Puerto Morelos Travel Guide

Puerto Morelos has for many decades been a quiet fishing village. In a short period of time, over the last half decade it has seen steady growth in large seasonal homes and delux resorts. The steady encroachment by resorts and villas along the northern beaches of Puerto Morelos has not taken away the qualities that made this village attractive in the first place but they have produced more traffic and garbage. As a result there seems to be some decline in fauna activity in the nearby mangroves. But the coral reef off shore has benefited from ecological enforcement and management.
The locals are friendly and many are expatriates that have opened businesses. The food offers are very good and the snorkeling is excellent.
It is only 20 minutes from Cancun's airport and is a perfect place for travelers who want to get to the beach quickly without suffering the riotous crowding and noise of Cancun or Playa Del Carmen.