Playa Tortugas
Public beach cove where sea turtles once nested, now a launch point for ferries and pier-side bungee jumps.
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This guide to Playa Tortugas in Cancún starts with the sea turtles that once hauled ashore here at night, giving the cove its name, and the fishermen who worked this shoreline before the resorts arrived. It follows the beach's old role as a harbor and a crossing point to Isla Mujeres, and the weathered wooden pier that still splits the sand in two. Watch the ferries leave from the same channel those fishing boats once crossed by oar and sail.
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