You want to see a tropical Paradise? You are adventures and you seek the close contact to nature? Then you have to go to the Biosphere of Sian Ka’an, situated 40 miles south of the Riviera Maya and aprox. 120 miles south of Cancun. There are 859 different types of plants and also 326 types of bird species, most of them endangered. Sian Ka’an is a bird sanctuary and the 2nd most important place of reproduction for endangered birds like the American stork, the long-haired egret and the peregrine falcon. There are lots of birds, dolphins, turtles, manta rays, barracudas and tropical fish to see.
Sian Ka’an is world cultural heritage, 528.147 ha big and the home of 96 different mammalian species, like 39 bat species, 2 dolphin species, 6 different types of turtles, 4 different types of wales, manatees, puma, ocelot, jaguar, spider monkeys and the biggest number of saltwater crocodiles in Mexico. The small little town Punta Allen was once founded by Edward Teach, a Pirate better known under the name Blackbeard. He was hiding his pirate ships in the Sian Ka’an lagoon while the British navy was sailing outside the reef, looking for him. One of his boats was named the Allen.