To
only ten kilometers of the North coast of the Yucatan
Peninsula Isla Holbox is located, in Mayan language
means “Hoyo Negro”; island that to the passage
of the years has been transformed into a tourist place,
with natural attractions, beautiful landscapes that
invite to the rest and the diversion. The island has
an extension of 40 km in length by 2 of wide, in addition
to 34 km of beach towards the north, whereas to the
south are islets in which mangle predominates. It is
possible to be enjoyed the excellent tropical climate
and the marine breeze, good restaurants and varieties
of seafood, and the most important warm people and the
friendly treatment. Separated of mainland by Laguna
Yalahán, Holbox is a place to move away of everything,
and is also an excellent site to admire some fascinating
species of aquatic birds. Their inhabitants are fishermen,
who will be enchanted to on board show the environs
to him of a boat, as long as very they are not occupied
cleaning the capture of the day.
Between
the variety of fish that are in this area are the pámpano,
sábalo, the mere one, the barracuda and the shark.
If what looks for is tranquillity and good seafood,
it go to Holbox.
The Island of Holbox is the best secret kept in Mexico.
The Island this a little separated from the civilization,
primitive and without development some. A world for
the aquatic birds, breeze of the sea and exquisite white
sand. A world where the diving, the fishing and the
observation of birds can be done around without people
to his.
In
this rustic and colorful paradise do not exist discotecs
, cars, banks, stores, the movable telephone does not
work. It is an island of good and amiable fishermen,
in whom a golf trolley can be rented, one bicycle, kayac
or a boat and to explore kilometers of white beach and
shells with the only company of the birds, the blowing
of the breeze and the enchantment of the turquesa sea.
Within the Natural Reserve of the Biosphere “Yum
Balam” between green manglares tropical iguanas,
flamenco pink, pelicans, rabihorcados, cormoranes and
wanderers of sea can be seen and in green crystalline
waters, the magnificent creatures of the sea: dolphins,
barracudas, blankets and turtles sea turtle and even
sharks whale.
How
to arrive:
In order to arrive at Isla Holbox from Cancún,
it follows Federal Highway 180 towards the west, around
150 km to New Xcan, soon to go towards the north other
100 km to Chiquilá. From Chiquilá it will
have to cross Laguna Yalah in boat towards the island
(10 km). The nearest population is Chiquilá.