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IN THE MAYAN LANGUAGE, SIAN KA’AN MEANS “BORN FROM THE SKY” AND TO SPEND TIME IN THIS NATURE RESERVE INDEED FEELS LIKE A GIFT FROM HEAVEN. WITH ENDLESS STRETCHES OF PRISTINE WETLANDS, OVERLAPPING WITH SAND DUNES, BAYS, MANGROVE FORESTS AND REEF, THIS PROTECTED AREA (ONE OF THE LARGEST IN MEXICO) IS A FEAST FOR THE SENSES. HOME TO AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF BIODIVERSITY, SIAN KAAN IS A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE WHERE THE LOCAL FISHERMAN TAKE YOU ON A JOURNEY THROUGH THE AQUATIC LANDSCAPE, ALL THE WHILE LOOKING OUT FOR THE RESIDENT WILDLIFE OF THE RESERVE.

WITH LUCK WE CAN SPOT DOLPHIN, SEA TURTLE, CROCODILE, DIVERSE BIRDLIFE & EVEN THE ELUSIVE MANATEE.

THE LOCAL ECONOMY, BASED ON FISHING & TOURISM, HAS SURVIVED & PROSPERED WITH THE REGULATIONS OF THE RESERVE ENSURING SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES & THE PROTECTION OF THE COAST FROM OVER DEVELOPMENT. 

THE TOWN OF PUNTA ALLEN IS LOCATED AT THE END OF A SERIES OF LAGOONS WE EXPLORE BY BOAT, BEFORE HEADING OUT INTO ASCENSION BAY TO SNORKEL ON THE MESO-AMERICAN BARRIER REEF (WEATHER PERMITTING). A BEAUTIFUL SANDBANK LOCALLY KNOWN AS "NATURE'S SWIMMING POOL" IS WHERE WE TAKE TIME TO RELAX IN THE CLEAREST OF WATER BEFORE HEADING INTO PUNTA ALLEN FOR LUNCH.