Country Info
- Mexico
- Capital
- Mexican Peso (MXN)
- Currency
- 101,879,171
- Population
- MX
- Country Code
Riviera Maya Slideshow
Top Hotels in Riviera Maya
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Fairmont Mayakoba Playa del Carmen
621 reviews -
Mandarin Oriental Riviera Maya Playa del Carmen
61 reviews
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Magic Express Playa del Carmen
50 reviews -
Mahekal Beach Resort Playa del Carmen
772 reviews
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El Tukan Playa del Carmen
261 reviews
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Moongate Hotel Playa del Carmen
11 reviews -
Las Palapas Hotel Playa del Carmen
244 reviews -
Carmen Suites Playa del Carmen
22 reviews
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Tukan Hotel & Beach Club Playa del Carmen
261 reviews
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Hotel Hacienda Real del Caribe Playa del Carmen
132 reviews
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Serena Hotel & Spa Puerto Aventuras
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La Tortuga Hotel & Spa Playa del Carmen
1056 reviews
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Holiday Inn Express Playacar Riviera Maya Playa del Carmen
121 reviews
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Illusion Boutique Hotel by Xperience Hotels Playa del Carmen
389 reviews
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Hotel Elements Playa del Carmen
38 reviews
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Hotel Las Golondrinas Playa del Carmen
115 reviews
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Blue Parrot 5th Avenue Playa del Carmen
44 reviews
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Banyan Tree Mayakoba Playa del Carmen
498 reviews
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Gran Bahia Principe Sian Ka'an Golf Resort & Spa US
340 reviews
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Pueblito Luxury Condohotel Playa del Carmen
67 reviews
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Hotel Akumal Caribe US
150 reviews
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Hacienda Paradise Boutique Hotel by Xperience Hotels Playa del Carmen
509 reviews
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Hacienda Maria Bonita Playa del Carmen
59 reviews
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Kinbe Hotel Playa del Carmen
321 reviews
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Hostel El Palomar Playa del Carmen
2 reviews
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Caribbean Paradise Resort & Spa Playa del Carmen
55 reviews
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Bahia Principe Tulum Playa del Carmen
3003 reviews
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Happy Gecko Hotel & Hostel Playa del Carmen
17 reviews
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Le Reve Hotel & Spa Playa del Carmen
240 reviews
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Mosquito Beach Hotel Playa del Carmen
159 reviews
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The Grand Mayan Riviera Maya Playa del Carmen
968 reviews
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Hotel Quinto Sol Playa del Carmen
70 reviews
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All Riviera Resort Playa del Carmen
117 reviews
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Hotel Casa Ticul Playa del Carmen
315 reviews
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Encanto Paseo Del Sol Deluxe Condo Resort Playa del Carmen
32 reviews
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Hotel Alux Playa del Carmen
29 reviews
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Posada Mariposa Playa del Carmen
166 reviews
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Hotel Banana Playa del Carmen
112 reviews
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Hotel Playa del Karma Playa del Carmen
419 reviews
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Sunset Fishermen Spa & Resort Playa del Carmen
208 reviews
Riviera Maya
Travel Blogs from Riviera Maya, Mexico
Off to Mexico
This is a top pick! Wake up, check out, lunch, and off to the airport. A whole day of flying as we have to go via Mexico City to Cancun where we booked Villas Sacbe, a small resort at Playas del Carmen that has some apartments with a small kitchen. We got the name of a good ...
Home made soy sauce chicken rice in Mexico
This is a top pick! ... fish dish which was very nice. Later we found a Wall-Mart not too far from the Hotel, here we got supplies for our stay in Mexico. Done with the groceries, we took a Taxi back to the Hotel as we did not want to drag the bags back in 37 degrees heat. The ...
Playa del Carmen, Goaaaaal Hollanda!
This is a top pick! We woke up early to watch the Holland-Brazil game which started at 08:30 here in Mexico. What a game! After that, we went out to 5th avenue to catch the next game at a sports bar with a nice margarita and some snacks. We ended up in the Tequilla Barrel ...
Chichen Itza, Impressive Mayan ruins
This is a top pick! ... We opted for a private day trip, and had the owner (Manny) come along to show us around. We both have never been to Mexico before, and never thought about going there, so we were low on research. From the few things we picked up on the Internet and ...
Almost made it to Cozumel
This is a top pick! As we woke fashionably late we missed our noon ferry to Cozumel. This is an island in front of Playa del Carmen. Yesterday we decided we wanted to check it out and go snorkeling around there. Unfortunately we could not throw in a dive as we have to fly ...
Not quite the real Cancun...
This is a top pick! ... - is popular. Damn popular. Well, at least popular enough for Playa to be the fastest growing city in the world... Leaving Mexico from Playa Del Carmen seemslike such an unjust way to be completing my Latin American travels - Playa, and the hideous ...
My... Uh... Pride?: Mel Gibson, The Maya, And La P
This is a top pick! ... in the country. Machismo Supreme I had been warned of most of the preceding tourist downfalls before my visit to the Riviera Maya of Mexico. My goal was to encounter and extract 'the real Mexico' from the gleaming tourist facade which had become ...
