Punta Maroma is a beach located in

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's easternmost state,

Quintana Roo Quintana Roo ( , ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo), is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 11 mu ...

, on the

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. The beach of Punta Maroma faces the

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. Punta Maroma beach is located in Solidaridad Municipality at . It is located inside the tourist district known as the

Riviera Maya The Riviera Maya () is a tourism and resort district south of Cancun, Mexico. It straddles the coastal Federal Highway 307, along the Caribbean coastline of the state of Quintana Roo, located in the eastern portion of the Yucatán Peninsul ...

, along the coastal Highway 307 which parallels the Caribbean. It is km from the

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(CUN) and about northeast of

Playa del Carmen Playa del Carmen, known colloquially as 'Playa', is a resort city located along the Caribbean Sea in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is part of the municipality of Solidaridad. As of 2020, the city's population was just over 300,000 peopl ...

. It had a population of 58 inhabitants during the 2010 census.2010 census tables: INEGI
Known for its white sand coastline and crystal-clear waters and its

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, that is part of the

Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System (MBRS), also popularly known as the Great Mayan Reef or Great Maya Reef, is a marine region that stretches over along the coasts of four countries – Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras – from Isla ...

, the second longest one in the world.

History

Prior to the Europeans contact period that was brought about by

Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus * lij, Cristoffa C(or)ombo * es, link=no, Cristóbal Colón * pt, Cristóvão Colombo * ca, Cristòfor (or ) * la, Christophorus Columbus. (; born between 25 August and 31 October 1451, died 20 May 1506) was a ...

finding the Americas, the area around Punta Maroma beach was inhabited by the Maya. Subsequent to contact most of the native population either died from diseases, including smallpox that had been introduced by the Spanish, in the 16th century Spanish

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. Up until modern times most of the landscape remained untouched well into the 1970s, the sole exception being a coconut plantation to the west of the beach. There was a jungle between the highway and the beach, so the only way to access the beach was by boat. Today the beach is still intact, and there are no resorts or hotels built on the strip of land. There are, however, resorts and hotels that use the name ''Maroma'', but they are actually not located on the private beach attributed to the original Punta Maroma or 'Maroma Beach', but they are a short distance from it.

Climate

Punta Maroma has a

tropical climate Tropical climate is the first of the five major climate groups in the Köppen climate classification identified with the letter A. Tropical climates are defined by a monthly average temperature of 18 °C (64.4 °F) or higher in the cool ...

, specifically a

tropical wet and dry climate Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry winter) and ''As'' (for a dry summer). The driest month has less than of p ...

(

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'' Aw''), with little temperature differences between seasons, but pronounced rainy seasons. The annual average temperature is about 27 °C or 80 °F. All year around the humidity level is very high, often around 90 per cent. From April to September the temperatures are 36 °C / 92 °F – 29 °C / 84 °F, October–March are 28 °C / 83 °F – 18 °C / 65 °F . The rainy season is from July to December.

External links

{{Quintana Roo Maroma, Punta Populated places in Quintana Roo Solidaridad (municipality) Beaches of Quintana Roo