
This is quite a port, offering dining, shopping and recreational
facilities. Throughout the day, trams run passengers back and forth
between their ships and the pier complex, about 200-300 yards from the
dock. There's duty free shopping, of course. One large palapa, or
Mexican-style pavilion, houses local craftsmen who are making and
selling their wares. Another has a restaurant and bar. Folkloric groups
perform in an amphitheater, and there's a swim-up bar in a saltwater
pool and a beach-style Mexican restaurant. The style and colors of the
port complex are a modern interpretation of the Mayan culture.

Port Costa Maya, the newest Caribbean Port of Call, is located on the
Yucatan Peninsula 150 miles south of Cancun in the Mexican Caribbean and
is best known for its jungles, beaches, lagoons and Mayan ruins.
Once a maritime
trading post for the Mayan Empire, Costa Maya is home to no fewer than
five of the region's ancient Maya cities, all of which remain largely
unspoiled, with some still in the process of being rediscovered.
For
travelers seeking a brush with culture, history, sea and land adventures,
Puerto Costa Maya provides a breathtakingly beautiful sea, the America's
largest barrier reef system, virgin beaches and areas yet to be explored.
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