In the northern part of the Yucatan Peninsula is the island of Holbox, a wilderness on the shores of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Holbox is the island of calm, an ideal place to relax and enjoy the natural surroundings.

• Holbox is located north of the Peninsula, 150 km from Cancun. For the free from Cancun to Valladolid, in the next village to Leona Vicario is the detour towards Holbox. Holbox is well indicated, there is no loss.
• How to get there by public transport? From Cancun there is a bus (bus) to Chiquilá (coastal town from where the ferry leaves for Holbox) 2 hours trip. In private transport it calculates 1’h45 “from Cancún. From Merida to Chiquilá there is a bus that takes about 6 hours, and from Cancun a second that takes 3’h30 “hours.
• Parking: if you go by private car, in Chiquilá you will find different car parks to leave it. They do not cross cars to Holbox. About 50 mxn per day charge.
• How to cross from Chiquilá to Holbox? The ferry to Holbox leaves the port of Chiquilá (20 “) every half hour or so. Outside the ferry timetable you can cross by private boat.
• Ferry cost: 60 mxn
  Tips: In whale shark season watch out to book before you come. From June to September. Holbox is a fashion destination.

Santa Elena is one of the villages that form the most populated region of the Yucatan Peninsula, south of Merida. The pre-Hispanic vestiges and the colonizing footprint weave the mestizo canvas of this Yucatecan area.

Santa Elena (2) Santa Elena, Route Puuc, Yucatan, MexicoFor me, Santa Elena is the perfect base camp to discover this magnificent Yucatecan area where you can enjoy the daily life, visit churches, haciendas, archaeological sites, museums, Wander through the daily flavors … you are at the heart of the Yucatan Peninsula, next to the Puuc Route and on the Route of the Convents.

In this small and quiet Mayan village of Santa Elena you find several lodges, some run by foreigners who settled to live here. This allows you to enjoy with comfort one of the most authentic villages of Yucatan, in the heart of the Mayan land.

The first thing that catches Santa Elena’s attention is his name. The towns in the Peninsula of Yucatán usually retain their Mayan name except for cases like Mérida or Valladolid, the populations more developed by the settler. So find a Santa Elena among villages like Telchanillo, Sabacché, Oxkutzcab, Tecoh, Ticul, Acanceh, Kantunil .. surprising.

Cancun’s Mercado 28 was one of the places in the city transformed by the huge amount of tourism that arrives. What used to be a traditional market now is the quintessential place to buy souvenirs of the trip.

• Mercado 28 is located in the superman 28 of Cancun.
• How to get there by public transport? From Cancun Hotel Zone you must take Route 2, you have to stop at the mere Market 28.