Jaguars, hunters by nature, play amidst the islands’ large, leafy trees. Telescopes are strategically placed to provide the best views of these strong, graceful cats. Two spacious islands shaded by their lush vegetation and surrounded by mirror-still waters, are the home for the largest and most powerful feline in the American continent: the Jaguar.

For the Maya, the jaguar was a god and they called it Balam. Symbol of power, lord of the night, sovereign of the underworld. The legend tells us that the god of the Sun transforms into a jaguar to travel the world of the dead, at night, and fight against it; its victory symbolizes the dawn of each new day. Its gorgeous mottled skin represents the stars in the Sky.

Discover that the king of Mexico’s tropics is not solely that black-mottled yellow feline. In the Jaguar Island at Xcaret you will be amazed to see these robust felines with a completely black skin.

The telescopes surrounding Jaguar Island will let you look at these majestic felines up close while they play or rest. A window open to a world under the threat of disappearance, and which is our responsibility to preserve.