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Xcalak: Five Reasons to Visit The Beautiful Caribbean Fishing Village

Costa de Cocos is about immersing yourself in nature, while relaxing in a hammock suspended under palm trees, enjoying an ice cold beverage on our patio, fishing, scuba diving, snorkeling, traveling along the coast in a kayak, or touring the surrounding landscape on foot, observing our local flora and fauna. From our shore you will observe numerous juvenile fish in the shallows, while multiple species of shorebirds feed along the coast. All you hear is the gentle roar of waves breaking on the nearby reef, all you feel is the warm sun and a gentle breeze blowing across your skin. You are surrounded by turquoise waters and dense jungle and mangroves. No skyscrapers, crowds, or cell phones. Costa de Cocos offers a truly unique experience on the frontier of Mexico. Our environmentally friendly resort has much to offer those who seek to experience life off the beaten path. We are…READ MORE

Xcalak Costa de Cocos

THE DRAKE: FOR THOSE WHO FISH | TOM BIE Xcalak’s Costa de Cocos Why don’t more people fish Chetumal Bay? A BREWERY IS BEING BUILT IN XCALAK. IT’S A SMALL BREWERY, MIND you—no chairs yet except the folding kind and couple upside-down buckets. But is serves up a tasty Tarpon Tale Pale Ale and has the added benefit of sitting fifty feet from some of the finest and least pressured permit water in the world. David Randall moved to Xcalak in the early ’90s, after selling his catfish hatchery south of Kansas City. He and his wife Illana own Costa de Cocos resort, which sits on 350 feet of beachfront property looking over the water, 1/2 mile north of town (population 400). It’s a typical Mexican flats lodge in many ways—pangas docked out front, friendly, open dining room with a well-stocked bar, 16 smallish but functional guest cabanas scattered across…READ MORE