Costa Maya

The Costa Maya is in the Quintana Roo state of Mexico. The Costa Maya is part of the Mexican Caribbean coast created and marketed by the state of Quintana Roo to tie the southern part of the state with the more successful Cancún and Riviera Maya in the North. The "Costa Maya" is also a marketing term used to refer to a cruise ship destination in the town of Mahahual.

RegionsEdit

Map of Costa Maya

The Costa Maya extends from Xcalak in the South to the Southern Border of the Sian Ka'an in the north, although many people include the southern part of the Sian Ka'an to Punta Herrera when they talk about the Costa Maya because you can only access it via the Coast Road in The Costa Maya.

CitiesEdit

18.716683-87.7083931 Mahahual
18.273864-87.8351952 Xcalak

Other destinationsEdit

Sian Ka'an
Banco Chinchorro
Lake Bacalar (not officially part of the Costa Maya, but in close proximity)

UnderstandEdit

Get inEdit

Cruise ships occasionally visit a small port with a large pier on the open Caribbean shore. A growing cluster of shops offer souvenirs from the area, as well as bars and swimming pools for visitors. A tower that has a view of the entire harbor is in the cruise ship port. One must be able to climb up several flights of stairs to reach the top, as there is no elevator in the tower.

Get aroundEdit

SeeEdit

DoEdit

Scuba diving is a primary attraction.

EatEdit

DrinkEdit

Stay safeEdit

SleepEdit

This region article is an extra-hierarchical region, describing a region that does not fit into the hierarchy Wikivoyage uses to organise most articles. These extra articles usually provide only basic information and links to articles in the hierarchy. This article can be expanded if the information is specific to the page; otherwise new text should generally go in the appropriate region or city article.