RIVIERA MAYA

Not very long ago, the entire eastern flank of the Yucatán peninsula was a virgin beach, with long stretches of white sand. Thankfully, development in the last decade of the Riviera Maya progress has touched the Riviera Maya, the 100 mile corridor from Cancun to Tulum, furthermore the change has been of a beneficial sort, and if some sections of the Riviera Maya once unsullied coast have been altered by the addition of tourist services, the spectacular, inimitable beauty of the Riviera Maya has suffered little.

The Riviera Maya has been at the eyes of the world, because the main quality of the Riviera Mayas is its diversity. In the Riviera Maya one can choose everything from adventure sports, golf, jungle tours, horse back riding, swimming with dolphins, swimming with sharks or touring the cultural and archaeological treasures of the ancient Maya in the Riviera Maya.

The highway 307 takes you to the Riviera Maya from Cancun. It has four lanes until a distance beyond Akumal, where it becomes wide, and two lane road.

In the Riviera Maya there’s something to satisfy every budget and style, if you are looking for grand hotels with luxury services or more rustic and informal atmosphere in small and enchanting spots of the Riviera Maya like Playa del Secreto, Punta Bête, Xcalacoco, Paamul, Xpu-Há and Tulum.

In the Riviera Maya abound the cenotes or sinkholes, that are naturally wells and surface extensions of the underground rivers through the Riviera Maya flowing towards the sea. They use to be holly to ancient Mayas who built important cities around them. Swimming, diving or exploring them have become popular activities.

The ancient Mayas constructed important urban centers through out this region that is known now as the Riviera Maya, among which the most important ones are Chichen Itza, Tulum, Coba and Xcaret.