite.
During the Colonial period, the region did not become populated by many settlements due to frequent attacks by pirates, which led the population to move to the interior of the peninsula. It is somewhat ironic that nowadays one of the most visited regions of the country should have been practically abandoned between the 17th century and end of the 19th century.