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Templo Ixchel - Good spot for drinks

Templo Ixchel

3.9(10 reviews)
19.8 kmIsla Mujeres

This park is a recommended point of interest on Isla Mujeres. As you approach the park, there are…read moreplenty of places out front to park golf carts or other vehicles (if you get there early enough). After you pay a small fee to enter, you begin your trek by passing through a few gift shops, convenience stores, and a relaxing covered patio bar. Continue the walking path and you'll encounter breath taking ocean views, wildlife, plants and flowers indigenous of the area. At this point, there is very little shade and you are exposed to direct sunlight. Be prepared by carrying bottled water, sunscreen, hats, comfortable walking shoes, and sun glasses! This popular attraction is built around Mayan ruins in combination with local modern art work and sculptures scattered throughout. Large remnants of an ancient temple reside on one end of the peninsula near a cliff. There are plenty of photo opportunities here! Numerous trails and even a cave can be explored, along with scenic views of the surrounding ocean. If it wasn't so hot out and we weren't so limited in our walking abilities, I would have loved to spend more time searching the trails. I'm sure we missed out on many more sights to see!

This small Mayan temple ruins is located on the southern tip of Isla Mujeres. The most impressive…read morething about this site is when you think how difficult it must have been to reach this island off the coast of Cancun centuries ago. It is possible that this "temple" was merely a lighthouse, and that the actual Temple of Ixchel, the goddess of the moon, was somewhere else. When Hernando Cortez got here in 1517, the only inhabitants on the island were the priestesses of the goddess Ixchel, and that's how "Isla Mujeres" (Island of women) got its name. The temple and the surrounding cliffs and sea make for some beautiful and breathtaking views and incredible photos. I saw a review that referred to this temple as "a pile of rocks". Wow. Some people are really hard to please. In my opinion, this temple and the nearby lighthouse are the only things worthwhile on this otherwise overly touristy island.

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Templo Ixchel - Venus fly traps alive and trappin'!

Venus fly traps alive and trappin'!

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Jardines del Sur 2 - parks - Updated May 2026

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