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Playa del Carmen is located in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico, Just in middle of the Riviera Maya. Scooting around Playa Del Carmen to find a good place to eat lunch or take a dip, or better still, for a dip and then lunch, is a grand way to get to know it. The town's main thoroughfare is known as Quinta Avenida, or Fifth Avenue.
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LA QUINTA AVENIDA
Apart from a few beach-side cafés, Fifth Avenue is the town's restaurant row, with a dozen of restaurants, breakfast nooks and cafés to choose from. It's fun to stroll down Quinta's more than fifteen blocks and check out where to dine.
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THE AVIARY |
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There are wide ranges of boutiques along Quinta which feature an eclectic mix of handicrafts from all over Mexico and Central America. The specialty shops feature masks, embroidered or batik blouses, dresses, and silver, shell and amber jewelry.
THE WATER |
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The aviary setting takes visitors into a tamed Yucatecan jungle to wander along trails in a botanical garden. Adventurous birds occasionally hop onto the pedestrian paths. Overhead parrots of many colors squawk in the trees. In the main enclosure visitors can get within ten feet of a tukan.
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Caribbean Blue, warm and Cristal clear...
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Though buses run from Playa to Cancun throughout the day, an afternoon in Playa makes some visitors want to spend the night: for which there are dozens hotels to choose from. To get to Playa Del Carmen take highway 307 south for 72 km; or take one of the buses which have regular service to Playa Del Carmen.
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1a. Norte Zona Federal Maritima, Lote 1-A, Mz. 2, Centro, ZP 77710
Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Tel. 52 984 873 3776; 52 984 873 3776 Fax. 52 984 873 2595
E-mail: htlmimi@prodigy.net.mx |
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