SUMMER 2013

SUMMER 2013 –  NEWS POST 

Our town square, or Zocalo, is getting a new look, including public restrooms using ecological toilets, a wonderful innovation. The ‘Ventana al Mar’ or sea breeze, area is a great place to stroll, relax and enjoy the refreshing sea breezes late afternoons or evenings after enjoying a satisfying meal at one of the many fine restaurants within walking distance. Stroll south to the Artisanal & Handicraft market and Hostal Secreto. Our free Puerto Morelos Tourist Guide will help to find your location and highlight some of the things to see and experience in the area, all a short walk from the center of town.

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Puerto Morelos Magico 2013

NEW! . . .  Magic Nights in Puerto Morelos.  Every Wednesday evenings at 19:00 hrs (7:00 p.m.) in the Town Square.  Come with your family and friends to the downtown main park and have a great time, hear excellent music, dances as well as the Folkroric dances from the Mayan Peninsula (Quintana Roo, Yucatán, Campeche) and the special Prehispanic show. Around the main plaza (downtown park) where the locals offer handicraft souvenirs and gastronomic restaurants.  Find the detailed schedule and more information below.

Places to Visit

More adventurous?  Use the Tourist Guide to direct you to area attractions located north and south of the access road to Puerto Morelos, right off the highway.  Take a taxi or the collective bus to the Pueblo or Colonia area of Puerto Morelos (across the highway) north to Crococun Zoo, or south to the Botanical Gardens, the Rutas Cenotes (road to the Cenotes) and the Sanctuary de la Esperanza which is located south of town, just off Highway 307.  

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Puerto Morelos Tourist Guide with Map

Our latest Edition, No. 21 of our PUERTO MORELOS Tourist Guide is up on our website Home page.  All the information you need to enjoy your stay in Puerto Morelos, including a village map, is included in this guide.  This latest edition includes a special article about the invading and destructive Lion Fish. Don’t miss it!

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Botanic Gardens

June 5th was the Celebration of  World Environment Day!  For that occasion, the Dr. Alfredo Barrera Marin Botanical Gardens, (located just south of Puerto Morelos, off Highway 307) invited the general public to a free day of celebration of being in operation for 31 years!  Festivities included a history of the Gardens, dramatic presentations and musical concerts.  A good time was had by all who came to admire these beautiful wildlife sanctuary and gardens.

On your next trip to Puerto Morelos, make a point to visit the gardens.

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Puerto Morelos Vacation Rentals

It’s not too soon to start planning your next getaway to Puerto Morelos! Make your Summer 2013 Family Vacation, one that you will not forget!  Excellent off-season prices are available for summer vacation rentals.  Check out the SUMMER SPECIALS with prices effective from mid June to December 15th at the web page Vacation Rentals.

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SUMMER Spanish Classes

Want to try something unique?  Learn Spanish on a personal level as well as in a classroom setting.

We now offer a home-stay language program also. If you choose this option to learn Spanish, you will stay with a carefully screened host-family,  Hostal Secreto can offer a personal touch to your language school experience while still being taught individually by our language instructors. Our host-families receive compensation to provide you a home but they do enjoy having a foreign student as a guest. In this plan, 2 meals a day are provided (breakfast and lunch or dinner), the same food the host family normally eats unless you have dietary restrictions which you can note on your application form.  Sharing your time and meals with your host family is one of the best opportunities you will have to practice your Spanish and learn more about Mexican culture and values.

Learn it, live it and like it! . . .   Visit this web page  to learn about the Language Center that has been operating successfully for over two years and continues to have remarkable success. Besides teaching Spanish, the Language Center also offers English and French language lessons on request. The Language Center has taught students from 6 to 80 with a staff of highly qualified professionals who have more then 40 years of combined foreign language teaching experience. Students are interviewed before class begins to determine your individual language level and goals, as the lessons are individually geared.  With faculty guidance, students are able to reach and exceed individual learning goals and expectations through this student-oriented approach.

Getting Around in Puerto Morelos

Something new has been added to the 2.3 km concrete bike/walking path that connects the town square area of Puerto Morelos and the highway:  Street Lights!  This addition will make it easier and safer for all to navigate this path on foot or by bike day or night. To find out about Bike Rentals, go to the Facebook page Puerto Morelos Green Bikes.

We invite you to visit our previous Newsletters where you will find valuable information about Puerto Morelos such as the Aeria Tour, posted back in January-February 2012

 

     

 HAVE A PLEASANT SUMMER !