A LAGOON FRONT DEVELOPMENT SITE IN POKTAPOK

It’s hard to understate the value of this lot. Its southeast end frames the ancestral Nichupté lagoon system and the open Mexican Caribbean, parted only by Cancún’s glittering iconic Kukulcán Boulevard.

Located in the placid neighborhood of Pok Ta Pok, facing the Bojórquez Lagoon, this slightly trapezoidal lot is a rare jewel that successfully embodies the nostalgic serenity of a Cancún of memory lane; while simultaneously being blessed as a “front-row seat” to the festive atmosphere of Cancun’s Hotel Zone, here framed at the far end of the small lagoon that peacefully laps its shores.

This property is one of the last in the Hotel Zone to enjoy the coveted (and increasingly rare) TH (Tourism-Hotel) zoning, waiting for a forward-thinking visionary ready to secure a legacy in Cancún’s most iconic district.

Beloved among locals as a peaceful oasis of sorts amidst the hustle and bustle, the name Pok Ta Pok also reflects the peculiar character of its residents and their penchant for successfully pairing lightheartedness with reverence for Cancún’s Mayan history.

The existence of remains of two small pre-Hispanic Mayan shrines located in this neighborhood (which still stand witness today of another era) necessarily drew the attention of government archaeologists who, faced with the need to name the site in the late 1970s, drew some inspiration from the neighboring golf course (designed by the renowned Robert Trent Jones, Jr.) and chose to christen this cozy nook referencing the ceremonial pre-hispanic ball game known as “pokol pok” in the Yucatec Maya language.