Hasta la vista Mexico - ola mi casa!

Gracias amigos - We are back from beautiful Playa Mujeres (beach of women) which is located approximately twenty minutes north of Cancun on the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula. The resort was beautiful, remote, quiet and relaxing. Excellence Playa Mujeres opened at the beginning of 2008 and the service from the locals was superb. Everyone on the property was friendly and very accomodating.

We were greeted at the front doors with wet cool towels and a glass of champagne. We went on this vacation with Jack's brother (Matt), his wife (Sandra), and four other couples from Sandra's family. Sandra and her family are from Columbia, full of fun and energy. There was a lot of laughter, laying in the pool, hanging out, eating, eating, and more eating. But the eating was good. Fresh fruit, ceviche, shrimp cocktail, seafood. All yummy.

The property was full of pools. Our was on the ground floor with a walk-out to one of them. We floated by the spa and hammocks sagging in the water. The beach was just a few steps farther. White soft sand with a cool blue ocean. Across the water was Isla Mujeres (Island of Women). History of this island begins with the Mayan culture who claimed the island for their fertility goddess, Ixchel. The Spaniards discovered the island in 1517. Over the next three centuries, the island was uninhabited used only by fisherman and pirates who left their women on the island for 'safekeeping.' The island now has a village and is a tourist attraction.

Playa Mujeres resort also included an ecological preserve. The property was home to two jaguars, an alligator, macaws, a boa snake, lemur, Aztec dogs, and many iguanas and geckos. The owners of the resort, who are spanish, plan to expand the ecological preserve to include many other endangered species. In addition, the property just northwest of the resort has been claimed by the government as an archeological dig. During construction of another property, they discovered mayan ruins and are in the process of uncovering what that property has kept hidden for centuries. Because of this discovery, the Playa Mujeres area will be home to only four resorts which will keep the north end of the peninsula from becoming a busy loud touristy area like the Cancun hotel district. So if you want a vacation away from it all, but includes the beauty of the Caribbean, then Excellence Playa Mujeres may just be for you. Please note that the resort is for adults only - no children much to the dismay of our son, Christopher.

We are fans and definitely would choose this resort if we return to Cancun.

Here are some photos from our room, around the property and of us. Enjoy!