Going to Xcalak

What to do in Xcalak

by Christine Loomis

Xcalak (pronounced ish-ca-lak) is the southernmost town in the state of Quintana Roo. It is just a few miles by water from Belize and part of the developing Costa Maya region of Mexico, which is just south of the Riviera Maya. Unlike the Riviera Maya, however, Costa Maya does not have big cities with glitzy nightclubs and posh restaurants. It's still an unknown for most tourists, so you won't find many here. It is a place of stunning natural beauty, lacking, for the most part, the trappings of tourism—which is to say that if you're looking for a developed tourism infrastructure and the kinds of amenities, programs, transportation, lodging, and dining options that resorts to the north have, you're in the wrong place. Telephones, United States newspapers, and ATMs are few and far between. The hotels run on alternative...

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