Isla Mujeres
September 16th, 2007 by Barbara Soldi
I am still not sure how I liked Isla Mujeres… good place to chill out, enjoy clear waters and superb seafood, but there is very little of the Island’s life which is not revolving around the tourism industry.
Things I liked:
- The island’s crystal turquoise waters
- The Tortugranja
- The many bike rentals for visiting the island
- The frequent boat rides by the Marine Park Guards checking the snorkelling guides’ credentials and the tourists’ behaviour on the reefs.
Things I could live with:
-The ‘young backpackers’ atmosphere
- A couple of eco-chic beach resorts built with some good taste and almost hidden in the vegetation.
Things I could have lived without:
- The many ‘rent a golf cart/scooter’ to visit the island
- Some entry fees to the beach, like Playa Tiburon, near the Garrafon Park.
Things I hated:
- Hacienda Mundaca‘s gardens (see Paul McMillan’s comments about it on gloCaltravelling)
- A few concrete resorts on the popular North beach (nothing like in Cancun but still visible scars on the island’s face).
- The huge number of ‘building sites’ for beach combos and holiday private villas leaving little portions of public beach access near Punta Sur.
- The contrast between the new built holiday villas and the ‘shanty-town’ near Punta Sur, clearly not a part of any public renovation plan.
