Chemuyil a Small Mayan Village
Mexican Real Estate on the Internet - Keep on Surfing !!
"A piece of paradise for the price of an SUV" Did that get your attention?
It sure caught mine and the on-line ad was lure enough for me to head down and take a look. With over 10 years of vacationing in this lovely spot my roots were about to take hold. The idea of Chemuyil bay with its shallow turquoise water washing the soft white sand backed by the lush green jungle within an 8 minute walking distance from my new beach house sounded to good to be true. And you know what they say about that - if it sounds to good then it must be.
After many emails to a patient realtor I summoned the courage to make the trip. Not only did I want to see what this internet ad was all about but I also needed a nice warm get away from Saskatchewan's cold blizzardy winter. Feb. 2008 I booked a last minute flight to Cancun and wasted no time by heading out the following weekend. Even just the flight was a welcomed change. I spent the first day unwinding by the hotel pool and walking on the beach until sunset brought out the usual party crowd. I knew from the internet blog writings that Chemuyil was much relaxed It took a breezy 1.5 hour drive from Cancun and just 30 minutes past Playa del Carmen to reach Chemuyil, a small Mayan Village with a population of approx. 1000 and very relaxed unlike its metropolitan neighbors. I took the turn off headed into the little town to the landmark - Leo's Pizza - to cool off with some beer and pizza. I was searching for a small community called Chan Chemuyil and soon found out it was located 2 minutes down a dirt road.
There are no other signs of economic growth or tourism and the homes are exactly as depicted on the internet. I was pleasantly surprised and very much relieved. My brother-in-law first sent me the ad to this special community while surfing the internet and I read a realty ad and the story behind the homes. In 2002 Chan Chemuyil began as a private subdivision of 234 homes built by the Mexican Government to be sold to Mexican people under the stipulations of job tenure, Mexican social security payment for the prescribed job tenure and $60,000 pesos down payment. These measurements were too high for most nationals and the closest work was 30 minutes away in Playa del Carmen so only 46 homes had sold in the 5 years of the project. This left most of the homes empty to defend themselves against natures blast of 3 hurricanes over the next 5 years. In the spring of 2007, two business partner / realtors came snooping along Hwy 307 and spotted the road that leads to Chan Chemuyil.
With vision, patience and endurance they were able to strike up a deal with the Mexican Government to acquire the titles to start selling these homes. Well, the houses survived nature,the realtors survived the final sales and I survived my first foreign home purchase. The community is already planning its first Christmas party and a Home Owners Association has been formed so I think this community will be a wonderful place to live or visit. I have found a website that contains Riviera Maya info www.chemuyilproperty.com - visit it today!
Michelle is an avid Mexico traveler and is making the move to her home in Chemuyil, the fall of 2009. You can read more stories at www.chemuyilproperty.com Article Source:http://www.articlesbase.com/destinations-articles/chemuyil-a-small-mayan-village-972774.html