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At the very southern tip of Quintana Roo’s golden coastline lies the up-and-coming vacation destination of Xcalak and Mahahual. Part of the labeled “Costa Maya,” these sleepy towns are a place to kick your shoes off, flop into a hammock strung between two palms, and lose all sense of time. Known as a diver’s destination, the local diving as well as the snorkeling in the expansive bay is among the best around. While there, ask about a trip to Banco Chinchorro – an atoll about 30 km from shore that is a rare and sought after jewel of sub-aquatic splendor!
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| Balamku Inn nomintated for Leading Green Hotel You can help by voting. |
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| Balamku Inn on the Beach Review 12/10 by Lydia Linton Pontius |
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| Balamku: A Lovers’ Coastal Hideaway What better way to spend Valentine’s Day than sharing with your lover the quintessential tropical fantasy! |
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| Banco Chinchorro Just thirty kilometers from the sandy shores of southern Quintana Roo lay an aquatic oasis ripe with adventurous appeal. |
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Black Friday in Mexico Jon and Vonda Look explain about no commercial pressures in paradise. |
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Bucito's Underwater Photo Class Barb Eller, in Mahahual on the Costa Maya, shares her underwater photography class |
| Calakmul to Tulúm – The Adventure Continues (May 2011) by Lydia Linton Pontius |
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| Caribbean cushion starfish (Oreaster reticulatus) f you snorkel anywhere in the Mexican Caribbean from Cozumel to Mahahual you have probably seen it. |
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| Carnival in Mahahual, February 2011 By Barbara Eller |
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Casa Carolina Review – Xcalak Costa Maya |
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Come to Mahahual...it’s not that far! September 2009 |
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Company Coming (April 2011) By Barbara Eller |
| Cooling Off (July 2011) by Barbara Eller |
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| Diving in Mahahual November 2010 By Barbara Eller |
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Diving in the Rain By Barbara Eller |
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Escape to Xcalak Take a relaxing “leave of absence from the world” in this tiny coastal fishing village |
| Explore the Explorean Kohnlich February 2009 By Myrna Sparks |
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February 2012 News from Mahahual What is happening in and around Mahahual in the Costa Maya |
| Fly Fishing in Xcalak September 2009 Caroline Wexler |
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Hotel Laguna Bacalar, 02/2011 by Lydia Linton Pontius |
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January 2012 News from Mahahual Check out the events and notices for Mahahual on the Costa Maya. |
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Life Part 2 Meets the Retire Early Lifestyle A few days in Xcalak by Jon and Vonda Look |
| Lol Ka—A Hidden Treasure (May 2011) By Barbara Eller |
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Mahahual After Dean. New site to provide reliable information about the current status of Mahahual and Costa Maya. |
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Mahahual Update September 2008 Come visit and see for yourself. |
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Mahahual: City of Two Tales December 2010 by Lydia Linton Pontius |
| Making Gringo Moves March 2010 Kevin Graham |
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| Mayan Beach Garden: A Coastal Retreat The Mayan Beach Garden may be the ideal retreat for you. |
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My Birthday Trip to the Yucatan – Days 2 & 3 Installment 2, leaving La Selva Mariposa for Xcalak on the Costa Maya, by Mike Pontius. |
| My Mahahual (March 2011) By Barbara Eller |
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| Night Dive December 2010 Barbara Eller |
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On the Road Again Driving from Ohio to Costa Maya – by Barb Eller |
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Safe Travels Driving in Quintana Roo and Campeche 2010 |
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Special Honeymoon Request at Balamku By Carol at Balamku |
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Stand-Up Paddle Boarding in Mahahual Barb Eller gives it a try on the Costa Maya. |
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The Mahahualenas Women of Mahahual on the Costa Maya are working to make there community better |
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Traveling the Sac-be 2011 – Part Two Macario Gómez to Xcalak |
| Underseascape Manatees Steve Dramstad AKA XcalakSteve December 2009 |
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| Underseascapes - Coral Reefs of Mexico, November 2009 by Steve Dramstad, AKA Xcalaksteve |
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| Underseascapes - Tropical Fish Steven Dramsted January 2010 |
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Underseascapes The Turtles The Turtles of Akumal Bay |
| UnderSeaScapes – Cleaning Station March 2010 Steve Dramstad aka Xcalak Steve |
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| UnderSeaScapes – Octopus February 2010 |
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| What Can I Do? (June 2011) By Barbara Eller |
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On Akumal Bay, in the heart of Akumal. Akumal’s unique bay with its clear, blue-green waters and glistening white sand beaches that never burn your feet is breathtaking, inviting and uncrowded. And it’s the safest bay for children of all ages. Nearby, in the tropical jungle are easily-accessible ruins of the mysterious Mayan civilization, which flourished centuries ago.
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