ISLA MUJERES

Leave behind Cancun’s hectic life of 5 stars hotels and discos and visit Isla Mujeres, where you will find an oasis of peace, an adorable place with spectacular beauty.

Discover the simple and cheerful life of Isla Mujeres, an original Caribbean island known as the Pearl of the Mexican Caribbean!

Attractions

Isla Mujeres is renowned for its unique Garrafón Natural Park, its endless North Beach and its extraordinary reefs for Snorkeling and diving; as well as breathtaking sunrises and sunsets at Punta Sur, the Sleeping Sharks Cove and endless opportunities for ecotourism.

Friends are easily found in this quaint fishermen village; where life whiles away with all the Caribbean shades of blue.

Isla Mujeres is and excellent choice to spend a day away from the stressful and hectic life of cities. So, the hardest part is leaving this paradise, where you will always want to come back.

Information

Weather
With an average temperature of 82°F, Isla Mujeres enjoys, without a doubt, the blessings of Mother Nature all year long.

Area
Isla Mujeres is a little bit more than 7 km long and 1 km in its widest part.
The territory of Isla Mujeres district is 1,100 km2. It includes Isla Mujeres, Isla Blanca, Isla Contoy and some continental land.

Population
Isla Mujeres has approximately 15,000 habitants.

Economy
The main economic activity of Isla Mujeres is tourism and fishing in second place.

History

Mayan navigators, colonizers, pirates and nature lovers have landed in this beautiful island, looking for shelter and a simpler life.
The Maya were the first to discover this Caribbean island, turning it into the sanctuary of Ixchel, Mayan goddess of the moon, fertility and in general of the feminine forces of nature.

At the arrival of Spaniards in 1517, the conqueror Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba found little statues of women and the Mayan Temple of the goddess Ixchel at Punta Sur, which gave rise to the island seductive name of Isla Mujeres (Island of Women).

Pirate stories are the delight of islanders, who enjoy telling the adventures of those reckless sea dogs that once docked in Isla Mujeres beautiful beaches. Among them, the famous Capitan Lafitte and the Mundaca pirate, whose hacienda can still be visited, next to Garrafon Park.

Isla Mujeres’ municipality was established in 1975. Nowadays, Isla Mujeres offers to its visitors the best of two worlds: one of pure Mexican taste, hammocks, white sand beaches, palapas and fishermen, in combination with excellent services and first level infrastructure.