Playa del Carmen has soon become one of the most populated cities on the Yucatan Peninsula. Its location on the shores of the Caribbean, in the exquisite Riviera Maya, makes it a very popular destination.

Playa del Carmen has grown to the frenetic pace of tourism. Its location on the shores of the Caribbean Sea, facing the island of Cozumel and places like Tulum or Chichen Itza, the facilities offered to the visitor and its nightlife makes it one of the most popular destinations in Riviera Maya.

As in many beach places, the main movement is on a single pedestrian street, here is 5th Avenue, the tourist heart of Playa. The tourist does not get tired of walking the quinta up and down, among shops of the most prestigious brands alternating with souvenir shops, restaurants, hotels and dams (bars) you end up not leaving here … but you are on the beach in one of the Local or clubs. The bad life of the Caribbean

Ek Balam is one of the Mayan villages with a privileged location due to its proximity to the archaeological site of Ek Balam, one of the most visited in the Yucatan Peninsula. Some visitors go through Ek Balam, I would stay here for you.

Most visitors to the archaeological site of Ek Balam do not stop at the village of Ek Balam which is 2 kilometers from the site, go on a quick visit to the ruins and then to another place like Chichen Itza or Ik ‘kil cenote. It is necessary to take into account that until this zone many tours come from the Riviera Maya. Some travelers flock to the village of Ek Balam where you can buy handmade hammocks, and a few choose to stay here to sleep and enjoy the peaceful calm of Mayan nights.

The location close to the impressive archaeological site of Ek Balam, makes it possible to develop a tourist offer. In Mayan villages with a nearby archaeological zone and impressive cenotes, such as Yaxunah, Sabacché, Cobá or Santa Elena, it is easier to develop tourism, offering comfortable accommodations for the traveler. Some villages have community-managed Mayan style cabins, such as Uh Najil Cabañas in Ek Balam. It’s a nice way to get to know this land.

In the village of Ek Balam you find two other places to sleep, a great one run by a Canadian (Genesis Eco-Oasis) and the other by some Italians (Dolcemente Ek Balam), both with restaurant and many years in the area. In the taste is the variety.

Puerto Morelos is one of the most charming towns on the Mexican Caribbean coast. In this touristy Riviera Maya, Puerto Morelos is a breath of different air: more Caribbean than tourist, it has a special charm for travelers and residents.

Puerto Morelos remained like a naúfrago aground between Cancun and Playa del Carmen, the two great tourist centers of the Riviera Maya. Puerto Morelos breathes calmly in front of the same sea, without being a hive of tourists, growing according to their calm needs, if they leave.

As with many coastal towns like Tulum, Playa del Carmen or Akumal, federal highway 307 divides the population into the sea and inland. The tourist life in Puerto Morelos develops, as in all, in front of the sea. The few all-inclusive hotels in the area are far from the city center, and the traveler enjoys everyday living as one more.

The capital of the state of Campeche looks and is beautiful among many attractions that has the Yucatan Peninsula. It is a unique place and the traveler enjoys to stroll and discover the beautiful San Francisco de Campeche on its way.

San Francisco de Campeche was named Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 1999 by UNESCO. Within the whole of the Yucatan Peninsula, it is surely the most beautiful city at the urban level. Surrounded by the old wall and opened in these times to the relaxed malecon, it enjoys a wonderful and cozy historical center paved, colonial houses painted with colorful colors and tranquil atmosphere. A real pleasure to walk Campeche.

The old wall is the footprint in form of rocky protection to the attacks of pirates, the majority English. One of the treasures that came to look for was the dye stick, there is always some gold to plunder. The stick or stick of Campeche is a tree whose wood the Maya extracted black and blue natural dye (ek ‘in Yucatecan Maya). This color of dye was very difficult to achieve, they had to process many materials to achieve it, so it was of great value in Europe. The stick of dye in Campeche was the gold that relaunched the economy of the area (the one of a few, of course, the others worked for them). Just as henequen was the green gold and motor of the economy in Yucatan.

Chiapa de Corzo, a colonial site of tradition and culture, framed by the warmth of its people, is one of the most beautiful cities in the state of Chiapas; Located just 15 minutes from the capital city; Its value lies in its history, because it was the first city founded by the Spanish during the sixteenth century.

From Chiapa de Corzo, stands the Mudejar set formed by La Pila, source of refined Moorish inspiration made in brick, unique in Latin America; The temple of Santo Domingo and the convent building annexed to it, now home to the Lacquer Museum, as well as the ruins of the San Sebastian temple.

San Lorenzo Zinacantán is one of the Tzotzil Mayan populations of Chiapas. Close to San Cristobal de las Casas, tourist heart of the region, is of the interesting villages to visit in the Highlands.

