What is Chelem famous for?

Yes, I was born in Mérida (today's population: about 1 million people), the major commercial city in the Yucatan Península, three times separated from México in the 1840's, and completely different to the rest of México. Be careful on saying that Yucatecos and Mexicanos are the same people. We even have our own cuisine, traditions and Maya-mix words Mexicans don't use. In other words, we prefer to listen "trova and trios" than mexican mariachis; eat panuchos, salbutes and cochinita pibil rather than enchiladas, fajitas and all those things; we like to wear panama-style hats and say "mare!" to show excitement, etc...

There are salsa clubs and discos near the area of Progreso, BUT as far as I know, they only work during the summer and "Semana Santa y Pascua" like the Catholic church calls it (I think the English word is "passover" ?). However, I might be wrong and salsa clubs and discos near Progreso do work the whole year. Chelem is a great little town. Some changes since the 60's and 70's are: There are more beach houses along the coast before and after Chelem's downtown -we can say it remains unchanged, and the beach erosion really hit some of the houses located before Chelem's Downtown. I can't say the same for that part of the coast that extends as far as Chuburná and Sisal. Fewer beach houses there, but the same great beach and white sands.

If you come from Puerto Rico, I think you will probably miss the mountains. Yucatan is very flat, but wonderful caves and cenotes -subterranean rivers with cryistal waters- similar to Florida's springs, but not the same. There are some hills south and west of Mérida but that's all. :-)