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Decompress yourself in Chankanaab Park
Chankanaab is located just south of the town of San Miguel, is located within Isla Cozumel's Reefs National Marine Park and features the only inland coral reef formation in the world. The park is home to the world renowned eco-system and natural aquarium, Chankanaab Lagoon, with more than 60 species of tropical fish, crustaceans and corals and the only botanical garden on the island, featuring the most diverse species of tropical plants.
The Maya Zone, a modern-day reproduction of a Maya village, in which visitors can learn about the ancient culture's building and farming practices. The Botanical Gardens, a forest cut by trails, in which visitors can identify 350 different plant species, watch exotic birds, or simply bask in the sun.
Decompress yourself in Punta Sur Ecological Park
The Ecological park and nature reserve, extends over more than 247 acres of land harboring a varied wildlife, including crocodiles, which visitors can watch from a safe distance in a look-out tower, 220 species of birds, iguanas, and giant turtles, which come to shore between June and August to lay their eggs. Among the park's most interesting structures is an old lighthouse and navigation museum displaying the evolution of seamanship and navigation from the time of the Maya to modern times.
El Caracol is a well-preserved ancient structure, used by the Mayas to signal the approach of a hurricane.
Decompress yourself at the Museum of the island
Located in downtown San Miguel, showcases the island's history and natural environment; its origins, wildlife migration patterns, reefs, archeology, galleons and pirates. Four exhibit halls, dioramas, sculptures, charts, traveling exhibits and interactive demonstrations, complete with guides who speak English, Spanish and Maya, bring the museum to life.
Cozumels Island Museum offers a geographic view and history of Cozumel in four exhibition rooms. Conceived as an instrument of ecological information and education, it harvests convincing in children and young people on the preservation of equilibrium and its fragile ecosystems.
Decompress yourself at the San Gervasio Ruins
San Gervasio was a strategic point for the commercial and political development of its era and also a sacred Mayan center. Inhabited from 200 A.D. until the Spanish conquest, San Gervasio was a sanctuary of the Goddess Ix Chel, the fertility goddess, drawing pilgrims from the entire Mayan world to worship her .
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