The destruction of the port forced ships to move to other locations signing new contracts that lasted two years or more. It destroyed the pier at Puerto Costa Maya and closed down the area’s cruise ship industry completely. Then on the night of August 20th, 2007, a category 5 Hurricane named Dean hit Costa Maya and Mahahual.
The location had become a boomtown in 2004-2007. Foreign investors began to open more businesses and many built their own homes in the area, creating a vibrant local ambiance. The local economy was booming and shops and restaurants were opening, tour operators rushed to take advantage of the opportunities created by the cruise ships and ground was broken for a couple of new beach resorts. Over 600 ships visited the port that year and the town was suddenly growing at much faster pace. By 2006, the new Puerto Costa Maya was the 2nd busiest port in Mexico behind Cozumel. The town of Mahahual quickly grew to support the port facility. The first project was the construction of a large privately owned pier to attract and accommodate large cruise ships and the cruise ships quickly began to add Costa Maya to their Caribbean itineraries. Things changed quickly in 2001, as the result of a joint effort between Mexico’s government and local Mexican developers and Puerto Costa Maya was created near to Mahahual. Any survivors fled the area.īy the 1980s Mahahual was growing again as a fishing village with some expansion in nearby coconut plantations, but progress was still slow. Within a few years the fishing town began to take shape and the economy grew slowly until 1971 when everything was literally swept away by a devastating hurricane. At the time, this vast wilderness area was part of the Yucatan Territory that didn’t even have statehood status in Mexico. It was originally developed as Mahahual and was founded in 1959 when the Mexican government gave land to fisherman from other areas in an effort to jump start some limited development. The location is north of the border with Belize and 120 miles south of Cozumel. Credit cards are welcome but avoid using credit cards in stand-alone automated systems as harvesting card information is a common practice.Ĭosta Maya is a municipality in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. The local currency is the Mexican Peso with 1 Mexican Peso (MXN) = 0.05 US Dollar (US$).
Puerto Costa Maya is in an isolated area of Quintana Roo without any options for travel beyond the port area unless you take an organized tour. The port area is flat or has few inclines. Port Area Characteristics – This port has a well developed wheelchair friendly infrastructure. For passengers using wheelchairs there can be a moderate ramp incline to deal with. Wheelchair Accessibilityĭisembarking – This port has a developed cruise ship pier and a terminal that leads into the shopping village but the ease of disembarking varies by the individual ships gangway designs. Good beaches and a resort village complex are right at the foot of the piers. The pier complex can accommodate up to six cruise ships and there are public facilities in the attached port village. Puerto Costa Maya is a developed destination port.
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