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Location
15
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Isla
Mujeres, only seven km long
and a kilometer wide, is a laid -back provincial island, half
Caribbean and half Mexican. Here nobody's in a rush, everybody
knows everybody, and foreigners are welcome . Since the late
50s, the island has been a destination in its own right and
visitors measure their stays in weeks, not days. Playa Norte
has the best beaches. Downtown Isla is a cluster of shops,
informal restaurants, cafés, and bars where the strains
of reggae, salsa, rock, jazz and romantic ballads can be heard.
In spite of its reduced size the island is full of things
to see and do. Isla's narrow streets are full of shops stocking
beachweare and handicrafts from all over Mexico; look for
pottery, woodcarvings, Panama hats, hammock and the famous
gold and silver jewelry created by local jewelers. Visit the
Ruins of the Treasury Mundaca, the National Sub Aquatic Park
of Garrafon and explore the many extraordinary reefs. The
novice, intermediate or advanced divers will be able to delight
themself with the great variety of multicolored fishes that
inhabit the waters of this island.
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