Best Places to Live & Visit in the Mayan Riviera
The Riviera Maya area of the Yucatan Peninsula stretches from Cancun through Playa del Carmen southward to Tulum, and includes the island of Cozumel, located 20 kilometers from Playa del Carmen into the Caribbean. Many people, both visitors and residents, believe this is the best place to live in Mexico for gorgeous, sandy beaches. The Mexican Caribbean is magic.
If you are into scuba diving, snorkeling, kayaking, fly-fishing, kite boarding or exploring some 7,000 fresh water cenotes, the jungle, or Mayan ruins, this may be the place for you to live. If you just enjoy hanging out on some of nature’s most impressive beaches and blue water it’s also a nice choice.
Tulum, Playa del Carmen, and Cozumel are all part of this wonderland of water sports. In the north, Cancun is known for its beautiful beaches and the zona hotelera. A bit pricey for our Lifestyle Rating System, it is nevertheless a wonderful place to shop for a day, or for a weekend of fun.
Living In Tulum
Average Lifestyle Rating: B – (range C+ to A+) Click here to view our directory of Tulum local resources The Allure of Living in Tulum Tropical magnetism. We could go on and on, but to truly appreciate the nature inspired vibration of living in Tulum, you need to go. If you are looking for the […]
Sac-Be in Akumal
Sac-Be is a local resource website founded in Akumal, Mexico about 15 minutes north of Tulum up hwy 307. Sac-Be has expanded over the years and their adventures from Akumal have lead to insightful discoveries, more treasures and resources that encompass the larger Yucatan region. At Sac-Be, you will find information on current events in Akumal, […]
Move to Tulum and Eat The Beach!
We Came to Tulum for the Beaches, But the food Keeps Us Happy! We started out like many Americans do I suppose when they venture to Mexico for the first time, we stayed at an “all-inclusive resort” on Cozumel based on a tip from a friend. It wasn’t anything fancy by today’s opulent luxury standards, but the […]
Tulum is Booming
I want to share an excerpt from an email I recently received from International Living about Tulum. I happen to live in Tulum and I can attest the little beach town on Mexico’s Caribbean is booming. My wife and I have lived in Tulum full-time since 2008 and have seen a lot of changes since. […]
Cozumel
The Sleepy Island is Waking up To Tourists and Cruise Ships Average Lifestyle Rating: B+ (range B- to A+)Click here to view our directory of Cozumel local resources How does living on an island in the Caribbean Ocean sound? Exotic, glamorous, stress-free, infrastructure-deprived? Isla de Cozumel, off the eastern side of the Yucatan Peninsula 20 kilometers […]
Coba Ruins
Overgrown with tropical forest, the Coba ruins (pronounced coh-ba), the once great city that for a time, dominated ancient Mayan society in northern Yucatan is almost forgotten. Aside from a gentle stream of explorers flowing through each year the ancient city is one of the few visited ruins that has been left relatively untouched. Some, expecting a […]