PLAYA DEL CARMEN

Playa del Carmen  is a coastal resort town located along the Caribbean Sea in Quintana Roo on theYucatan Peninsula. Approximately 70 km south of Cancun (around 50 min driving) and 20 km west of Cozumel http://wikitravel.org/en/Playa_del_Carmen

Playa del Carmen, or just “Playa”, has undergone rapid development over the past two years with many new luxury residential condominium buildings, restaurants, boutiques and entertainment venues.

Originally a small fishing town, tourism to Playa del Carmen began with the passenger ferry service to Cozumel, an island across the Cozumel Channel and world famous scuba diving destination. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playa_del_Carmen

 

ISLA COZUMEL

If you’re cruising through the Caribbean it’s likely that you’ll stop by Cozumel, Mexico. Reporting 2.7 million passengers last year, Cozumel is one of the 10 Most Popular Cruise Ports in the world

Cozumel  is a Carribean island just off the Yucatan Peninsula in southeastern Mexico. It has great beaches, nice people, and safe streets, with prices comparable to other Mexican tourist destinations, http://wikitravel.org/en/Cozumel

Cozumel is a tourist destination for its balnerios(Latin American seaside resort town), scuba diving, and snorkeling. The main town on the island is San Miguel de Cozumel. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cozumel