Pina CoLou-Lou
This is a top pick! So Playa del Carman was the first stop on the tour de Lou & Hodge. Met the stinky one (its Lou here by the way, Hodge being the Stinky one)at the airport and it was so good to see him, felt like he had not even not been away. A bit skinnier and with ...
Food or Maya Temples?
This is a top pick! Ellen and I found a last-minute deal to a place called Club Caracol just outside Playa del Carmen, on Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. Canada 3000 had just negotiated the all-inclusive destination and we were the first to visit. Pioneers we were in the world ...
Mexico is a country proud of its history ...
This is a top pick! ... temples. Cue the missionaries to spread catholicism and New Spain had arrived. But they did build impressive structures. The cathedral in Mexico City is probably the biggest I have seen. And as if to counter this Spanish mark of imperialism a huge ...
Chichen Itza & Pyramid Of Kukulcan.
This is a top pick! ... to Mexico as we take a flight out of Cancun to a much awaited and intriguing destination.........CUBA..... Footnote: Chichen Itza Yucatan, Mexico is one of the New Seven Wonders Of The World Winners. Pre-Hispanic City Of Chichen Itza is also listed ...
Carnaval de Mexico
This is a top pick! In a last ditch attempt to experience Carnaval Mexico (and stall leaving the country!), Dee embarked on a quick solo mission back north to Playa. But alas, nothing much carnaval-related was happening until after dark! What's a girl to do?! Indulge in the ...
Just a Map Pin
This is a top pick! 
Underground rivers
This is a top pick! ... else but to head back to the beach in Playa for one last bit of sun. On an unrelated note, this will be our last update from Mexico. After 5 nights in Playa, it is, I suppose, time to move on with the rest of our journey. But I do think ...
Day Twelve
Our last beautiful sunrise......and we're packing it in. It's Going Home Day......boo hoo! But, all good things must come to an end. We will forever be touched by our experiences here in the Roo. We loved it the first time, we ...
Relaxation
Today, Stacie slept. We relaxed for the day. That is it. Breakfast and lunch in the buffet. Had a snack around 3 at the snack shop. Relaxed on the beach, on a bed. it was a good day. Supper was at the steakhouse. Stacie ordered a ceaser salad with ...
Playin in the Caribbean
... an Israeli guy and a Mexican girl for some food and a few drinks then headed back for a quiet night at the hostel. Playa seemed like a lovely place but along with Cozumel are the most expensive places in Mexico, so I was glad to be leaving the next ...
Diving adventure, by guest writer Ingrid
... first and we went eating. Then a short swim in the pool and were ready for beers on the beach (Yes live is a bitch in Mexico...). More eating and drinking came after that and Patrick turned me on big time! Ingrid Here are the facts given by ...
Week Two - Playa de Carmen MEXICO
... , if it works, so go visit it now - theres a link on the right on this blog. I visited the mayan pyramids in mexico at Chicken Itza last sunday, which was pretty heavy. Its genuinely scary looking down from the top desipte them being slanted and having ...
Our home (for a few days)
This is our home for the next few days. Swimming, snorkeling, relaxing, right out the back door. (OH YEA) ...
Kurzer Aufenthalt in Yucatan
Es ist der 28. Maerz, und wir sind in Mexiko Stadt, hatten aber unseren Rueckflug von Cancun im Sueden von Mexiko gebucht. Urspruenglich hatten wir gedacht, eine Rundreise bis dorthin zu machen, haben aber bald festgestellt, dass das viel zu viel ...
Sondermeldung Tweety
Eine richtig niedliche Beobachtung hat ihren eigenen kleinen Beitrag verdient. Der grosse Star unter den bekannten Comicfiguren ist bei den Mexikanern nicht etwa Speedy Gonzales, nein es ist ungeschlagen mit grossem Abstand... TWEETY! Wir haben den ...
Beach Break #1
... Plus the beach, minus the gambling. Giant cash machine. All the household American brands. Didn't expect to find Hooters in Mexico, but hey, apparently Cancun's not even their sole location in the country. Frat boy party atmosphere. I'll be revisiting ...
Day 8 - The Great Camera Fiasco
No photos in this entry. Keep reading, you'll find out why! We sleep in a little this morning, and finally decide to get up and return the rental car. So among the things to gather for the morning is my camera with the car pix on ...
Day 7 - Akumal and LG Party (and our 6th Anniv.)
... . At 110 km/h. At one point I look up to see nothing but chrome in my rear-view mirror. I get over and a Riviera bus flies by me, with a second class bus on his tail. Suddenly I feel like lapped traffic at Daytona, and I can't get ...
Day Nine
... to the turnoff to Coba. Funny, we are seeing more of these at home but it was the first I'd seen anywhere in Mexico I'd been. The ruins here are not as popluar as at Chichen Itza but are every bit as important archaeologically. Built in ...
