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Country MEXICO PLAYA DEL CARMEN (regional info) > Tourism & Travel Guide: Playa del Carmen ACANTO HOTEL AND CONDOMINIUMS Allegro Playacar All Inclusive Aventura Mexicana Azul Fives Hotel By Karisma Banyan Tree Mayakoba Barrio Latino Hotel Blue Bay Grand Esmeralda All Inclusive Coco Rio DANGELOS HOTEL Deseo Hotel And Lounge ECLIPSE HOTEL El Dorado Casitas Royale All Inclusive Fairmont Mayakoba Gran Porto Real Resort & Spa All Inclusive Grand Coco Bay Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Riviera Maya Hacienda Paradise Boutique Hotel Hacienda Vista Real Resort & Spa HOTEL AVENTURA MEXICANA Hotel Basico Hotel Kinbe Hotel Las Golondrinas HOTEL LUNASOL Hotel Quinto Sol Hotel Riviera Caribe Maya Illusion Boutique Hotel La Tortuga Hotel & Spa LAS PALAPAS RESORT Mandarin Oriental Riviera Maya, Mexico Maroma Resort and Spa by Orient Express Mosquito Beach Hotel Mosquito Blue Hotel & Spa OCCIDENTAL GRAND FLAMENCO XCA Ocean Maya by H10 All Inclusive PLAYA INN XAMAN Playacar Palace All Inclusive Porto Playa Condo Hotel Posada Mariposa Pueblito Escondido Resort & Residences Real Playa del Carmen Hotel & Beach Club All Inclusive Riu Lupita All Inclusive Riu Palace Mexico All Inclusive Riu Playacar All Inclusive Riu Tequila All Inclusive RIVIERA DEL SOL HOTEL RIVIERA MAYA SUITES Royal Hideaway Playacar All Inclusive ROYAL PLAYA DEL CARMEN Secrets Capri Riviera Cancun All Inclusive The Reef Playacar All Inclusive Beach Resort The Royal in Playa del Carmen All Inclusive Spa & Resort Tides Riviera Maya Viva Wyndham Azteca All Inclusive Viva Wyndham Maya All Inclusive Playa del Carmen (Xaman Ha' or Pláaya in Modern Maya) is a city on the coast of the Caribbean Sea in the north east of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, located at 20.62° North, 87.07° West. The city is the seat of the Solidaridad municipality. In the 2005 census the city had a population of about 100,383 people, and is rapidly growing in population. It is the third-largest city in Quintana Roo, after Cancún and Chetumal. Playa del Carmen has beautiful beaches, shores, and waters, but a critical ratio of damage from hurricanes. Originally a small fishing town, tourism to Playa del Carmen began with the passenger ferry service to Cozumel, an island across the Cozumel Channel and world-famous scuba diving destination. While passing through, many people realized that it was a nice place to relax away from the crowds of Cancún but with the same quality beaches and turquoise waters. Perhaps just as impressive as Cozumel, Playa del Carmen's coast offers good scuba diving opportunities, as well as cenote diving for the more adventurous. Today Playa del Carmen, or just 'Playa' as it is colloquially referred to, is the centre of the Riviera Maya concept, which covers from Cancún to Tulum and the Sian Ka'an biosphere reserve. Playa is a stop for several cruise ships, which dock at the nearby Calica quarry docks, about six miles south of the city. A Mayan-themed "ecological theme park", Xcaret (pronounced "e-shcaret") is a popular tourist destination just south of the town. Tourist activity in Playa del Carmen centres on the Quinta Avenida, or Fifth Avenue streching from calle 1 norte until calle 34, a pedestrian walkway located just one block inland from the beach, and lined with boutique hotels, shops, bars and restaurants. Elements within the Playa del Carmen local community and government have attempted to retain Playa del Carmen's reputation and charm as a small fishing village and artists' colony, without becoming as large or tourist-dependent as Cancún. To this end, the city passed an ordinance limiting buildings to three stories. A few four-story buildings were built before the ordinance, however. Playa del Carmen is currently expanding north beyong the Colossio section and on the other side of highway 307, the Ejido. Playacar is a privately owned part of Playa del Carmen just south of the Zocalo where most of the all inclusive hotels, the aviary and the golf course are located. There is a significant European influence in Playa, with a number of local business proprietors drawn from the European expatriate community. The telenovela Peregrina takes place in Playa del Carmen. read full wikipedia reference about Playa del Carmen, Mexico " Playa Del Carmen " Arrival And Information " Eating " Bars And Nightlife " Listings OTHER POPULAR DESTINATIONS IN MEXICOAcapulco Aguascalientes Boca del Rio Cabo San Lucas Cancun Chihuahua Ciudad Juarez Cozumel Cuernavaca Cualiacan Ensenada Guadalajara Hermosillo Hualtulco Isla Mujures Roo Ixtapa Juarez La Paz Leon Los Cabos Los Mochis Manzanillo Mazatlan Merida Mexicali Mexico City Monterrey Morelia Oaxaca Palenque Playa del Carmen Puebla Puerto Aventuras Puerto Vallarta Quetaro Quintana Roo Rosarito Saltillo San Jose del Cabo San Luis Potosi San Miguel de Allande Tampico Tijuana Toluca Veracruz Villahermosa Zacatecas Zihuatanejo |
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