Travelers Guide to  Playa  del  Carmen

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A few years ago Playa del Carmen was a fishermen village with sandy streets called Xaman-Há, where just the tourists who love adventure and the specific travelers from any part of Mexico or the world, went to this place looking for the virgin nature and the calmness of the place. There was not electricity and purified water; there were no telephones. 

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The working days were from sunrise to sunset. At night any excuse was good enough to have a party by the sea in any of the small local restaurants or bars of the town. The small fishermen village beside the port where the boats to Cozumel used to leave, surrounded by the majestic Mayab forest and the amazing turquoise waters of the Mexican Caribbean was the magnificent setting for this peculiar Caribbean town so far from the civilization, with europea-asio-afro-american influence where all the characters coming from different parts of the world soul and mind opened lived a simple life in harmony with nature.

As a tourist or by chance, the blend of cultures and the magic of the nature left this lifestyle, that for many people became a dream, a mark forever in the people who passed by. The secret spread out. Small and Charismatic hotels and restaurants keep on opening their doors to the young and adventure travelers from all around the world, who arrived at the town looking for the culture, the peace and the nature and constantly influenced in the evolution of the place.

Placed in Quintana Roo, the youngest state of the modern Mexico, Playa del Carmen is situated just 60 km from Cancun, the most successful tourist project of the Mexican Government with an International Airport, an hour from Cozumel and Tulum, two hours from Isla Mujeres and Coba.

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The privileged geographical situation of Playa del Carmen and the tendency of tourism to visit this new and natural place, made of Playa del Carmen the main objective for tourists and investors; this gave as a result that that cosmopolitan community grew and changed creating associations which give them more and better services trying to keep the essence of the town at the same time.

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We can see that in the lifestyle of the citizens and in the multicultural influence in its architecture, music, sports, fashion, gastronomy and nightlife that have formed an eclectic Caribbean town.   

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The options you can find for accommodation go from the simplest to the most sophisticated and for all kind of budget, as well as all the gastronomical alternatives well known due to its wonderful quality and great variety of cuisines and service.

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Fanciful corners from other parts of the planet appear here and there.   Although most of the business and coffee shops are located in 5^th Avenue you can find nice surprises in the adjacent streets.

"When the sunset shadows walk slowly to the sea, the different stores and tourists usually go out and take a walk along 5th Avenue and the street becomes a cosmopolitan place, which shows the colorful and nice atmosphere of this wonderful town. Until midnight, the greatest variety of characters from different nationalities, different believes, different ways of thinking and being join together to create a wonderful and relax party atmosphere.

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Mariachi bands, Prehispanic, Andean and Spanish music, guapangos or the best electronic music are the scene for the entertainers that we can find in the street. You can also find this in some restaurants, bars or small cafes.

After a certain time, some of the restaurants transform themselves, without any ceremony, into a disco where you can dance barefoot in the sand still warm".

The options you have for nightlife in Playa Del Carmen are also extreme: you can find from romantic bars to very modern discos with Caribbean rhythms or the most modern electronic music. If the visitors come in full moon days, they can surely enjoy a celebration in its honor. Generally these celebrations take place at the beach or by a natural well or in most of the bars and discos in town

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