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 Located one kilometer south of Puerto Morelos, the Barrera Marín Botanical Garden protects over 60 acres of jungle and marshland vegetation. Sites of interest range from a post-Classic Mayan ruin to a replica of a chicle harvesters camp. There are areas devoted to wild orchids, bromeliads, cacti, agaves and medicinal plants and a nursery of native species, examples of traditional Mayan housing and a lookout tower for sweeping views of the area. Wildlife is plentiful, especially avifauna, and though the park doesn’t open until 9 a.m., caretakers will let birders in at dawn. Spider monkeys, iguanas, foxes, agouti and great curassow are occasionally seen. Insect repellent is de rigeur.
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