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Human settlement in Mexico
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Puerto Aventuras is a coastal resort area in Quintana Roo on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. It began life in the late 1990s as developers built luxury beach resorts and golf courses in an area 20 km south of Playa del Carmen. As the resorts were built on the oceanfront property on one side of Highway 307, a local community to support the resorts and tourism industry evolved on the inland side of the highway.
Basic cheap tacos at a typical roadside local restaurant.
Casual, affordable, authentic Mexican food prepared for the local community, not the tourists, so it's unpretentious and it's GOOD!
Casual Mexican seafood restaurant with authentic Yucateca flair. Fresh ceviche is a star and they have sopa de lima---a classic of the traditional Yucatan kitchen.
Expensive all-inclusive cookie-cutter luxury resort.
Very expensive all-inclusive beachfront cookie cutter luxury resort.
Expensive all-inclusive beachfront cookie cutter luxury resort.
Puerto Aventuras is in the Costa Maya part of Quintana Roo--the stretch of coast between Playa del Carmen and Chetumal. The easiest way to get there is by car.
Read in the guideBuses go up and down the Quintana Roo coast every few minutes. There are designated stops for the local buses, but most buses will pick you up if you wave your hat.
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