Playa Citizen Real Estate in Playa del Carmen Mexico, Listings

Las Sardinas

Las Sardinas South to North

The entire beach front is 1.6 kilomters. Most lots are 100 meters of beach front and 60 meters deep - among the longest beach frontage in the Costa Maya area while at the lowest prices. Discounts for multiple lot purchases.

The road to Las Sardinas

We begin with pavement - 41 kilometers of well-maintained asphalt roadway.

The road to Las Sardinas

Sometimes rocky, sometimes sandy.

The road to Las Sardinas

Always driveable and scenic.

The lagoon.

The lagoon is very near the sea - walking distance.

The road to Las Sardinas

The landscape alternates from savana to forest to palm groves.

The road to Las Sardinas

Las Sardinas Lot K

The first lot on the southern end of the property.

Las Sardinas Lot K

The first lot on the southern end of the property, looking north.

Las Sardinas Lot K

The first lot on the southern end of the property at the road.

Las Sardinas Lot J / I

Las Sardinas Lot H / G

Las Sardinas Lot G / F

Las Sardinas Lot F / E

Las Sardinas Lot E / D

Las Sardinas Lot D / C

Las Sardinas Lot C / B

Las Sardinas Lot B / A

Las Sardinas Lot A / 1

Las Sardinas Lot 1 / L

Las Sardinas Lot 1

Las Sardinas Lot L

A friend of Las Sardinas

There is no paradise in this part of Mexico without a friendly iguana.

A friend of Las Sardinas

They eat mosquitos and other insects.

A friend of Las Sardinas

The wreck

You can just spot it above the water at the reef line. The wreck is very near the opening used by boats to pass through the reef to shore.

Punta Hiero

The end of the road to the north.

Punta Hiero

This small fishing village is also an outpost for the working fishermen in the area. It's located 6 kilomters to the north of Las Sardinas.

Majahual Airport

The terminal and parking area in front.

Majahual Airport

The runway is open. The terminal staging area for the planes is shown here.

Majahual

View to the Caribbean.

Majahual

View of the center of town to the cruise ship pier.

Matan Ka'an Hotel

A very comfortable, air conditioned hotel in Majahual.

Wilson?

I thought it was about time to re-visit Majahual (Mahahual?) again; at least to find out how the locals spelled the name of this very real paradise in the southern reaches of the Mexican Caribbean.
The excuse I chose for a weekend away from the hustle and bustle of Playa del Carmen (I love the hustle and bustle in Playa!) was to see the beach front lots of my good friend Jim. He decided to sell all but 1 of his 13 lots. I'm glad I took the ride.
We set out an hour or 2 late from Playa del Carmen, driving south on the newly constructed, 4-lane highway. Smooth sailing, even between Tulum and Felipe Carrillo Puerto, where there is some welcome road construction to widen and improve this section of the Cancun-Chetumal Highway 307. I was impressed to see that much of the work on this portion of the roadway has already been completed.
We breezed through Felipe Carrillo, the small pueblos, past the roadside tiendas of fruit and hammocks and local crafts, through Limones to the turn east off 307 to Majahual. I estimated 4-1/2 hours from my door to the hotel door in Majahual. We were there in under 3-1/2 hours.
Majahual had changed and evolved significantly since my last visit some 4 or 5 years ago. They completed a cruise ship pier, malecón (boardwalk) and badly needed utilities. Significant public sector investments in infrastructure includes land-based and cel phones, transmission of electricity, and other projects which will become magnets for more private investment. And the food is surprisingly tasty and varied from the new restaurants.
In the morning, not very early and certainly after a properly slow breakfast in paradise, we set out for Las Sardinas, approximately 78 kilometers along the coast road to the north. We stopped to see the new Majahual airport, with the new terminal still getting finishing touches. The runway is open for private aircraft.
The first 41 kilometers is on an asphalt paved road that has been built approximately 1 kilometer inland, smooth and in great condition as it slowly angles to the coast. This paved road intercepts the beach and converts to graded rock which alternates between smooth and rough, and occasionally somewhat sandy, always drivable, and then surprisingly for me, we arrived at Las Sardinas ! 1-1/2 hours of drive-time. I had tried this route a few years ago and turned back as it became apparent that the roadway would soon become no way.
By the way, and along the way, I was encouraged to see several new constructions, some open and ready to welcome guests. A very impressive new palapa restaurant is minutes from Las Sardinas.
Las Sardinas is an old coconut plantation, first in operation almost a century ago; and last in operation as late as the early 80s. The reef is just offshore a few hundred meters, with the tell-tale break in the reef where the big barges entered the coastline to pick up their coconut loads. A old boat wreck sits slightly above and mostly under the surface near the reef as a reminder of the former activities at this site.
Water can be found just under the surface in relatively shallow wells. A large lagoon is inland and very near to the beach.
At Las Sardinas, the coconut trees still thrive. The beach is white powdery sand. The waters along this coastline are shared by sandy bottom alternating with rocky coral and virtually every kind of sea creature known to this part of the world's second-largest reef system. It is a natural aquarium of epic proportions.
After photographing and appreciating the accessible nature of Las Sardinas, we continued north to the end of the road. Punta Hierro (Iron Point) is a small fishing village manned primarily as a convenient rest stop and shelter for the working fishermen in the area. Across the mouth of the lagoon to the north is Punta Allen, another "end of the road" fishing village.
By the way, this stretch of beach front paradise would be an ideal investment for the onsite builder-developer. Consider a multi-lot purchase to optimize your return on investment.
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Listed by: Gary Wendt

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Costa Maya 6 km south of Punta Hiero

$129,000

Land Dimensions (feet) 325 x 195
Land Dimensions (meters) 100 x 60
Utility Services Eco
Road Access Rock
Development Potential Long Term
Total Units 13
Zone Remote
Legal Status Private Title

Beach Frontage