{"id":30161,"date":"2021-10-01T21:41:33","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T21:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mycancuntours.com\/thingstodoincancun\/?p=30161"},"modified":"2022-11-23T00:10:47","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T00:10:47","slug":"isla-contoy-to-relax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mycancuntours.com\/thingstodoincancun\/isla-contoy-to-relax\/","title":{"rendered":"Contoy Island, a place to relax."},"content":{"rendered":"

Isla Contoy to relax is a Mexican island, it belongs to Isla Mujeres<\/a>, it is in the state of Quintana Roo. The island is 8.75 km long, and from 200 to 700 m, 500 m wide on average, it has an area of \u200b\u200b230 ha. of land surface.<\/p>\n

Get this beautiful Island from Canc\u00fan on All Inclusive Tour<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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WHAT DOES CONTOY MEAN?<\/h2>\n

Its name has two possible translations, the first one refers to two Mayan words: Kom<\/strong>, which means low, and To’oy<\/strong>, which means shelter, together it means the low waters that give shelter to sailors, in the same way, the second option comes from the word Pont\u00f3<\/strong> which in Mayan means or pelican The two options are correct, since Isla Contoy shares the reef Palancar the second largest in the world, likewise, it is also known as the Island of the Birds<\/span><\/strong><\/a> because of the great diversity of birds that inhabit this place and use it as a refuge.<\/p>\n

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HISTORY OF CONTOY island<\/h2>\n

If you want to know more about the history of this beautiful island. We can talk about the earliest time of its foundation. In other words, there is a small museum with many investigations about the flora and fauna. If you are interested in knowing more details, you can request a small tour.<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0I think it is worth it.<\/p>\n