MONEY EXCHANGE

There is a money exchange booth in the main square area and an ATM machine next to the grocery
store.  The money exchange booth does not cash travelers cheques.  Your ATM or credit card from your
bank will work in the ATM machines in Mexico as long as your bank uses a 4 digit PIN.  The exchange
rate from the ATM is better than the booth exchange rate unless your bank charges high transactions
fees for out-of-country use.  The ATM's are safe to use and many of us depend on them exclusively for
our cash.

Puerto Morelos is famous for it's snorkeling and fishing activities and links to those and other business
services can be found on the Business page

While you are here, be sure to check out the Mayan Handicraft Center located on Ave. Javier Rojo
Gomez south.  Here you will find a wide selection of Mayan handicrafts.
Visitors Guide
GETTING HERE



By car - Puerto Morelos is located approximately 1/2 way between Cancun and Playa del Carmen.  Just
turn east (towards the sea) at the Puerto Morelos light and continue straight to the town square. (MAP)



By bus - Buses leave from the Cancun and Playa del Carmen bus stations every 10 minutes.  The price
of the ticket each way is 20 pesos.  From the Puerto Morelos bus station you can catch an inexpensive
(around 20 pesos) taxi into town or the local bus, (see below) for 5 pesos/person. (See the bottom of this
page for directions to and from the Cancun Hotel Zone)



Getting around town - Most all of the town is within easy walking distance. The streets are safe to walk
and well lit at night as well.  Puerto Morelos also now has a bus service (in spanish ask for "collectivo")  
The Bus travels the circuit around town and across the main highway to the colonia on the west side of
the highway.  These are white vans that are easily identifiable. To catch one, you only need to stand on
the side of the street or in the square and flag them down.  (just ask the locals if you need help finding or
identifying them). They are excellent for returning to the bus station.




Taxis - We have an ample supply of taxis here in Puerto Morelos.  Prices within the town run around 20
pesos.  If you wish to visit the outlying areas of town such as the El Cid Marina area, you will need a taxi.
For a list of rules and regulations for PM and the National Park
please visit this page
FROM THE HOTEL ZONE

Take the R-1 bus  to downtown, It will makes a right onto Ave. Tulum. At the 3rd or 4th stop you will be in
front of a grocery called Comercial Mexicana. Get off there and cross the street at the raised crosswalk.
The bus terminal is right there. Just as a hint, once the bus makes its only turn, the right onto Tulum, if
you can look out the front window you can see a tall McDonalds sign ahead and the stop you are
looking for is just before McDonalds, after a traffic circle.

To get back to the Hotel Zone, when you leave the Cancun bus station, you should go to the right onto
Tulum and walk a block or two and you will see buses stopping. Look for R-1 on the front window or
any other bus saying Hotel Zone or Zona Hotelera or Hoteles and you will be fine.
Be careful crossing the streets in the bus terminal area of Cancun. They are crazy. You have the right of
way in the raised crosswalks though. Just find them.
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