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Playa del Carmen is a city on the coast of the Caribbean Sea in the
north east of the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico, located at 20.62°
North, 87.07° West. The city is the seat of the Solidaridad
municipality. In 2003 the city had a population of about 50,000 people,
though it is rapidly growing in population.
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. While not as incredible as
Cozumel, Playa del Carmen's coast offers some 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
center of the Riviera Maya concept, which covers from Cancún to Tulum
and the Sian Ka'an biosphere reserve. All tourist activity in Playa del
Carmen centres on the Quinta Avenida, or Fifth Avenue, is a pedestrian
walkway located just one block inland from the beach, and lined with
boutique hotels, shops, bars and restaurants.
Playa Del
Carmen wants to retain its small fishing village and artist colony charm,
without becoming as large or tourist-dependent as Cancún. To this end,
the city passed an ordinance by which all buildings, no matter what,
have a limit of three stories, though a few four story buildings were
built before the ordinance.
There is a
significant European influence in Playa, especially Italian. It is not
ununsual to find that the proprietors of a particular hotel, restaurant,
or bar are expatriates from Italy, Argentina, the US, Canada, France,
Spain, or one of the many other country of origins represented among
Playa del Carmen's residents.
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