A region of Yucatán
The far northeast of Yucatán, around the Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve: Río Lagartos, San Felipe, the pink lagoons of Las Coloradas and the beach village of El Cuyo.
8 places to visit
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Places to visit in Yucatán's east coast 8
8 places with their own page, grouped by kind.
Nature reserves · 2 Towns · 2 Villages · 2 Beaches · 1 Islands · 1
Nature reserves
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Punta Bachul · Nature reserve · Yucatán
A low, lonely cape on the sand bar west of San Felipe, used by fishermen's camps and visited by boat for birds, beach and quiet. -
Reserva de la Biosfera Ría Lagartos · Nature reserve · Yucatán
Yucatán's eastern coastal wetland reserve, where most of the Caribbean's American flamingos nest; you explore it by guided boat from Río Lagartos.
Towns
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Panabá · Town · Yucatán
Cattle town between Tizimín and Río Lagartos, known for its June fiesta of San Pedro with vaquerías and the pig's-head dance. -
Sucilá · Town · Yucatán
A quiet cattle-and-dairy town between Espita and Panabá, with a 17th-century church of Santiago and a September fair for the Virgin's Nativity.
Villages
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El Cuyo · Village · Yucatán
A small fishing village at Yucatán's far eastern tip, with a wide white beach, steady kitesurfing winds and flamingo lagoons behind it. -
Sucopó · Village · Yucatán
A ranching village east of Tizimín with the weathered ruins of an old church and open chapel, and a Candelaria fiesta at the end of January.
Beaches
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Playa Cancunito · Beach · Yucatán
An undeveloped white-sand beach between Río Lagartos and Las Coloradas, a quiet swim stop on day trips to the pink lagoons.
Islands
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Isla Cerritos · Island · Yucatán
A tiny island off San Felipe that was the seaport of Chichén Itzá around AD 1000, now a roost for pelicans, frigatebirds and cormorants.
Top tours in Yucatán's east coast
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Getting around Yucatán's east coast
Fly into Tulum (TQO) and Mérida (MID).
Cities to start from: Tizimín
Most of the region is reached by road: a rental car is the easiest way to see several places in a day, and buses link the larger towns.
When to visit Yucatán's east coast
Most of Yucatán's east coast is at its best in January, February, November, and December.
Month-by-month climate on each Pueblo Mágico's page: Espita, Valladolid, Izamal