Zinacantán was one of the most important Tzotzil Mayan centers in pre-Hispanic times. It was conquered by the Aztecs in 1486, during the reign of Moctezuma Xocoyotzin. Its name is Nahuatl, language of the Aztecs, and means the land of the bats. Later it was the Spaniards who came to her to conquer it. Today Zinacantán is known for its crafts, especially its fabrics of vivid colors, much appreciated by foreigners.

From San Cristóbal de las Casas, the beautiful colonial city that gathers the sympathies of all types of travelers, the excursion that they call the “indigenous peoples” depart daily: it is a midday visit to Zinacantán, famous for its handicrafts , And to San Juan Chamula, with the great attraction of its church that gathers the religious syncretism of the zone. It is a good excursion that almost nobody gets lost.

Bécal is one of the towns where the local artisan offers his products: the precious and
Bécal has become the artisan village where to buy Jipi hats, a tradition of years. Basketry, the art of weaving vegetable fibers generally by hand, was part of the Mayan civilization, making baskets and baskets, products useful in the day to day of the Maya. This art has been brought back into history, even the hats of Jipi.

Basketry has been practiced for centuries in these lands, producing products with different materials, depending on what grows in the area. At the time of the splendor of the Haciendas, in the early 1800s, the palm of jipijapa, next to the henequen, began to be planted on some haciendas in the state of Campeche.

Puerto Juarez is the fishing district of the city of Cancun. Here is the only coastal strip from which to enjoy outside the Cancun Hotel Zone. Puerto Juarez is a neighborhood with pure sea salt flavor.

Like most neighborhoods of fishermen that I know, Puerto Juárez is a peculiar place. My grandparents lived in the fishing district of Barcelona, the Barceloneta (the one before the one created by urban speculation). Many times I seem to be there, seeing one of those characters that are part of my human landscapes of childhood, souvenirs of the soul. Now I live in my little Barceloneta in Cancun, a real fan of this neighborhood.

Puerto Juárez is known by the residents of Cancun for its fish and seafood cooperatives where to buy is cheaper, and for restaurants that dot its coast. For tourists it is known because from here it crosses by ferry to Isla Mujeres.

Tulum is one of the destinations most coveted by its beaches, a place that retains its informal and relaxed air. A village with all the facilities and dreamy surroundings. Tulum is very Caribbean.

Tulum is a unique beach destination in Riviera Maya with small hotels along its spectacular beaches. It began developing as a destination for backpackers, unlike the concept of Cancun and the coastal strip that surrounds Playa del Carmen, where large all-inclusive hotels are commonplace. Despite this promising start to relaxation accessible to all budgets, Tulum beaches have ended up being one of the most expensive destinations in Riviera Maya, with hotels hanging the eco sign, knowing that they have in favor of the irresistible charm of the Caribbean Sea . There are fewer and fewer public accesses to reach the beaches, a beach that had that spirit of being of all. In some stretches of beach you can camp and there are cheaper hostels, but reality has transformed it into an expensive destination.

Tulum, Quintana RooThe town of Tulum is 4 kilometers from the beaches, and in the face of the unstoppable demand of visitors has been developing in unison that the strip of sea. It is an option for many who want to enjoy this area of ​​Tulum without having to pay the exorbitant prices of the beach. Like the rest of populations of Riviera Maya the town of Tulum is divided by the federal highway 307 that runs parallel to the Caribbean coast. In itself the town does not have much to go, along the federal highway that crosses it you will find all the services that the visitor will require: restaurants, travel agencies, bus terminal, car rentals and bikes, bars , Hotels, souvenir shops and handicrafts … Simple and easy for the traveler.

It is obvious that the restaurants in front of the sea gain much in charm, but in Tulum town surely there is better culinary offer than in the beach area. At the lodging level the economic range is also much greater, from rental rooms, hostels and hotels with all services. Anthers to air the night, and some other party until dawn on the beach.

In the Yucatan Peninsula, the small Mayan communities are developing more local tourism, offering lodging to the visitor, enabling access to their cenotes and making cycle paths. Sabacché is one of these communities.

SabaccheSabacché is a Yucatecan Mayan population with interesting tourist attractions nearby. Two families of the village run the Mayan style tourist huts, well equipped for the tourist. It is a good way to travel with a more direct treatment with the inhabitants of these small mestizo villages, an increasingly widespread tourism among the communities of the Yucatan Peninsula. Normally with the support of some private tourist company that seeks to promote this tourism. So it happens in Sabacché.

In Sabacché you will be able to savor the life of these Mayan towns of closed and timid character. Do not expect them to come and chat with those of the Mayan communities, they are not of that character. Soft and above all sincere is how you earn a bone in the afternoons of the community. To feel the calm, the daily life, to spend the life in the town … to buy the palette in the grocery store, to go out to walk, to play with the most daring children, to sit down to watch a game of soccer or basketball in the field, to discover that on Sundays Besides the day of the Lord seems to be the day of the drinker …. The small details in the town.