Yesterday I came across one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a long time, thanks to a Google+ post by blogging friend Kelly.
Cancun’s OVC (Office of Visitors and Conventions) has recently launched an amazing virtual tour of Puerto Morelos, one of my favorite spots. On the virtual tour, you can see aerial views of the town of Puerto Morelos and its amazing Caribbean waters, as well as some of the town’s most luxurious resorts and tours of several of the area’s famous cenotes along the Ruta de los Cenotes.
Cenote Kin Ha
Designed by Cameleon360, the tour includes aerial views, ground views and of course 360 views. In other words, it’s a heck of a lot of fun to play around with. You can even see my new favorite spot Cenote Verde Lucero from a crazy cool “Little Planet View”:
The tour covers about 20 kilometers (about 12 miles for my American readers), and each 360 shot requires 70-80 different images to create. I don’t know how they find the patience, but I’m glad they did!
Hotel Azul Beach
Rumor has it that soon Cancun will be undergoing the same project, showing the city’s shopping, restaurants, hotels, nightclubs, etc. From there, they hope to move on to Isla Mujeres, Isla Contoy and Holbox, and possibly even Chichen Itza. I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to spend a morning of daydreaming at the office with virtual tours of the entire region!
At the moment, you can see this incredible Puerto Morelos virtual tour on cancun.travel or puertomorelos.com
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Totally going to check this out – it’s the perfect time killer for my mundane work days…
I spent at least an hour on it at the office yesterday morning 😛
WHOA! That’s AMAZING! Seriously people. Click that link and choose ‘virtual tour’.
That’s awesome!
Oh my gosh, I want to go NOW.
That is awesome! That cenote is perfectly round. So amazing!
This is very cool! I’m right there with ya.. daydreaming at the office!