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Isla Mujeres Vacations, Travel Deals, Luxury Hotels, Resorts, Honeymoon Vacation Package Deals
Explorers discovered this island in 1517. It has outstanding submarine scenery. While scuba diving in its peaceful waters you can watch the remains of the cannons and sunken ships surrounded by reefs and colorful fish. A unique spectacle nobody can miss!
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Isla Mujeres Luxury Hotels and Resorts
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Coming to Isla Mujeres is like arriving in a land of dreams where everyone finds a second home. The charm of the island, its gentle people and natural beauty inspire love at first sight and create a lasting love affair that brings visitors back year after year. It is here that many universes are revealed and are joined together by their authentic Mexican Caribbean flavor.
Located across from Cancun, Isla is only 5 miles (7.5 km) long by half a mile (.7 km) wide. Hotels on Isla Mujeres offer accommodations ranging from simple to luxurious. Restaurants serve fresh seafood as well as international and regional cuisine specialties. Bars offer live tropical and romantic music and Caribbean Shows.
The options for water sports on Isla Mujeres are unlimited and unparalleled: windsurfing over calm Caribbean waters; snorkeling through beautiful coral landscapes at El Garrafón National Park or at many of the other reefs surrounding the island and diving into the amazing underwater world of Manchones and Islaché reefs or at the cave of the sleeping sharks. Kayaks, water bicycles and boogie boards are available for rent at Playa Norte (North Beach).
Under the crystalline waters and surrounded by multicolored tropical fish, lies a bronze statue known as La Cruz de la Bahia (The Cross of the Bay). It was places there on August 17, 1994 as part of the festivities held to commemorate the 144th anniversary of the founding of the island. Dives and the devout come to the site to pay homage throughout the year.
The island is ringed by powdery-white sand beaches; the largest is called Playa Norte. Here you can enjoy the sun, tropical breeze and calm, warm waters. The island's influence stretches over to Punta Sam, home of the archaeological site of El Meco and Boca Iglesias, the first convent in Mexico. This area is now developing as Costa Mujeres, and will offer new options with fine, modern accommodations and facilities.
The traditional boat rides are a great option to reach the main points of interest in the island and its surrounding areas. Boats leave from the small docks located on Rueda Medina Avenue, the city's main road. They are available throughout the entire day.
In order to see and enjoy every corner of the island and to mingle with its friendly inhabitants nothing beats a tour around Isla on a golf cart, moped or bicycle.
Many establishments in Isla Mujeres offer tours to the neighboring Isla Contoy, which hosts more than sixty different bird species, as well as a great flora and fauna diversity.
Other attractions include picturesque streets and alleys of the town where you may find handicraft shops with merchandise from all over Mexico as well as great jewelry shops..
Centuries before Francisco Hernández de Córdova sailed to the island, the Maya people came here to seek favors from Ixchel, their goddess of fertility, and the figurines in the shape of women that Córdova found, gave rise to the name it bears today.
In its history, the island has saved the life of castaways, served as shelter for the weary, came to be a pirate haven and fulfilled the fantasies of adventure.
As the world moves rapidly into the 21st century, Isla Mujeres seems unchanging. The Maya people who inhabit the island, many of whom still work as fisherman, live in simplicity and like visitors, enjoy the pleasures of life in this tropical paradise. Isla Mujeres' white coral sand beached are perfect for sunbathing and boarder seas of a deep turquoise color. Isla offers great food, traditional Mexican and the freshest seafood, sultry dance rhythms and the serenity of the island lifestyle. As each day on the island ends in a splendid sunset, the sensual nights of the Mexican Caribbean begin.
How to get to Isla Mujeres
Express service ferries leave from Puerto Juárez for Isla Mujeres every 30 minutes from 6:30 AM to 8:30 PM and 11:30 PM
From Isla Mujeres to Puerto Juárez, the ferries run every 30 minutes from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM | 
