San Felipe

Tel Code: 986

Altitude: 2 meters (7 feet)

Pop: 1,800

Postal code: 97616

San Felipe will charm you with its tin-roofed, wooden houses, gaily painted in sun-drenched colors. 11km from Río Lagartos, San Felipe offers boat tours of the reserves, fishing excursions and a beautiful boardwalk to stroll along. Visit February 5 for the feast of San Felipe or August 1-5 to honor Santo Domingo. Stay at Hotel San Felipe de Jesus with its harbor views or rent a thatch-roofed hut from Sergio Carillo Correa, a one-man welcome wagon with taxi service, internet café and billiard parlor. The curiously named El Popular Vaselina is the place to eat – Kiko is also a good choice.

Hotel San Felipe de Jesus: Calle 9-A between 14 and 16, +52 (986) 862-2027, Fax: 52 986 862 2036, Email: hotelsfjesus(at)remove-this.hotmail.com, 30 Rooms, MX$503-575

Sergio Carrillo Correa+52 (986) 861-2818

El Popular Vaselina Restaurant and Bar: Calle 9 No. 52, between 10 and 12, +52 (986) 862-2083 or +52 (986) 100-3831, MX$65-300/US$6.50-30

Kiko: Calle 10 between 15 and 17, Tel: +52 (986) 862-2033

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Other places nearby San Felipe: Izamal, Chetumal, Chichén Itzá, Playa del Carmen, Oxkutzcab, Escárcega, Hopelchén, Santa Elena, Valladolid and Ticul.