3 beaches
Yucatán has 3 beaches with their own page on Puebloteca, near the Pueblo Mágico of Motul. Only Telchac Puerto has a pueblo nearby, 28 km away in Motul.
The dry season, November to April, brings the calmest seas. From June to October expect afternoon storms, and on the Caribbean coast, sargassum in some years.
Best months, when most of these towns are dry with comfortable afternoons: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec.
The Beaches 3
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Telchac Puerto · Beach · 28 km from Motul
The nearest beach to Motul: a quiet fishing port on the Gulf with calm, shallow water and seafood on the waterfront. -
Playa Cancunito · Beach · Río Lagartos
An undeveloped white-sand beach between Río Lagartos and Las Coloradas, a quiet swim stop on day trips to the pink lagoons. -
Santa Clara · Beach · Dzidzantún
Tiny fishing and salt-making port of Dzidzantún with a quiet beach, pink salt ponds and a July boat procession for Saint Clare.
On the map
Distances are in a straight line; roads add about a third.
Where to stay
The Pueblos Mágicos these places are closest to, each with hotels, food and getting-there notes.
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