If you are at the southern end of Isla Mujeres overlooking the bay of Cancun one very clear advantage is protection in the event of a major hurricane. The Caribbean side of the Island has lots of advantages and many Americans and Canadians own property there, but those properties do tend bear the brunt of a hurricane. Our properties have always been on the side of the Island that faces Cancun and since we started building Isla Mujeres homes, we have weathered hurricane Wilma