(EMAILWIRE.COM, April 28, 2010 ) CELESTUN, Mexico, April 26, 2010—On a pristine 3-mile sandy beach filled with shells perfect for nature lovers and beachcombers, Hotel Eco Paraiso, is located within the Special Biosphere Reserve of Celestun on the northern Gulf of Mexico, in the State of Yucatan. But those nature lovers and beachcombers work up healthy appetites and have many culinary surprises awaiting them in the hotel’s new Restaurant Xixim. Chef Elia Cordova is passionate about contemporary Mexican cuisine and one of her specialties is “ceviche”. The menu offers six kinds featuring the freshest of local seafood; crab, shrimp, octopus and daily catch cured in lime juice and paired with Aztec prickly pear, mango, onion, guacamole and salsas of tomato, red chili and fresh coriander with each costing around $7. Main dishes feature lobster tail, plump shrimp and whole fish fresh from the line. The secluded hotel, which features 24 individual cabanas all with private terraces, complete with hammocks, providing expansive views of the Gulf of Mexico, is offering summer rates from June to October of $250 per double room per night with one free night for each night paid. Rates are slightly lower for months of July and August and are quoted upon request. Meal plans and children’s rates are available. The area is a main feeding ground for the Pink Flamingo and many other sea birds as well as a breeding ground for sea turtles. As well as the newly constructed Restaurant Xixim, the hotel includes the bar El Santuario plus a fresh water pool overlooking the Gulf. The sandy beach provides plenty of water sports for all ages and the resort offers multiple choices for local tours to allow guests to explore the Mayan ruins at Uxmal as well as the archaeological wealth and unique ecosystem of the remote northern Yucatan Peninsula. Hotel Eco Paraiso is best accessed through the international airport in Merida, which has flights direct from the U.S. as well as through Mexico City with arranged transfers. ###
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