Puerto Aventura is a quiet alternative to the busy Playa del Carmen, has a comfortable, small town feel sprinkled with sophistication. You can walk to a variety of restaurants, and stores and enjoy one of our stunning vacation villas in the area such as Casa Mariposa, Hacienda del Mar, Orange Fish & Villa La Roca.

The local buildings have a consistent pleasant charm without any unpleasant architecture. The Puerto Aventuras Marina has space for up to 250 yachts, and is the major marina for the Riviera Maya. Pleasure boats and sports fishing craft fill the marina year round. This hideaway boasts a coral reef sheltering beautiful white sand Caribbean beaches, perfect for tropical relaxation or scuba diving. The Puerto Aventuras Golf Course is surrounded by tropical jungle and was designed to allow nature to prevail.

The greatest attraction in Puerto Aventuras is swim with dolphins; where the wonderful experience can be lived to swim with dolphins or manatees. One of the other attractions is the San Carlos Marina, where numerous ships berth and where there are many restaurants and cafes with a splendid view of the sea. You can rent us a boat for a couple of hours or may book our deep-sea fishing trip or simply arrange for a private tranportation to an isoleted beach.

The abundance of fish in this zone makes it one of the preferred places for big-game fishing, with a challenging contest during the month of April. Besides fishing, some other favorite sports in the area are golf, with a course located at kilometer 269.5, and regatta races, held at San Carlos Marina during the months of May and June.

Puerto"s CEDAM Museum is a fascinating display of wreckage and artifacts collected from shipwrecks along the eastern coastline. Exhibits include 16th century breech-loading cannons and an elephant tusk from the wreckage of a 17th century ship carrying African slaves and ivory. Artifacts including checker pieces, fragile dinnerware, ship decorations and parts are displayed from the ship wreckers of El Matancero (1741), the steamship Golden Gate (1962) and Tweed (1847) among others. The museum was founded by Pablo Bush Romero in Akumal, 1959 but has been situated on the Puerto Aventura marina for the past 10 years. CEDAM is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation, conservation & non-intrusive exploration of underwater natural and archaeological resources. The museum is supported by donations at the door and open daily from 10 am-1pm and 2-

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