For centuries, great civilizations flourished in the forest and along this beautiful coast. After the conquest of the great indigenous empires by the Spanish, the region fell silent. For many years, the only sounds along the beach were made by the ocean, the butterflies and the birds. After 500 years of silence, civilization has returned to the long-forgotten white sand beaches of Puerto Aventuras.

Forty-five miles south of Cancun on the Riviera Maya coastline, this is Mexico's largest private resort.