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Spending your vacation in the beaches of Cancun is nice, but there are a lot of other options that you can take on from there. For one, you can ride a ferry and land on Isla Mujeres, located eight miles off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. The island itself is about seven kilometers long, although most tourist activity is concentrated on the west end of the island.

 

For a thousand years, the island used to be a Mayan sanctuary for the Mayan goddess Ixchel, until the first inhabitants settled there in the middle of the 19th century. Today, the island serves as a top island destination for people visiting Cancun and the surrounding areas. Most visitors are only here for the day, as they would rather spend the night back in Cancun.

Isla Mujeres, aside from the beach, is fairly popular for the scuba diving and snorkeling. The island is pretty close to many coral reefs, not to mention that there is a turtle hatchery nearby, sponsored by the national government. There's also Dolphin Discovery, a small marine park in the northwestern coast that allows you to have one-on-one interaction with the dolphins, sea lions, and other marine animals hosted there. For those who are interested to know more about their environment, a visit to Isla Mujeres while you are in Cancun should be in order.

Also located in the southern tip of the island is Punta Sur, a small ruin that used to be a temple for Ixchel, the Mayan goddess of fertility. Fertility rites were once held here centuries ago. There's also a modern sculpture park that may interest you to visit.

But what makes Isla Mujeres really stand out are the seafood restaurants. There are a lot of places where you can eat seafood such as shrimps and crabs cooked using local recipes. It's a definite must-try!

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