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Holbox Island: Quintana Roo

Holbox Island Also north of Valladolid, but in the neighbouring state of Quintana Roo, turn off the road to Puerto Juarez after Nuevo Xcan (seepage 566), to Holbox Island. Buses to Chiquila for boats, three times a day, also direct from Tizimi'n at 1130, connecting Holbox 0600 and 1430, one hour, returning to Chiquila at 0500 and 1300. A bus to Merida connects with the 0500 ferry. If you miss the ferry a fisherman will probably take you (for about US$14). You can leave your car in the care of the harbour master for a small charge; his house is east

Mexico resorts getting back in the swim

Mexico resorts getting back in the swim Tourism officials in the hurricane-battered Mexican state of Quintana Roo hope to have 80 percent of the accommodations and amenities in the affected Caribbean coast resorts fully operational by February. The Yucatan Peninsula state, home to tourism magnets Cancun, Cozumel and the Riviera Maya, accounts for about 36 percent of Mexico's nearly $11 billion tourism industry, according to Quintana Roo tourism secretary Gabriela Rodriguez. Hurricane Wilma hit Cancun the hardest in late October, closing most of its hotel rooms. Between 8,000 and 10,000 of the city's approximately 25,000 hotel rooms are now open, and officials expect

Chetumal: State of Quintana Roo

Chetumal is a city on the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. It is the capital of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. In 2000 it had a population of 238,520 people. The city is on the western side of Chetumal Bay near the mouth of the Rio Hondo, at 18.50° North, 88.29° West. Chetumal is an important port for the region, and Mexico's main port of trade with Belize. History of Chetumal In Pre-Columbian times a city called Chactemal (sometimes rendered as "Chetumal" in early European sources) was the capital of a Maya state of the same name which controlled

Six dead as Wilma batters Mexico

Six dead as Wilma batters Mexico At least six people have died as Hurricane Wilma lingers over Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, Reuters reports. Two deaths been reported on the island on the island of Cozumel, and one person died in Cancun when a gust of wind blew out a window. In the resort town of Playa del Carmen, two people died when a gas tank exploded, while to the west of the Yucatan Peninsula, a large tree branch crushed a man to death. The slow-moving storm has sent waves as high as the third storey of some hotels in the resort of

Hurricane Wilma slams into mainland Mexico

Hurricane Wilma slams into mainland Mexico Ocean waves surged over the narrow strip of land that holds Cancun's resort hotels as Hurricane Wilma slammed into Mexican mainland, where some 30,000 tourists huddled in hotels and shelters amid shrieking winds and shattering glass. The eye of the category 3 storm, which had already killed 13 people, first slammed into Cozumel Island _ the worst-hit, and now cut off _ and then headed north-northwest onto the mainland near the beach town of Playa de Carmen, south of Cancun. The howling winds caused severe damage in Playa de Carmen, flattening dozens of wood-and-tarpaper

Cancún: State of Quintana Roo

Cancún is a coastal city in Mexico's easternmost state, Quintana Roo. It is the municipal seat of Benito Juárez municipality and a world renowned tourist resort. The city has grown rapidly over the past thirty years to become a city of approximately half a million residents, covering the former island and the nearby mainland. There are actually very few true 'cancunenses' (people originally from Cancún) because of the rate at which the resort and its service areas grew. Most people living here are from mainland Mexico and a growing number are from the rest of America and Europe. In Cancún there

Campeche City: State of Campeche

Campeche is a city of Mexico located at 19°85′ N 90°53′ W, on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico. The city's population estimate for 2002 was 230,910 people. The city was founded in 1540 by Spanish conquistadores as San Francisco de Campeche atop the preexisting Maya city of Canpech or Kimpech. The Pre-Columbian city was described as having 3,000 houses and various monuments, of which little trace remains. The city retains many of the old colonial Spanish city walls and fortifications which protected the city (not always successfully) from pirates and buccaneers. The state of preservation and quality of its architecture

Paamul: Quintana Roo

Paamul, just south of Playa del Carmen and about 92 km south of Cancun, is a fine beach on a bay, planned for development, with chalets (C with bath, fan, terrace for hammocks, comfortable, pretty, clean, recommended) and campsites (recom¬mended). There is snorkelling and diving and a reef a few metres offshore. Sec¬ond-class buses from Cancun and Playa del Carmen pass.

Punta Sam: Quintana Roo

Punta Sam A strip of coastline north of Punta Sam is officially part of Isla Mujeres. It is being developed as a luxury resort, but without the high-rise buildings of Cancun's hotel zone. Accommodation will be in luxury bungalows and cabanas. The first of these, now completed, is AL Villas Chalet Maya, Km 9 Punta Sam Highway (for reservations, contact COMITSA, Km 12.5, Zona Hotelera, Cancun, T851418, F851498). Ocean views, elaborate ethnic interiors, pool, beach, restaurant.

Francisco Escarcega : Campeche

Francisco Escarcega Escarcega, as it is commonly known, is a major hub for travellers on their way south to the states of Tabasco and Chiapas, north to Merida in the state of Yucatan, east to Maya sites in Campeche and Quintana Roo states, and further east to the city of Chetumal. The town itself is not particularly enticing, set on a busy highway with a dusty wild-west atmosphere. If stuck here overnight, all you need to know is that there is a clean budget hotel around the corner from the bus terminal {Escarcega, see below), one bank nearby and several cheap