{"id":2255,"date":"2014-02-24T10:58:37","date_gmt":"2014-02-24T16:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/lets-retire-in-mexico\/?p=2255"},"modified":"2014-10-06T22:42:19","modified_gmt":"2014-10-07T03:42:19","slug":"xpu-ha-heaven-earth-riviera-maya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/lets-retire-in-mexico\/2014\/02\/xpu-ha-heaven-earth-riviera-maya\/","title":{"rendered":"Xpu-ha! Heaven on Earth on the Riviera Maya"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the winter is fading out, and yes even we get a small hello from winter, we are finding warmer days meant for staying all day on the beautiful beach!\u00a0 We love Playa del Carmen<\/a> but always want to show that in the Riviera Maya, there are always small escapes right around the corner.<\/p>\n

Since it\u2019s always good to share different experiences and perspectives I would like to share a story of a friend of mine who loves to spend her free days exploring different adventures.\u00a0 In this story she tells us how she first met a paradise that was only a small drive away – Xpu-ha.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast weekend, for the first time, after all my time living on the Riviera Maya, I discovered Xpu-ha beach!\u00a0 I had always heard a lot about it and have seen incredible photos but believe it or not, despite the short 20 minute drive I have never made it there.\u00a0 But finally I have discovered paradise!<\/p>\n

I suppose it\u2019s the same as living near Boston for almost your whole life.\u00a0 You get comfortable with the fact that you know it\u2019s there, yet since you know you can go anytime you have a tendency to put it off until actually you are the last person on earth to ever have been there.<\/p>\n

Searching for a place to stay on an impromptu trip at about 8 pm at night my husband and I landed at Xpu-ha hoping to find a decent enough hotel room.\u00a0 While we didn\u2019t find any pretty place to stay we did discover for the first time, the incredible beauty of Xpu-ha.<\/p>\n

True!\u00a0 The sun was not out but it did not matter.\u00a0 The beautiful moon shining down on the water gave us a clear impression of what this hidden place must look like during the day.\u00a0 And the stars!\u00a0 Just incredible!\u00a0 I hadn\u2019t seen that many stars since my childhood trip to the planetarium.<\/p>\n

While we didn\u2019t find such a great place to say we did however return back in the morning, and Wow!\u00a0 When I say wow, I mean WOW! My first thought was \u201chow could I have lived so near to this amazing place for such a long time and haven\u2019t experienced it?\u201d\u00a0 I felt as if I had missed out on the last years of my life.\u00a0 But not anymore!<\/p>\n

Xpu-ha is one of the absolute most beautiful beaches with clear blue water that you will find on the Riviera Maya.\u00a0 The main entrance leads you to a great beach club where you can lounge all day, enjoy perfectly made drinks (and I don\u2019t always say that about drinks), and great food!\u00a0 If you walk further down there is another beach club which is attached to a small hotel with a more upscale appeal. \u00a0Either way, no matter where you decide to park your tush you have the same sparking incredible view.<\/p>\n

Xpu-ha is very well known and loved by local kite surfers.\u00a0 The temperament of the water combined with the wind creates the ideal spot for those who love the sport.\u00a0 If you have never kite surfed before and would love to try this is the spot for some of the best kite surfing schools in the area.<\/p>\n

We spent the day lounging, drinking, laughing, swimming and just soaking up the sun.\u00a0 The water is so clear that you can see the bottom of your feet.\u00a0 Everything is transparent!\u00a0 I highly recommend bringing a water proof camera as you can take photos clear as day in this water.<\/p>\n

If you are looking for a true Mexican Caribbean<\/a> feel, Xpu-ha is it!\u00a0 It\u2019s quiet, it\u2019s tropical, there\u2019s no overcrowding or overuse of the beach.\u00a0 It is simply pure!\u00a0 Since Playa has grown up, it is the ideal place to live full time because of the fact that daily living necessities are easily within reach, however you must remember that only a short ways away you can always find the peace and serenity of the Riviera Maya<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

We must always remember the beautiful place we live in and take full advantage of everything that it has to offer us.\u00a0 This is the root of why people come to settle here in the first place.<\/p>\n

\u00ad-By Bea Lozano<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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