Xcalak

Xcalak (Spanish pronunciation: [ʃkaˈlak]) is a village of 375 inhabitants[1] in the municipality of Othón P. Blanco, Quintana Roo, on the Caribbean coast of Mexico.It is designated a Mexican national reef park (Parque Nacional Arrecifes de Xcalak) and is an excellent site for snorkeling, scuba diving and fly fishing.It is 60 kilometers (37 mi) south of Mahahual, the site of a new large cruise ship pier, and just north of the border with Belize.This section of the coast is now being developed by the tourism industry and has a growing number of Americans and other expatriates investing in beach front property north of town.In 1955, the city was whipped by Hurricane Janet, which destroyed a large part of the town and scattered the population to other areas.
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