Tourist Attractions
Know through our guide of attractions the pleasant places that Isla Mujeres, State of Quintana Roo offers you. These common spaces for tourists and residents are the fruit of hard work and that thanks to joint efforts, these attractions can be visited and enjoyed.
Contoy Island
Contoy Island, uninhabited by humans, is a bird sanctuary for large colonies of wild frigates and definitely a wonderful way to enjoy nature's beauty. Located about 45 minutes north of Isla Mujeres, Isla Contoy also has a scenic lookout tower with a spectacular panoramic view.
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Mundaca Pirate's Fortress
A retired pirate whose name was Fermin Mundaca de Marechaga and used to cover nearly forty percent of the Island built this fortress-like hacienda. During the early 19th century it was surrounded by wonderful gardens. He then proceeded to create a blissful paradise...
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Dolphin Discovery
Swim with dolphins on Isla Mujeres: It's a memory for a lifetime! This amazing educational experience is safe, fun and available for everyone, even if you don't know how to swim, since Dolphin Discovery has life jackets and a professional lifeguard takes care of guests.
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Punta Sur
Almost 66 feet above sea level, on the southern tip of Isla Mujeres, there's a rocky zone named Punta Sur. This is the best place on the island to observe amazing dawns, since it's the first place in the whole country that the sun caresses with its warm rays. Because of...
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Punta Sur Sculpture Park
This beautiful park was inaugurated in 2001, after the success of the First International Sculpture Encounter, in Punta Sur, and this also happens to be where the first rays of sun touch Mexican soil each day,. A total of 23 artists collaborated in the creation of the parks...
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Turtle Farm
The turtle farm is one of Isla Mujeres' main attractions, and the island has been a nesting ground for enormous sea turtles for a very long time. Every year, from May to September, turtles hide their eggs in the soft sand until they hatch. The federal government now protects...
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El Garrafon Marine Park
El Garrafon Park is named after incredible reef formations, which are only meters away from the coastline. The reef is the park's major, but not only attraction. El Garrafon is a natural living sculpture…
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Mayan Temple
In pre-Columbian times, Isla Mujeres was a sacred place dedicated to worshipping Ixchel, the Mayan goddess of the moon, love and fertility. Back in those days, several offerings were taken to her temple, including clay figurines shaped as women. When the Spaniards arrived....
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Isla Mujeres Beaches
The North beach invites to swim or practice some aquatic sport; you can tan or sleep in a hammock under coconut palms. Also you can enjoy the variety of seafood dishes sold in the place. This beach is preferred by families who travel with children because of the low...
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The Lighthouse and the Mayan Ruins
On Isla Mujeres it is possible to see some vestiges, in form of modest buildings, that served as portable altars for the Mayans. Archaeologists know that Isla Mujeres was a sanctuary dedicated to Ixchel, Mayan goddess of fertility and that the Mayan women had...
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Coast West National park
The Park was in the route that the Spaniards used to discover and to conquer Mexico. The Colony meant galleons, treasures, shipwrecks, filibusteros and pirates, emphasizing Juan the Mulato, Mundaca and Jean Lafitte.
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