Hostel Ria Celestun
We provide a fully equipped kitchen,
you can barbecue your own fish. We have book exchange, internet service and tourist
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Celestún is a town in Yucatán, Mexico. It in the north west of the state just north of the border with Campeche state, on the Gulf of Mexico coast. In 2000 it had a population of just under 6,000 people. It is mostly a fishing town, with an old 19th century lighthouse as well as a more modern one. Nearby is the 147,500 acre (600 km˛) Parque Natural del Flamenco Mexicano, a wetland reserve that is the winter home to vast flocks of flamingos. In addition, approximately 300 species of birds pass through on migration, or live there.