What Mayan ruins are near Costa Maya?

Chacchoben Ruins, is located 90 KM West of Costa Maya, that is only a 50 minute ride from the Costa Maya Port. Our popular Chacchoben Ruins Tour can be combined with another activity to make the most out of your day.

Is Costa Maya an island?

About Costa Maya Costa Maya, located on a peninsula along Mexico’s Caribbean coast (about 100 miles south of Playa del Carmen), feels like a private island created from scratch expressly for cruisers.

Why Costa Maya is so famous?

Costa Maya and its surrounding areas offer a relaxing getaway, with the main attractions including gorgeous white-sand beaches on the Mahahual Peninsula and good diving and snorkeling due to the area’s proximity to the Mesoamerican Reef System, the second largest in the world after Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.

Is Chichen Itza in Costa Maya?

Chichen Itza is located in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico near Valladolid, Yucatan, a nice little Colonial town that you must visit and it is also really close to one of the most visited cities for tourism: Cancun.

Are there pyramids in Costa Maya?

Chacchoben is the largest and most recognized Mayan ruins in Costa Maya, but there are other sites to explore nearby. A small roadside pyramid can be found in the village of Limones on Mexico Higway 307. The village lies just a few miles north of the Highway 293 junction.

Is the pool at Costa Maya free?

This is one of the nicest port areas that Royal Caribbean goes to in the Western Caribbean. . Lots of shops, clean, a free pool, a great bar. We came back from the beach early just to enjoy the pool and the bar.

Do people live in Costa Maya?

Chetumal, Costa Maya Chetumal sits on the border with Belize and is the capital city for the state of Quintana Roo. It is a beautiful, well-kept, and clean city of about 260,000 people resting on the shores of beautiful Chetumal Bay.