Isla Mujeres Features

Isla Mujeres Features

• Top Reasons to Go to Isla Mujeres
  

  Getting away from the crowd: Although Isla Mujeres is just across the bay from Cancún, the peace and quiet make it seem like another universe... Read more

• Who Was Ixchel?
  

  Ixchel (ee-shell) is a principal figure in the pantheon of Mayan gods. Sometimes called Lady Rainbow, Ixchel is the goddess of childbirth, fertility... Read more

• Isla's History
  

  The name Isla Mujeres means "Island of Women," although no one knows who dubbed it that. Many believe it was the ancient Maya, who were said... Read more

• Isla's Salt Mines
  

  The ancient salt mines in Isla's interior were worked during the Post-Classic period of Mayan history (roughly AD 1000-1500). Salt was an important... Read more

• In Search of the Dead
  

  El Día de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead) is often described as a Mexican version of Halloween, but it's much more than that. The festival... Read more

• Shhh … Don't Wake the Sharks
  

  The underwater caverns off Isla Mujeres attract reef sharks, a dangerous species. Once the sharks swim into the caves they enter a state of relaxed... Read more