Yucalpetén Resort Marina

Yucalpetén Resort Marina sits on the Yucatán coast beside the port of Progreso, 37 km from Mérida — a beachfront resort development built around a working marina rather than only a beach.

The first stage comprises 25 villas and two residential towers, Sotavento and Barlovento, in two-, three- and four-bedroom configurations with hotel service available. Across the development there are 139 apartments, 25 villas and 13 penthouses.

Amenities include a business centre, event hall, sunset lounge, swimming pool, gym, spa, valet parking, a motor lobby, and beach elevators — the last being a practical detail on this stretch of coast that buyers tend to appreciate only after a season.

The name is Maya: Yukalpetén, the region of the deer. The port itself shelters much of Yucatán’s fishing fleet, which is part of why the setting reads as a working coastal town rather than a resort strip.

The Yucatán coast is a different market from Quintana Roo. It is quieter, more seasonal, and priced accordingly — bought largely by Mérida residents for weekends and by foreign buyers who have chosen Mérida over the Caribbean coast.