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Playa del Carmen: Escape from the big city of Cancun to the lovely town of “PlayaCar”, enjoy its charming streets hopping from bar to bar, eat at delicious restaurants and benefit from its peaceful beaches. Playa del Carmen, fishing town and of tourist interest, it’s situated in the southern east part of Mexico, in the Yucatan peninsula and at the edges of the Caribbean Sea.
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Activities and Sightseeing |
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We recommend you to visit the following sights in Playa del Carmen: |
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Playa del Carmen’s beach: white sand and turquoise water where you can relax, tan and practice water sports; there |
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are vendors near the zócalo who offer distinct options to snorkel, fish, scuba dive and more. A famous beach is Playa |
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Mamitas. |
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Akumal: Visit the lagoon of Yal Kú, a National Park and an excellent place to snorkel and enjoy a magnificent sight full of |
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natural beauties, is possible that you find turtles. To enter you must pay as small fare; it is not allow using sun block, to |
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fish or to dive. |
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Alternative adventures: such as ecotourism and extreme activities are also available in Playa del Carmen. |
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Night Life: in Playa del Carmen is great, walk along av. 5th “La Quinta”, hop from bar to bar and enjoy the bohemian
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ambience. |
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Xcaret: Is an eco theme park dedicated to the Mayan Culture. Offers natural beauties such as cenotes, underground rivers, |
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lagoons, aquarium, archeological sites, pools, beaches and more plus a wide variety of activities and spectacles such as |
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snorkeling, swimming with dolphins, scuba diving and kayaking. (Located 6 Km south of Playa del Carmen and |
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transportation leaves to Xcaret next to the ferry dock exit. www.xcaret.com) |
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Xel-Ha: a water theme park that offers water and adventure activities, natural and ecological attractions, aquarium, |
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turtle camp and dolphins. (Located 13 Km from Tulum; www.xel-ha.com ) |
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Cozumel: The calm tropical diving paradise, a gorgeous island with stunning coral formations and colorful reefs. Don’t |
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miss its majestic sight and blue crystalline water. To reach the island, take a ferry from Playa del Carmen. |
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Important Info |
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Tourist office: on corner of Juárez and Av. 15 (873 2804) |
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Pharmacy: Farmacia del Carmen, on street Juarez (873 2330) |
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Internet: La Taberna Internet Café, also a sports bar located on the |
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corner of street 4 and Av. 10 |
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ATM´s: HSBC on street Juárez, 1 block west of the zócalo; Banamex |
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on Av. 10 between streets 8 and 10 (24hrs ATM’s). |
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Getting Around |
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Almost everything is within walking distance and the real charm of Playa del Carmen is its lovely streets and especially “La Quinta Avenida”, this famous only pedestrian street is the place of reunion and house of bars restaurants, hotels, shops and more. Taxis are also a way to get around, but fix a price before getting in.
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