- Puerto Morelos
Puerto Morelos is a town in
Quintana Roo ,Mexico 's easternmost state, on theYucatán Peninsula .There are two sections of Puerto Morelos. The original coastal fishing village is now a quiet, mixed-use neighborhood of private homes, hotels, condominiums, restaurants, and tourist shops. The second part is about 2 km. inland and adjacent to Highway 307, on the western side. The inland portion is mainly single level dwellings for local workers.
Puerto Morelos stands in the northeast of the state, about 36 km south of the resort city of
Cancún . It has historically been the main port between the mainland ofYucatán and the Island ofCozumel , and anautomobile ferry used to run from Puerto Morelos to Cozumel. The town is named after Independence leaderJosé María Morelos .Puerto Morelos has grown rapidly with the development of tourism and
as of 2003 is estimated to be the home to some 2,000 people. Resorts are abundant in the Puerto Morelos region along the Riviera Maya, and attractions such as the Crococun Crocodile Zoo are also increasing in number.One hundred meters off shore lies the Puerto Morelos portion of the
Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System , designated as a National Marine Park due to local environmental activists.External links
* [http://wikitravel.org/en/Puerto_Morelos Wiki Travel Guide to Puerto Morelos]
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