Chetumal is a Mexican city, capital of the state of Quintana Roo and seat of the municipality of Othón P. Blanco, located on the Yucatán Peninsula on the shores of Chetumal Bay.
Places to visit:
- Walk along the Boulevard.
- Walk along the Esplanade.
- Go to Calderitas.
- Visit Mayan culture museum.
- Enjoy your meal
Day 01: We left Belize City , after 2:30 of travel we arrived at the border of Mexico , the exit from Belize costs $20 usd, from there we went to Mexican immigration, you have to go by car for 5 minutes, you have to pay $680 Mexican pesos (25 usd) to enter Mexico , the bus took us to Chetumal, it is about a 15 minute drive, we left our luggage and went out to lunch, Sindy fish market , good price and excellent food, BE CAREFUL , you have to advance the time , we went to buy some fruit and returned to the Airbnb to rest, tomorrow would be a new day.
Day 2 :
We chose to stay one night to get to know the charms of this beautiful city. After midday we went to the town of Calderitas, a fishing village that over time due to its proximity to Chetumal (15 minutes by taxi) has made the town develop a lot of tourism. Its beaches are the turquoise blue color of the Mexican Caribbean, in addition to being a place full of history and having excellent cuisine. A taxi from Chetumal to Calderitas costs $45 pesos ($2.5 USD). There are also buses that drop you off 3 blocks from the restaurants for $8 pesos per person. (0.25 usd), we had lunch at Los cerros de Izamal , the food was very good at a very good price, and a spectacular view, facing the sea, at night we went out to see the Chetumal esplanade, walk along its boulevard and go to dinner, we were very struck by the number of food stalls there are on the boulevard near the esplanade, typical foods and sweets of the city, Marquesitas, Machacados, Chamolladas, Chicharrones, Aguas frescas and others, we walked along the Explanada a la bandera, consisting of two golden eagles that flank a pedestal where an obelisk with a clock stands, commemorating the defense of the country when Mexico declared war on Germany.
Then we walked along the boulevard next to the sea and/or surprise we found a crocodile swimming among the waves, we could not believe it, the locals told us that there are many crocodiles because of the amount of mangroves next to the boulevard, around 10pm we took a taxi and went to rest tomorrow we would travel to Bacaral.
Marquesita, a typical dessert from the region.
Food stand and crocodile on the boardwalk, Chetumal Mx.
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