Playa del Carmen: The Heart of the Mayan Riviera

Playa del Carmen: The Heart of the Mayan Riviera

Playa del Carmen: The Heart of the Mayan Riviera

Playa del Carmen, formerly called Xamán Há which in Maya means "Water of the North", was a starting point for the Maya on his pilgrimage to the shrine of Ixchel in Cozumel. 

After this, it was transformed over time in a small village of fishermen and exporters of gum. The people started is to fall in love with this little paradise in the Riviera Maya, where life is lived without further complications. 


Playa del Carmen: The Heart of the Mayan Riviera

Playa del Carmen began to have high growth in tourism, more than seventy nationalities of the world escape from the fast pace of big cities looking for harmony that only this beautiful corner of Mexico could offer

This growth along the concept of paradise has been changing. Many people have a positive opinion in this Exchange environment, while others say that although it seems tourists a beautiful landscape, the paradise that they knew is has been blurring. 


Playa del Carmen: The Heart of the Mayan Riviera


We travel in history, through testimonies of their own people and they tell us their experiences of how it was to live in the desired paradise and like Playa del Carmen, the heart of the Mayan Riviera have changed.


  • Fifth Avenue.

The fifth is the heart of the city of Playa del Carmen, a great place to shop, eat, relaxand cool off. Aside from the beach with a huge amount of possibilities, this warm Street is a place that you must visit.

  • Secret River 

Is part of the new natural wonders of the world. Its creation and formation is ancient, within the underground river, here you can understand part of the history of humanity, at the same time you can see the impressive visual spectacle that thousands of stalactites and stalagmites give to this mysterious and enigmatic place.

Here you can be witness to millions of years of history is a magical place, you can explore the 600 meters, swimming and walking through its beautiful routes between stalactites and stalagmites.

Playa del Carmen: The Heart of the Mayan Riviera