Playa del Carmen Mexican Riviera Fifth Ave in the daytime

Or just watch the people scene and the girls or boys go by.

Cancun is 45 minutes to the north and Xcaret just south of Playa del Carmen your vacation home. Fifth Ave fills up with the most inimitable people from sunset to midnight. Bars and discos offer music from European electronic to Latin salsa and even jazz and Flamenco. Frequently partiees are organized on the beach to celebrate some event like the full moon or just to have an excuse to dance under the stars.

The coast of Quintana Roo where Playa del Carmen is situated is on the Carribbean Sea. The climate is tropical and rainy periods in September with rainfalls that last an hour in the afternoon then stop. Some history: during the 16th and 17th century the population on the coast of Quintana Roo including Playa del Carmen suffered numerous attacks from pirates who found refruge in the Carribbean islands.
Today the only attack in Quintanna Roo is from the sleazy time-share man who is more rampant in Cancun than in laid-back Playa del Carmen. Here in this laid-back paradise you'll find 'attacks' from girls offering braids (tranzes) all along 5th Avenue of today's Playa del Carmen.
Going south from Playa del Carmen is the Xcaret ecololgical park where amoung the numerous activities you can swim with dolphins (not cheap). Remember you can swim with Joel Gondelman for free.
South from Xcaret is Akumal.
Across from Playa del Carmen is Cozumel.