Chetumal Attractions

Apart from its one or two old timber houses, modern Chetumal has little to distinguish it. Mention should be made of the Museo de la Cultura Maya on av. Héroes, which gives an insight into the art of architecture, religion and daily life of the Maya people. Recently also tourism has been expanding, exploiting Chetumal's potential as a base for excursions to the numerous archaeological sites in the vicinity and also the attractive coastal lagoons and reefs.

Bahía de Chetumal provides further opportunities for excellent fishing. On its east side the bay is enclosed by a tongue of land, towards the south end of which the fishing village of Xcalac (reached by a poor road from Majahual) looks out over the Caribbean. Xcalac is a good centre for deep-sea angling and diving. The Chinchorro Bank, part of a huge coral reef, lies some 2mi offshore.

This archeological site gets it's name from carvings on Edificio 6 (Building 6). The name of the site means "writing on wood".

Only 2 km away from Dzibanché this site looks to be a site for worship of rulers and gods. Some of the best jade objects were found here. The temples on site contain a tomb within them.