Have you ever wondered what the best beaches in the Riviera Maya are? You can now find out! Over the next 2 months, we will be sharing our Top 25 Beaches in the Riviera Maya with you – pictures, videos, descriptions, activities and maps! For each beach, there will also be fun activities like check-ins in Foursquare.
3 or 4 times a week, we will be releasing a new beach – each new beach will be a surprise! The beaches will range from the trendiest clubs downtown to isolated jungle beaches with no electricity or paved roads.
(Â CLICK HERE TO SEE VIDEO OF THIS AMAZING BEACH )
Our very first beach is nicknamed “Turtles and Clear Waters†and is Xcacel Beach near the village of Chemuyil. It is about 20 minutes south of Playa del Carmen and a bit further north of Tulum. There’s access from the main highway, but unless you’re looking for it, you might miss it like most people do; this is why Xcacel Beach is such a well-kept secret. The access is a simple dirt road with a thatched-roof hut as a security booth, and a rope across the road when the beach is “closed.â€
As simple and rustic as the access may be, this actually prepares you really well for what you’ll find ahead. The beach’s only structures are a couple of similar huts and a crooked wooden lifeguard stand. But there is one major difference between the access and the beach itself; while the access doesn’t really catch your attention as anything special, the beach is nothing less that spectacular!
The regular features of Mexico’s Caribbean beaches – the amazing width, the white soft sand, the turquoise water (which are all incredible and spectacular to anyone not used to this part of the world) – are accented with lush, green nature. The only sounds will be the water lapping against the sand and the sound of birds in the trees.
Oh – and, let’s not forget about the turtles; Xcacel beach is a favorite nesting ground for the area’s sea turtles. If you’re lucky, you may spot one of these beautiful creatures in the crystal-clear water or, at the right time year, witness the hatching!
So, come visit our page for Xcacel Beach, see the gallery, enjoy the relaxing video and get a taste of what relaxation on Xcacel beach is like.
Watch for our next beach – a quiet paradise just north of town –coming on Wednesday, November 3, on our Top 25 Beaches page or on this blog.
Thomas Lloyd graduated from Purdue University Krannert School of Management with a degree in Management/Financial Option Investments. He has been living, investing, and working professionally in Mexico for over 15 years. In the summer of 2009, he received the first federally applied Mexico Real Estate Degree and Mexico Professional Real Estate License S.E.P. #5978657. He is the current president of TOPmexicorealestate, you can contact him at (512) 879-6546
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