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Akumal is a small beach-front tourist resort community 100 km (62 miles) south of Cancún, between the towns of Playa del Carmen and Tulum in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico.
Akumal means "place of the turtles" in the Mayan language. The town was officially founded in the 1950s as a community for scuba divers by Pablo Bush Romero--a Mexican businessman, diver, writer, historian, and archaeologist.
The fine white sandy beaches at Akumal Bay and Half Moon Bay are ideal for swimming and snorkeling. Turtles can be found in Akumal laying eggs on the beaches at night or swimming in the lagoons during the day.
Akumal is the site of several Spanish galleon shipwrecks. One of the most notable stories of the area is of Gonzalo Guerrero, a seaman from Palos who was shipwrecked at Akumal, taken hostage, but went on to marry a Mayan Princess and begin the first "mestizoss" (Euro-Americans).
Akumal means "place of the turtles" in the Mayan language. The town was officially founded in the 1950s as a community for scuba divers by Pablo Bush Romero--a Mexican businessman, diver, writer, historian, and archaeologist.
The fine white sandy beaches at Akumal Bay and Half Moon Bay are ideal for swimming and snorkeling. Turtles can be found in Akumal laying eggs on the beaches at night or swimming in the lagoons during the day.
Akumal is the site of several Spanish galleon shipwrecks. One of the most notable stories of the area is of Gonzalo Guerrero, a seaman from Palos who was shipwrecked at Akumal, taken hostage, but went on to marry a Mayan Princess and begin the first "mestizoss" (Euro-Americans).
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