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Isla # 1 LbNA #51920 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Jan 1, 2010
Location:
City:Isla Mujeres
County:Mexico
State:Mexico
Boxes:1
Planted by:running horse
Found by: Not yet found!
Last found:N/A
Last edited:Jan 1, 2010
This letterbox is placed along the eastern side of Isla Mujeres just south of the downtown area on a small scenic rise overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. It can be located with an easy 5-10 minute walk from downtown. Each of these three routes offers a pleasant walk with cultural sights along the way.

From the Plaza, travel south on Ave. Juarez and you’ll soon find yourself out of the main hub of stores for tourists and passing small local stores and cafes. A store worth a look that is open odd hours has a hand-painted sign that says “Fire Opals” on it. The sweet man who is the owner hand cuts and sets many of the beautiful various kinds of opal that are for sale there. When you arrive at the end of Juarez, you will be next to a sculpted bust of Benito Juarez Garcia, past president of Mexico. Straight ahead of you will be the northern end of the island’s airstrip. From here, follow the directions in the paragraph below that starts with Benito Juarez Garcia.

From the Sea Turtle sculpture at the intersection of Bravo and Guerrero avenues (up behind the Catholic Church in the Plaza), head south along the boardwalk (cement walkway) and enjoy the vast Atlantic Ocean waves on your left and an array of rental and residential homes on your right. Stay on the boardwalk until it appears to end. Straight ahead of you will be a rocky area and you’ll see in the near distance where the boardwalk appears to continue once again, but is in disrepair. On your immediate right will be a bricked sidewalk. Take that to the nearest paved street (not sure the name of it). You’ll be at the northern end of the island’s airstrip, and off to your right you’ll see a sculpted bust of Benito Juarez Garcia, past president of Mexico, where Ave. Juarez ends. From here, follow the directions in the paragraph below that starts with Benito Juarez Garcia.

From the Ultramar ferry dock, turn south (right) and walk down Ave. Rueda Medina with the channel and Cancun mainland on your right and soon, the Navy base on your left. In the middle of Medina, long strips of palms and ornamentals have been planted lined with short white picket fences. Depending on the time of year you are there, some of these ornamentals are in bloom. As soon as you pass the tall white wall along the Navy base, turn left. The northern end of the island’s airstrip will be on your right and soon you’ll see a sculpted bust of Benito Juarez Garcia, past president of Mexico. From here, follow the directions in the paragraph below that starts with Benito Juarez Garcia.

Benito Juarez Garcia served five terms as president, and according to Wikipedia, was “one of Mexico’s greatest and most beloved leaders”. From his bust, continue south on the sidewalk keeping the airstrip on your right and the ocean on your left. Once you pass the Poder Judicial, a prominent white building with a central staircase, walk to the third concrete (not wooden) telephone pole/lamp post. You’ll have passed a few homes and another building with a tall radio tower and will have just passed an area of low bushes growing between the sidewalk and the rocky cliffs that go down to the ocean. This third concrete pole will be next to a rocky area that is maybe 25 feet wide before another section of low bushes begins. From this concrete pole (CFE 11670 2004 is imprinted on it), there is a guy wire going from the pole directly toward the ocean. From the base of the guy wire where it meets the ground, take 15 steps directly toward the ocean. Make a 90 degree left turn and take about 8 steps to a lone 4-5’ wide lava-looking rock sticking out of the bushes. Isla # 1 Letterbox is tucked safely under the ocean-side edge of the rock in a plastic container with an orange lid.

This side of the island is the first place where the sun rises in all of Mexico, so you might consider taking the challenge of finding this letterbox in the dawn’s spectacular early light. Since we are not there to keep on eye on this letterbox, we would love to hear from you if you find it, and especially if you do not, so we can make arrangements to get it replaced.