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Isla Mujeres is a small Caribbean Island, surrounded by white sandy beaches and a turquoise ocean, 9 miles (14km) off the coast of Cancún, Mexico. Here, the golf cart-driving tourists stop to take a picture of one famous island curiosity – a giant habitable seashell!
In fact, there are two seashell houses, shining so white they nearly hurt your eyes: one tall, upright shell in the form of a conch, and a round, squat one sitting next to it – architectural masterpieces inspired by the original designs of Mother Nature.
Painted in a rather stark seashell-white, the décor is not particularly lavish or plush. However, what it may lack in luxury it more than makes up for in originality: in the bathroom water flows from real seashell ‘taps’ into a washbasin made from a giant clam shell. There’s a small palm tree in the living room and on the balcony a bleached tree trunk serves as a railing. The rooms are further decorated with a multitude of seashells and ornamental black sea fan coral.
The shell houses are located on the quiet south end of Isla Mujeres, which is easily accessible and developed for tourists. The sea is about 160ft (50m) from them across a wide road, while access to the beach is about 0.5 miles (1km) away.
- +1 773 640 4906
- http://www.mayaneyes.com
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