The peninsula is the only land connection between the fishing village of Punta Allen on it, and the town of Tulum on the mainland, via a dirt road.

[1] A bridge that spans the outlet of the lagoon to the Caribbean Sea is popular with sport fishers[3] and fly-fishers.

Part of the island is protected as the private Boca Paila Preserve, within the Unesco Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve.

[4] 1% of the Boca Paila Preserve section is privately owned, with 8 luxury residential estates.

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