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Playa del Carmen
The Mayan Riviera
   
  
 
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At the airport use your favorite transfers or check out the ADO
Riviera bus that goes directly to the heart of Playa del Carmen. Taxis are reasonable for 2 or more persons. The airport is
a busy place. It is full of commotion and people demanding your
attention. Relax! Take it with the thought that soon you will be laying
on the beach.
Don't forget to stop at the
refreshment stand before you get to your hotel transport. The vacation
has started.
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On the east coast of Mexico's
Yucatan peninsula the sunrises are spectacular. Rise early and walk
on the beach....it is a wonderful way to start the day! Warm waters, tropical breezes, intense sun and clouds that bring
relief to the snowbirds on vacation. Small hotels abound. Many of them are breakfast only, more like a
European hotel. Rates are reasonable and you are right on 5th to
be near all the action. A unique opportunity may be watching them film
a movie. Always you will find beautiful sights, flowers, sunrises (sunsets
are depressing), and lovely ladies.
Departures from Cancun can entail long lines. Get
to the airport several hours before your flight, relax, do the last
minute shopping and don't ruin the wonderful vacation you just had by
getting all stressed out.
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Have you
been to the Mayan Riviera south of Cancun?
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Playa
del Carmen is a great place to see the old and
the new as the town grows bigger every day. And the surrounding area provides
lots to see from Coba, Tulum, Xel-ha, the Mayan
villages, lots of surf and sun, horseback riding on
the beach and even golf. Another alternative is to go first class and get a
beach hotel and vegetate.
Or Cancun? The little
picture you are looking at is the center of the hotel
zone near the convention center. Downtown Cancun is along the road to the upper
right. Straight out from this point across the Caribbean 15 or so miles is the
island community of Isla Mujeres. You reach by the ferry and it offers a laid back
lifestyle, good beaches, shopping, and a reef for snorkeling. On the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico, the tourist area of Cancun is
very modern, upscale, and similar to being in a tourist area of the USA. It has
McDonalds and Subways, Hard Rock Cafe, and every conceivable activity.
You can walk on the beach completely around
this point. The beach hotel on the right side (faces north) has a
long shallow beach and many water sports. The beach on the left
faces to the Atlantic and provides rolling whitecaps and surf. In
the top center of the photo you can see the lagoon which extends
southward behind all the hotels. The lagoon has critters in it but this does not
stop the jet ski tours.
Have a craving to see Iguanas? The rocks
at the end of this point provide a haven with them laying around in the sun. They
are quick but shy of humans.
Last update was on
10/16/2016
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