Isla Mujeres

Water at the north end of  the beach.

I recently just took a vacation with my mother to Isla Mujeres, a 5 mile long island off the coast the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. The views of the beach were absolutely gorgeous with clear turquoise water endlessly hitting the golden sand. The beach surrounds the east side of the island with turquoise clear water that goes on for miles. When I would swim in the water, I would go much further out than i had realized because the water was so clear that I could see the ground of the beach bellow me. However, actually I couldn't touch the ground at all!

Waves crashing on the west coast

The west side of the island was filled with a coastline of deep blue waves and turquoise waves crashing into the  rigid rocks. This side of the island was loud and powerful as the waves crushed the sharp rocks. It was too dangerous to swim on this side of the island because of all the rocks but it was absolutely gorgeous to watch the waves crash. This side of the island was much less calm than the east side because of the gushing waves. I drive along this coastline in a golf cart as we drove from the south side to the north side of the island and the view was absolutely amazing.


The island is less divided by east and west but more divided by north and south. The north side of the island is where most of the restaurants are and big hotels. Most of the stores are on the north side as well. Tourists generally stay on the north side because it is famous for its clear water beaches.


The south side of the island is more for the locals who live there and is less built up. There are however three tourist attractions on the south side. One there is the sea turtle park. There are lots of different turtles and some other animals such as a few sea horses and  fish. There is also Garafon Park which has zip lines that cross the water and other interesting paths to take hikes on. It is most popular for its dolphin park where people can pay to swim with dolphins. Finally there is a sculpture garden at the very south tip of the island and it has a ruin there, however it is mostly destroyed because of the recent hurricanes there.

In Isla Mujeres the island is painted with colorful and unique architecture which makes the place lively and fun. Especially the cafes that I went to. One had different patterned tiles bordering the entire ceiling and tucan mobiles hanging from the ceiling. Another cafe had bright blue tables and chairs. The tables a clear glass table so you could see the sea shells inside of them.

Most of the tourists who visit Isla Mujeres travel by golf cart. There are some cars but not many and some bikes as well but most of the people on this island travel by golf cart or motor cycle.

Isla Mujeres is absolutely beautiful with stunning views, delicious food, great music, and tons of things to do.