Gay Friendly Beaches, Cancun
March 27, 2009 by Ricardo d Argence
Filed under Destinations
Who wouldn’t like Cancun’s lovely white beaches, historical sites, and a nightlife that can’t be beat? This is a great city for gays to visit and provides a lot of places for a gay tourist to go that are in operation solely to entertain gay visitors. No one should go to Cancun without sampling a bit of everything from the rich tradition of the Mayans.
Cancun offers both modern day fun in the busy city and historical, educational benefits in the ancient ruins nearby. Make sure you plan for at least a day to tour the Temple of Kukulcan. The place of prayer is worth seeing, however there is a valid excuse to come soon when one travels when it is Spring or Autumn Equinox.
While the sun moves slowly across the sky, the corner of the pyramid casts a shadow of the great plumed serpent Kukulcan. As day wears on and the sun moves, the shadow does also and the serpent begins to slither slowly down the pyramid side.
The wonderful city located on the Yucatan Peninsula in a place known as the Mexican Caribbean was built in 1970 and till then it had only three living people who were the caretakers for a coconut plantation. Until then, it contained the remnants of the Mayans, natural beauty and of course, coconut trees. Today, you will discover the magic of the ancient integrated with a contemporary city whose oldest building was built after 1970.
Cancun is appropiate place for those who like water and sun. While all the beaches in Cancun are beautiful, the white sand beaches across from Ruinas del Rey is a mainstay for the gay scene. A gay friendly location, Cancun offers fantastic places to meet a special someone, especially on the sandy, sunny beaches.
Not only you can simply lay out in the daytime or wander around the beach but also there are plenty of places to snorkel, scuba dive, sail or fish. With regard to post sunset amusement have a repast while sailing.
With all the activities of the day, take a nap after dinner to prepare for the nightlife. Nightlife doesn’t begin until 10:30 and then goes through the night to 5:00 in the morning.
Though recreation and drinking joints are plenty for normal as well as gay persons , the Karamba is exclusively gay. There’s entertainment to suite every taste in popular music. The organization attracts persons globally and accommodates 450, however by late night people from nearby areas start coming hence it would good if you can look for sitting place soon enough.
The oldest gay bar in Cancun is Picante. There’s a party every night there, but on holidays, the party includes costumes and great performances. Go on Thursday for Tequila night and free shots.
You can find a lot of gay friendly hotels and resorts like Hyatt Regency Cancun, Gran Melia Cancun, Presidente InterContinental and The Ritz-Carlton.