The Municipality and National Reef
Park of Puerto Morelos bid you a friendly welcome and invite you to
help us preserve our natural wonder.
Therefore we recommend the following:
On the beach
• Do not drive motorised vehicles (cars, four-wheelers, etc.) onto
the beach. Driving and parking on the beach are not allowed.
• Do not touch or handle marine life.
• Do not litter. Put all garbage in the containers provided.
• Do not buy artifacts made from marine life. By doing so, you
further their destruction.
• Respect the tranquility and peace of others. Noise bothers people
and disturbs the environment.
• Help us keep our beaches clean: if you find plastic containers,
fishing line, bottles without organisms attached, cigarette butts,
cans or bottle tops, deposit them in garbage cans.
• Do not defecate or urinate on the beach.
• Do not buy alcoholic beverages from street vendors.
• Keep any pets on a leash and pick up their excrements.
On boat rides
• When going on boat rides, put on a life vest and ensure that the
operator has communication equipment.
• Make sure that all garbage, especially light plastic containers, is
securely stored.
• Take everything you brought with you, be it equipment, used
batteries or bottles.
In the water
• If you are not an expert swimmer, use a swim vest for improved
buoyancy.
• When swimming near the reef, it is mandatory to use marker buoys
(red) and a life vest to avoid accidents.
• Do not touch, handle, chase or feed marine life.
• Do not take anything, live or dead, from the sea.
• Do not touch the corral. Even the slightest contact will damage them
and, besides, some types of corral can cause injuries.
• Maintain a horizontal position while swimming near the corral.
• Move slowly and control your movements.
• The trawling of recreational equipment, like water skis, “bananas,”
parachutes and the like, and the use of water jets inside the National
Park are not allowed.
REMEMBER: LOOK BUT DON’T TOUCH.
Camping
• For your safety, inform the Municipal Office.
• Put all left-over food and garbage in garbage bins.
• Remember that noise disturbs your neighbors and the environment.
Respect the tranquility and peace of others.
In the streets
• Don’t drive drunk.
• Respect speed limits and no-parking signs.
• The use of your safety belt is mandatory.
Help us conserve. Do not throw this pamphlet way.
Share it with someone else.
Marine
Park Rules
