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Tourist resort district near Cancún, Mexico
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The Mayan Riviera (sometimes called Riviera Maya) is composed of the area just south of the tip of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. It stretches along 120 km (75 miles) of the Mexican Caribbean coastline in the northeastern part of the Yucatan Peninsula. Weather is ideal, beautiful white sandy beaches, crystal clear blue waters make for a near-perfect vacation destination.
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By bus
While Mexico boasts among the most comfortable buses in the world, a long distance bus ride from Mexico City to Yucatan, while possible, won't be much cheaper than a flight.
By train
Quintana Roo is a major focus area for the new Tren Maya intercity rail service. The railway's largest station is Cancún International Airport.
By bus
From the bus stations you can find first class bus service from bus station to bus station as well as limited bus service to the Cancun International Airport.
By collective van
Many collectivos (also called combis or peseros) run between the major cities and offer cheap transportation for local workers and budget-minded tourists.
By train
The Mayan Riviera is crossed end-to-end by the Tren Maya railway which has four station in the region, including full-service stations at both of the region's major international airports (Cancun and…
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Akumal is a small town between Playa del Carmen and Tulum on the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico. In the heart of the Mayan Riviera, 37 km from Playa del Carmen and one hour south of Cancun, Akumal is one of the best places to visit in the Mexican Caribbean for its great variety of beautiful beaches and tourist services.
Cancún is a popular Caribbean tourist destination on the northeast tip of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, in Quintana Roo, which also is called the Mexican Caribbean. In addition to 22 km (14 miles) of beaches, you'll find a wide variety of resorts, spas, golf courses, night clubs, and shopping malls.
Playa del Carmen, or just "Playa" as it is also commonly referred to by locals, is a large coastal resort town in Quintana Roo on the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico. Approximately 70 km south of Cancún and 20 km west of Cozumel island, it is at the center of the Mayan Riviera and offers a more relaxed atmosphere and smaller boutique lodgings.
Puerto Morelos is a town in Quintana Roo on the Yucatán Peninsula, about 20 km south of Cancún. It is a fishing village, and a resort and diving destination.
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.
Cozumel is a Caribbean island just off the Yucatán Peninsula in southeastern Mexico. It has great diving, nice people, safe streets, and prices comparable to other Mexican tourist destinations.
Tulum is on the Yucatán Peninsula, in Mexico. It is one of the earliest resorts in Mexico, offering a place of worship and solitude for the Mayan kings, clergy and gods in early times.
Tulum is on the Yucatán Peninsula, in Mexico. It is one of the earliest resorts in Mexico, offering a place of worship and solitude for the Mayan kings, clergy and gods in early times.
Cobá (pronounced koh-BAH, with the stress on the second syllable) is a large ruined city of the Pre-Columbian Maya civilization in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is about 90 km east of the Maya site of Chichen Itza, about 40 km west of the Caribbean Sea, and 44 km northwest of the site of Tulum, with which it is connected by a modern road.
Cozumel is a Caribbean island just off the Yucatán Peninsula in southeastern Mexico. It has great diving, nice people, safe streets, and prices comparable to other Mexican tourist destinations.
Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve is an enormous natural protected area in the eastern part of the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico. Sian Ka'an is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a Ramsar wetland.
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