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Chetumal used to be an important port for shipping many goods like
gold, copper, feather by the Maya throughout the Yucatan, Belezan and
Guatemalan area. The Costa Maya was part of this trade area. After the
conquest by the Spanish the town was settled at 1898 and named Paya Obispo.
The town was actually founded to try to stop the illegal trade in lumber
and arms. In 1936 the name was changed to Chetumal. Chetumal and most
of the Costa Maya was complete destroyed by Hurricane Janet in 1955.
After the hurricane the city was completely rebuilt and now has a more
modern atmosphere than most other Mexican cities.
Since the increase in tourism last ten years in the Riviera Maya and the development
of the Costa Maya into a ecological tourism area Chetumals roles has become more
important. Chetumal has grown to about 130.000 inhabitants. |
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To find out all the details about Chetumal you can visit the tourist Office
on Avenida de Héroes at the eastern end. You can call them on 2-36-63.
 This
museum is famous for it's display of the Mayan culture of Mexico, Belize,
Guatamala and Honduras.
The exhibition shows the daily way of life and the religions practiced by the
Mayan's.
There are many scale models of famous archeological sites, reproductions of
murals and many artifacts that were excavated on the Yucatan Peninsula.
 The
Zoological Museum Frontera Sur was founded in 1990. It was the first of
it's kind in Yucatan. There is a collection of fish, amphibians, reptiles,
birds, mammals, butterflies, ants, spiders, bees, beetles, and scorpions.
The museum altogether lodges 78.602 speciemen!
Address:
Carretera Chetumal-Bacalar Km. 2, Zona Industrial # 2
Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México. C.P. 77000
Phone: (019) 8321666, 8320115, 8320447 y 8320076
Fax: 8320240
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City Museum counts six rooms with a splendid decoration. It shows the history
of Payo Bishop, the city of wood, with it's English colonial air. Further more
it shows socialist and nationalistic influence of World War II on the city
on Chetumal. Part of the museum explains the city's road to modernity after
the destruction by hurricane Janet.
Address:
Av. De los Héroes No. 68
Col. Centro. C.P. 77000
Phone/Fax: 52 (9) 832 1350, 832 0223 y 832 3002
Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México
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colonial romantic architectonic style was characteristic of Payo Bishop during
it's first decades of existence. A diverse collection of precious wood buildings
gave form to the rising city that in 1915 was promoted to capital of Quintana
Roo and changed of name to the one of Chetumal. The scale model of Payo Bishop
recreates the memory of Don Luis Reinhardt and many other distinguished payobispenses.
Address:
Av. Othon P. Blanco
Col. Centro.
Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México
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If coming from Cancun or Cozumel take the highway 307. This highway is in excellent
state. The highway 307 is being extended to a four lane road. If you are coming
from Cancun, you should fill up your tank in the town of Felipe Carrillo Puerto.
It is the last gas station before Xcalak. If you are coming from Chetumal fill
up your tank in Chetumal.
In Xcalak the roads are unpaved. When entering Xcalak, the road curves to the
left around the soccer field. Take the 2nd left and continue down this road.
You are now in the center of Xcalak. From here you can drive to the hotels
North and south of town.
- You can rent cars in the following locations:
In
the airport of Chetumal in the souvenir shop cars can be rented.
- Chetumal Continental Rent-A-Car has their rental desk in the
lobby of the Holiday Inn. FAX: (983) 2-24-11. TEL: (983) 2-11-00
ext. 191.
- Aventura
Maya in Chetumal has a rental desk in the lobby of the Hotel Las
Cocas. FAX: (91 983) 2-05-44. TEL: 2-09-20. You can also get a message
to Aventura Maya by addressing it to the hotel's email address: hcocos@astro.net.mx
There is a daily bus from Chetumal main station to Xcalak. The bus leaves around
6:00 am and 14:00 pm hrs and takes about 3 hours to arrive in Xcalak. From
Xcalak the bus returns around 10:00 am and 18:00 PM from the dock of Xcalak
to Chetumal.
From Playa and Tulum South to Chetumal you need to get off in Limones (about
an hour after Felipe Carillo Puerto) and catch one of the 2 buses/day from
Chetumal to Xcalak (via Limones). The morning bus goes through Limones at about
7:30 and the afternoon bus goes through about 5:30 give or take 30 minutes.
The dock in Chetumal Bay is on the south side of town.
In the very near future there will be a daily service linking Chetumal
to the Costa Maya within in a one hour reach. There are no other ferry
services.
Chetumal can be reached through the Bay of Chetumal. Taking this route means
you are coming from Belizean territory. The port captain and the immigration
officer can be found on the commercial pier.
Chetumal has scheduled national flights from most Mexican airlines. It is about
3 hours by car to Xcalak. Amongst others Aeromexico and Mexicana have
regular flights to Chetumal.
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