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El Cedral

Costera Sur Highway, Cozumel 77600, Mexico
Ranked #67 of 98 attractions in Cozumel
3.0 of 5 stars 23 Reviews
Type: Ancient Ruins
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New York City, New York
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2012

We visited the festival at Cedral. This festival is primarially a "locals" event, but is definately worth the trip if it is on when you are there. The festival includes bull fights with top Matadors from Spain, horse races and lost of real, local foods and beverages. Because it's a "locals" festival, it does not suffer from the sticker shock... More

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Sarasota, Florida
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19 reviews 19 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 March 2012

If you want to wander around an old (but not ancient) development -- unpaved road; residents may not have the resources for air-condition and modern niceties, this place will satisfy your curiosity. There's not a lot of cars / traffic -- if that's what 'old town' is all about. Other than that, I personally don't any stand-outs. More

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Little Rock, Arkansas
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15 reviews 15 reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 March 2012

Found El Cedral one day while out riding the island. Found the locals in the the stores very friendly and not to pushy like you find in the main plaza of San Miguel. More

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London, United Kingdom
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86 reviews 86 reviews
Reviews in 21 cities Reviews in 21 cities
48 helpful votes 48 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 February 2012

We called by this little village with some local friends. There were some shops/stalls and we were invited by "the last Mayan" to take his picture. We never saw the Mayan ruin! Though not a lot to see it is a friendly place and worth a trip as it's not far from the main town and you can call in... More

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Cozumel, Mexico
2 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 February 2012

I live in Cozumel - My husband drove me through El Cedral and I thought it was beautiful. We drove around - We enjoyed the lands beauty! More

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Boston, Massachusetts
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26 reviews 26 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 January 2012

This place is nothing to write home about. Go to san gervasio, its much better and has better ruins, More

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Washington DC, District of Columbia
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 January 2012
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Tiniest ruin you will ever see that us surrounded by shops and stalls. We felt really badly for the people who were pulling up in a taxi as we left. At least we went on our rented scooter and didn't pay anyone else to take us there. Still wasn't worth the gas we used to drive out there. More

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Browns Mills, New Jersey
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4 reviews 4 reviews
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 December 2011
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We rented a car and stopped at El Cedral with hopes of seeing some cool Mayan ruins. Well, we saw a 'ruin.' Just one ruin. And according to the guy standing next to said ruin, 'the last Mayan' who just made us feel uncomfortable the whole time by pestering us to get our picture taken with him. No, gracias. After... More

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Indianapolis
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288 reviews 288 reviews
Reviews in 105 cities Reviews in 105 cities
147 helpful votes 147 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 November 2011
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An authentic small village with a very unempreeive ruin. I hear it is very active during the feast days but when we were there, it was a bit dead. Worth a drive thru if you're there but don't expect to spend much time there. The rum plant was closed when we were there. More

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DeSoto, Texas
2 reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 October 2011
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Rented a car at port and drove around the island and here. Don't go for the ruin as is is not particularly spectacular. My friend brought me here primarily for the shopping but I found their asking prices to be pretty high even after the usual bartering and negotiation. The people were friendly and spoke English well. I am glad... More

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