Eat· Sian Ka'an (Bahía de la Ascensión)· Mexico
Punta Allen Village
19° 48.0′ N · 87° 28.6′ W
Punta Allen (officially Javier Rojo Gómez) is a lobster-fishing village of a few sandy streets at the end of a 50 km jungle track - beach restaurants, a fishermen's co-op and genuinely off-grid charm.
Practical
Coordinate from Wikipedia. About 470 people (2010). A town-built dinghy dock serves the anchorage (Soundings). Power comes from a community generator that runs roughly 11 am-2 pm and 7 pm-midnight; cash only almost everywhere and cell phones generally do not work (Wikipedia, Wikivoyage). Supplies: four mini-markets, a fresh seafood store, a produce store, and a lobster cooperative that sells seafood and makes ice; one shop sells beer, wine and liquor. Restaurants (Wikivoyage): Muelle Viejo (fish, shrimp, octopus; Friday-Sunday 12:30 pm-9 pm), Xoken (beachfront seafood, 9 am-4 pm), Los Gaytanes (beach tables; accepts cards). There is a naval base. No fuel dock was reported.
Best for
Fresh seafood, ice and a stroll ashore from the Ascensión anchorage
Nearby
- Punta Allen Flats Fishing0.1 NM away
- Punta Allen Lighthouse1.2 NM away
- Bahía de la Ascensión and Punta Allen Anchorage3 NM away
- Muyil Ruins and Sian Ka'an Canals18.4 NM away
- Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve23.7 NM away
- Playa Paraíso (Tulum)24.4 NM away
- Tulum Ruins Anchorage (Settled-Weather Day Stop)24.8 NM away
- Playa Ruinas (Tulum)25 NM away