Going to Cancun is great, but what if we told you that you could travel to Cancun from 40 years ago? On the Yucatan Peninsula there is a small town with white sand streets and turquoise beaches that was trapped in the past and maintains the aesthetics and slow life of the small fishing towns prior to the boom of mass tourism in Mexico.
Two and a half hours from the Cancun airport, in the heart of the Ría Lagartas reserve, hides Cuyo, a fishing refuge where old customs are maintained. Life continues to revolve around the beach for tourists and locals, with streets carpeted with sand, wooden houses of a thousand colors and a slow life that invites relaxation, rest and going barefoot 24/7.
In Cuyo there are no large hotels, shopping centers or tourist attractions. Here, the best plan is to go to the beach and admire its exotic shells, bathe in calm waters and try kitesurfing. Afterwards, all you have to do is get lost in its streets, among curious local shops, open-air bars and the slow, tropical rhythm of its neighbors.
If you get tired of the beach (and if it is possible to get tired of such a paradisiacal beach). Cuyo has lagoons and mangroves that are an absolute treasure of biodiversity and a dream natural sanctuary. They are full of pink flamingos, which invade everything with colors, along with turtles and crocodiles. They can be visited on boat tours to see them in their habitat.
The perfect day in Cuyo ends with climbing the lighthouse to enjoy the views of the entire town, the sea and the lagoons with an epic sunset, in which the sky seems to burn. Afterwards, nothing like a fresh seafood ceviche or a fried fish at the outdoor tables of La Conchita, one of the iconic classics of this seafaring paradise.
