Playa del Carmen offers more European-flavored Riviera Maya

May 5th, 2008

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Dallas Morning News readers got the story last week in this report on the area’s burgeoning resort communities. It’s good weekend reading but it might help start off your week on the right foot, too.

The Riviera Maya has long offered a more laid-back version of Cancún centered on the European-flavored Playa del Carmen, with its small shops, trendy restaurants and bohemian nightlife. But the vacation experience has been tied to the traditional model of boutique hotels or all-inclusive resort complexes with hundreds of rooms crunched together and lines of vacationers in the restaurants and bars during peak hours.

[…] Caribbean in general has come into its own as one of the hottest spots on the globe. And the Riviera Maya has the advantage of being in a hip and culturally significant area.

Playa del Carmen Homes Condos There’s a lot to tell and there is no question the area is changing every day, both from improved infrastructure, highways and services and especially from an increase in foreign residents. Playa del Carmen has the highest concentration of Italians anywhere in Mexico!

We’re working right now to broaden our Discovery Weekend to include a few more places between Cancún and Playa de Carmen - but finding the right food has not been difficult.

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