Xel-Há Water Park

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name = Xel-Há Water Park


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Xel-Há Water Park ("Parque acuático Xel-Há") is a commercial water theme park located on the Caribbean coast of the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico, in the municipality of Solidaridad. It is situated within the "Riviera Maya", a region promoted as a tourism corridor along Highway 307. It is approximately 240 km (149 mi) to the north of Chetumal, and 122 km (76 mi) south of Cancun. [cite web |author=Promotora Xel-Ha |year=2007 |url=http://www.xel-ha.com/xelha-location.php |title=Xel-Ha location |accessdate=2007-08-08] The park is named after the site of Xelha, an archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, part of which is located within the lands leased to the park. The Maya site of Tulum is nearby, some 13 km (8 mi) to the south.

The amusement park was founded about 1980,Fact|date=August 2007 and since 1995 has been under the management and marketing of an international private company, Promotora Xel-Ha S.A. de C.V., with a 30-year trust lease concession. [cite web |author=Promotora Xel-Ha |year=2007 |url=http://www.xel-ha.com/about-us.php |title=Xel-Ha Riviera Maya - About Us |accessdate=2007-08-08]

The park is centered around the natural inlet and lagoon, which is promoted as one of the main attractions of the park that forms with the flow of the river through rocks mixing salty waters with fresh underground water currents.

The inlet of Xel-Há is a natural aquarium where hundreds of species inhabit; such as tropical fish and an abundant flora. In the park there is also a turtle reserve, where research is constantly carried out to learn more about marine life and contribute with the ecological maintenance of the area.

A shark fence extends across the lagoon's entrance, and the public is permitted to swim and snorkle in the lagoon. Underwater the limestone has been eroded into a myriad of small caves and grottos.

A variety of acquatic-based activities are offered by the theme park, including snorkelling, scuba diving, and swimming with dolphins.

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External links

* [http://www.xel-ha.com/ Xel-Ha Ecological Water Theme Park] , official site en icon
* [http://www.xelha.com.mx/ Xel-Ha Ecological Water Theme Park] , official site es icon
* [http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/product-compint-0001221433-page.html Promotora Xel-Ha S.A. de C.V.] , company profile at Goliath
* [http://www.delphinusworld.com/locations/delphinus-xelha.php/ Swim with dolphins at Xel-Ha]
* [http://www.cozumel-watersports.com/ Visit Xel-Ha from Cozumel]