 Puerto Morelos : Profile
Puerto Morelos is a quiet, laid back type of place where traditional fishermen can make a living. Tourism, especially diving, is just developing but the town remains unspoilt by it.
It lies between Cancun and Playa del Carmen, and is a pleasant stop on the way to Isla Mujeres.
Clearing in here involves paying the traveling costs of Immigration, Sanitation and Agriculture officials to come from Cancun (about $20 each). The marina office will arrange this.
The entrance to Marina El Cid, 1/2 mile SW of the centre of the town, is well marked.
There is a clearly marked channel through the reef to the ferry dock area and the town quay, (which is 1/2 mile north of the dock). Free mooring buoys are available off the main town.
There are also 6 mooring buoys inside the breakwater for vessels up to 45ft or 35 tonnes on the left/port side as you enter the marina. In 2010 the price was fixed at $12 per day for the buoys.
It is no longer possible to anchor in the area just north of the space between the ferry dock and the Town Quay.
You can leave your dinghy on the dock of the local restaurant Los Pellicanos.
Last updatd September 2011.
Marina El Cid
Boulevards El Cid Mza 20, Cancun,, Puerto Morelos, , Mexico 77580
Tel:+52 998 871 0185 / +52 998 871 0185. , Fax:+52 (998) 872-8998, VHF Channel 16
www.elcid.com, marinaelcidcancun@elcid.com.mx
Latitude 20° 49' 45" Longitude -86° 53' 22"
A full-service, 350-slip marina, part of a resort complex with pool, bars and restaurants. Fuel dock, LPG refills, pump-out facilities, laundry, store, internet access. Boatyard. 2km from the town. Cruisers recommend this marina as "well run, safe, cheap and a good place to leave the boat while you explore the Mayan ruins of
the Yucatan" (2011).
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