Punta Allen

19.8 - 87.476666666667Koordinaten: 19 ° 48 'N, 87 ° 29 ' W

Punta Allen is a small fishing village on the east coast of the Yucatán peninsula the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. It has about 250 inhabitants (2008 ). Punta Allen is located in an area with high Hurricangefahr.

Geography

The settlement lies at the southern end of the elongated peninsula Boca Paila east to Bahia de la Ascension ( Ascension Bay ) towards the Caribbean Sea, a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean. On the west side extends to the mainland through a lagoon. The town is the largest settlement within the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve.

Punta Allen is one of the newly founded in 2008 Municipio de Tulum.

To reach Punta Allen about. Along the coast leading from the gravel road 40 km north of Tulum or lying about Felipe Carrillo Puerto to one of the regularly scheduled water taxis

Things to Do

With his passing on the Caribbean side in a north-south direction fine sandy beach that slopes gently into the sea, and the offshore reef, which attenuates the surf strong, Punta Allen offers good recreational and bathing facilities.

Also popular are snorkeling or diving trips to the reef and deep sea trips for sport fishing. With various local providers can perform guided day or half- day trips into the surrounding nature reserve.

Economy and infrastructure

Due to the location lacking industrial enterprises in Punta Allen. With tourism service providers have emerged. The village is not connected to the public electricity grid. The current required is alternatively produced with solar and wind turbines generators.

Along the beach there are several restaurants. In the village itself some shopping facilities are available.

Tourism

In Punta Allen, there are sustainable tourism, in order to damage the sensitive ecosystem of the tropical nature reserve not serious. The one with the use of environmentally responsible technologies (rain water, solar energy and wind power utilization, waste minimization and biological wastewater treatment ) arising comfort constraints are taken by visitors in purchase.